Tag Archives: United States

Visiting The Vanderbilt’s Homestead a.k.a. “The Biltmore Estate”

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

This past fall my husband and I visited the humble Vanderbilt Homestead called Biltmore for our 23rd Wedding Anniversary trip. This was my first time ever visiting the Biltmore Estate and I have to tell you I was in awe … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Fun, Musings, The Active Homesteader, Uncategorized | Tagged #gardenchat, asheville, Asheville North Carolina, biltmore, Biltmore Estate, Blue Ridge Mountains, cheap, chickens, fall, farm, frugal, garden, historical, learn, North Carolina, statues, tourism, travel, United States, vacation, vacay, vineyard, visit, winery, yard | 15 Comments

Inflation, Recession, The Fiscal Cliff Deal – When Will The Levee Break?

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

It has been a while I have had one of my money talks conversations here at Lil’ Suburban Homestead and the reason they are few and far between is because while I am good at being frugal, and I’m a … Continue reading →

Posted in Money Talks, Musings, Uncategorized | Tagged angry, back room, cliff, deal, economy, fiscal, frugality, home, inflation, McDonalds, money, Netflix, recession, rising prices, solutions, talks, taxes, United States | 8 Comments

Freezer Mishap Turns Out Amazing Lamb Burritos

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

You know I almost called these Carnitas but then changed my mind and called them Burritos and they ended up being a big hit with the men in my household plus my son had one of his close friends over … Continue reading →

Posted in My Tiny Galley Kitchen's Results, Uncategorized, Unprocessed Food Staples | Tagged Burrito, Carnita, cooking, Fajita, Flour tortilla, healthy, home, make your own take out, nutritious, recipes, Sour cream, United States, whole foods | 9 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

4th of July Reflections

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

This year we celebrated the 4th of July with family so we hosted the event at our house. We started dinner off with some 4th of July Trivia that I actually found the links on the internet and I labeled … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Fun, Festive Frugal Holidays, Making Your Home A Haven, The Suburban Homestead Life, Uncategorized | Tagged 4th of July Trivia, american, angel food cake, baked potato, blueberries, celebrate, cooking, family, Fireworks, Fourth of July, historical, holidays, home, Independence Day, July, mason jar, patriotic, patriotism, proud, Salad, steaks, strawberries, United States | 3 Comments

The Old Sheldon Church Ruins of Beaufort, South Carolina

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

I told you I would be posting soon about the Sheldon Church Ruins and finally I am putting up a blog post again. Work has been rather hectic lately and lots to do around the homestead as well…..but all of … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Places, Musings, Uncategorized | Tagged American Civil War, Beaufort, Beaufort South Carolina, beauty, cemetery, graves, history, live oaks, mystery, Old Sheldon Church Ruins, Sheldon Church, silence, solemn, South Carolina, spanish moss, United States | Leave a comment

Camping An Adventure For Everyone

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

We just got back from a camping trip on Hunting Island in South Carolina the low country and it was a wonderful adventure for all of us. We joined some good friends for the week and for my friend this … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Fun, Frugality, Musings, Uncategorized | Tagged adventure, basking, Beaufort, camping, Camps, cheap, frugal, hiking, historic church ruins, Hunting Island State Park, low country boil, metal detecting, nature, outdoors, reading, Recreation, South Carolina, state parks, Tent, United States, vacation | 13 Comments

All About Bees – Searching For Queen Cells

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

This is the time of year when lots of Bee Keeping Clubs have field days for their members….my husband and I have been so busy on hour homestead we have not been able to make it to one of them … Continue reading →