Around here at Two Frog Home we have a feline welcoming committee.  It’s hard to feel unloved or be in a bad mood when these cuties welcome you home.  No matter what the day was like, the cats have a way of erasing it all and bringing my thoughts back to home and calming my [...]

I’m getting ready for the seed swap.  It’s a little over a month away, but those days are going to be packed with teaching classes on worm composting and canning and my own garden work.  So I’m doing what I can now to hopefully avoid a serious rush later. While I hope to host a very [...]

I’m not very good at relaxing.  I tend to push myself alot and I always feel like there’s more to do.  Its something I’m always trying to balance out.  In yesterday’s mail my copy of Cook’s Illustrated arrived and I decided it was time to relax.  We had a dinner of homegrown and frozen snow [...]

I wanted to continue the kitchen theme today to show you a bit of what’s been happening in the Two Frog Kitchen lately: Most meals start with the chopping of garlic, I only have one whole head left to last me through the end of the 6 month no grocery challenge at the end of [...]

Yesterday morning, I spent time assembling some soup for dinner.  I put some soaked navy beans into the crock pot with that chicken stock I made over the weekend, some raw chicken from the freezer, bits of onions and garlic, some frozen veggies, and some dried herbs.  Then I went about the rest of my [...]

We haven’t reached the summer solstice and winter is on my mind.  No, it isn’t because of the recent chill in temperatures that have me thinking about winter.  Rather, its the glum news and my own intuition about what might be coming our way in the coming months.  Even if my own intuition proves wrong, [...]

I always enjoy reading my blog stats, more specifically the search engine terms folks use to find their way here to Two Frog Home.  Usually it’s fairly basic: applesauce recipes, use it up – wear it out – make it do has been popular lately, pantry photos, etc.  Sometimes its rather comical and interesting how [...]

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It has been an incredibly busy three days but oh so much has gotten accomplished: We’ve started unpacking boxes and getting settled, which I don’t mind saying is just a relief and exciting.  I love getting unpacked and nesting.  The pantry area is a narrow room off the kitchen with a door to the outside.  [...]

So much has happened in the last week, meaning huge transformations around our future home.  These changes have been huge for us mentally, leaving us feeling more excited and anxious to move in and less overwhelmed by the large to-do list. What’s been accomplished: Two spare bedrooms painted & carpets cleaned Master bedroom painted Bathtubs and shower [...]