Monthly Archives: October 2012

Herb Of The Week: Rosemary For Remembrance

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

“There’s Rosemary, that’s for remembrance; Pray you love, remember.” Hamlet – William Shakespeare I absolutely love the smell of rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis) not only is it a savory herb that pairs perfectly with steaks, roasts, and lambs. It is also … Continue reading →

Posted in Herbology, Uncategorized | Tagged cooking, culinary, decor, fond memories, garden, gardens, herb, herbology, herbs, North Carolina, Plant, recipes, remembrance, Rosemary, saving money, week, wreath | 4 Comments

Hurricane Sandy – The Frankenstorm Are You Ready?

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

They are calling hurricane sandy “The Frankenstorm” and today we went down to the ocean to look at this ferocious storm moving in towards our coastline. As of now they don’t seem to think that our part of coastal North … Continue reading →

Posted in Are you Prepared for the future?, Musings, Survival Diva, Uncategorized | Tagged batteries, coastal, first aid, food, Frankenstorm, hurricane, Meteorology, North Carolina, power outages, prepared, preparedness, Ready, safety, skills, stores, supplies, survival, water | 14 Comments

Our New Favorite Squash – The Tromboncino

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

We absolutely love this extremely versatile italian summer squash which when its young and green you can eat it just like a zucchini but once it gets older you eat it like it’s a winter squash. I can’t wait to … Continue reading →

Posted in Eating Whole Foods For Health, Greenhouse & Seed Starting, Le Jardin (French For The Garden if your not sure ;)...), The Suburban Homestead Life, Uncategorized, Unprocessed Food Staples | Tagged abundance, blackberry bush, bounty, Dad, friend, garden, gardening, harvest, homesteading, Revolution, slow food, summer, sustainable living, Thanksgiving, tromboncino, viking, Winter squash, zucchini, zuccini | 5 Comments

An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away & The Winner of our “Lessons From The Beehive Giveaway”

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

If an apple a day keeps the doctor away then we are set here at our Lil’ Suburban Homestead. We just went up the mountains and had loads of adventures but right now I just want to talk about apples. … Continue reading →

Posted in Are you Prepared for the future?, Canning Recipes, Eating Whole Foods For Health, My Tiny Galley Kitchen's Results, Survival Diva, The Suburban Homestead Life, Uncategorized | Tagged Apple, Apple pie, applesauce, Beehive, bees, biltmore, canning, Carol, fall, Fuji, Giveaway, honey, lessons, List of apple cultivars, Mutsu, Rome, United States, winner | 10 Comments

Is It Time For An Energy Revolution?

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

Enough is Enough! Our local energy company wants to increase rates by 14.2%! I can’t believe it! Well the Greedy keep getting greedier….isn’t that how it goes…..if this passes this may really be the year we just learn to swelter … Continue reading →

Posted in Are you Prepared for the future?, Homesteading, Money Talks, Survival Diva, The Suburban Homestead Life, Uncategorized | Tagged Business, Duke Energy, Energy, Greedy, hikes, increases, inflation, money, off grid, Progress Energy, Public utility, raises, recession, Revolution, technology, Utilities | 3 Comments

Organize Your Paints…..Learn From Our Mistakes!

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

This last week my husband and I decided it was time to freshen up our home and we decided to start with touching up all the paint in our house so whether you were getting a new color such as … Continue reading →

Posted in Decorate Your Life, DIY, Giveaway, Home Organization, Projects from the Viking in my life!, Uncategorized | Tagged affordable, closet door upcyle, Color, diy, dumpster diving, economical, frugal living, home, home and garden, home improvement, lowes, matching paint, organization, organizing, Paint, trash to treasure | 4 Comments

A Henpecked Rooster & a Nippy Turken, Lessons From The Beehive Giveaway & The Ole’ Saturday Homesteading Trading Post Ed. No. 36

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

Could I fit any more into this one post this weekend? 😉 Well I get passionate about things I guess….. I had to share with all of you these videos of our hen-pecked rooster and our nippy Turken. You know … Continue reading →