by Kristin Echols | Jul 30, 2018 | Homestead
I’ve never really had an interest in birds. Maybe it’s because we didn’t have a lot of birds in our suburban backyard in Elk Grove; just the annoying blue jays in our redwood trees. Now we have an abundance of birds in our yard. I cleaned the kitchen window...
by Kristin Echols | Jul 17, 2018 | Travel
While searching for things to keep a five-year-old entertained, I came across the Seven Stars Alpaca Ranch in Coeur d’Alene. According to TripAdvisor, the alpaca farm tour is the number one thing to do in CDA. The 90-minute tour is $10/adult and $5/child and...
by Kristin Echols | Jul 16, 2018 | Cooking, Homestead
I like cherries. In the past, I would buy a pound or so at a time when they are in season and enjoy eating them fresh. But now I have so many cherries I don’t know what to do with them. From our two trees, we have picked 12 lbs of sweet Bing cherries, 13.5...
by Kristin Echols | Jul 5, 2018 | Cooking, Homestead
We are lucky to have two producing cherry trees on our new property. We have been tasting the cherries daily to determine when they are ripe for picking. One of the trees actually has two different types of cherries: Bing and Alberta (according to our electrician...
by Kristin Echols | Jul 1, 2018 | Travel
Our five-year-old grandson, Malcolm, is visiting from California for a couple weeks. Entertaining an active five-year-old is a challenge, so we thought a camping trip would be fun. It was also a good excuse to try out our new fly fishing rods. We headed to the Big...
