-
Recent Posts
Archives
-
All content is copyright 2012-2020 Jaime Zanocco Fagan. Please do not use the photographs and/or content from this site without written permission. Thank you!
- Jaime Fagan is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.
makingofahomestead on Instgram
Tag Archives: mom
Vegan Soap Recipe No. 2
During this time of uncertainty, I have found myself falling back upon activities and projects that brought me happiness in the past. One particular task that seems to always give me a sense of peace is soap-making. There is something … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Recipe
Tagged Bramble Berry, Brazilian clay, DIY, eco friendly, fresh, holistic, holistic living, home, homemade, homemade soap, homemade soap recipe, homemaker, homemaking, make, making, mama, mindfulness, mom, mother, organic, recipe, soap, soap making, sustainable, sustainable living, vegan, vegan soap, vegan soap recipe
Leave a comment
Brassicas: My Beloveds
A few months back I shared my love of cabbage with all of you. But maybe I wasn’t being specific enough, or not general enough, depending upon how you look at it. In actuality I harbor a secret love for … Continue reading
Posted in Recipe
Tagged at home cooking, backyard, brassicas, Brassicas: Cooking the world's healthiest vegetables, broccholi, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, collard greens, cooking, garden, gardening, genus, healthy vegetables, homegrown, homegrown food, homesteading, kale, kale fried rice, Laura B. Russell, make it yourself, mama, mindfulness, mom, mustard greens, urban homestead, vegetarian, vegetarian cooking, vegetarian recipes
Leave a comment
Create
I have been thinking deeply lately about the notion of creating. In a world of increasing destruction and devastation, the simple act of creating something, creating anything really, is cathartic. At our homeschool co-op I teach a writing and an … Continue reading
Posted in Holistic Living
Tagged art, artistic, artistic movement, arts and crafts, craft, crafting, create, creation, DIY, holistic, holistic living, homeschooling, homeschooling mom, make, making, making of a home, mindfulness, mom, mother, rough cut wood, string art, string art project, string art project idea, woodworking
2 Comments
Better Late Than Never Garden Update
Well friends, it’s June 16th, and I am coming at you with my first garden update of the 2017 growing season. Hum. Where exactly did the time go? And better yet, what on earth have I been doing? Time has … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged backyard, backyard garden, backyard gardening, garden, gardening, grow, growing, heirloom, homegrown, homegrown fruit, homegrown produce, homegrown vegetables, homestead, mama, mindful, mindfulness, modern homesteading, mom, mother, organic, urban homestead, urban homesteading
4 Comments
In Gratitude
Awhile back, I use to post trinkets of thanks each week. I felt that in expressing my gratitude I was able to put positive vibes out into the atmosphere, and illustrate that it is often those seemingly minuscule or insignificant … Continue reading
Posted in Holistic Living, Sustainable Living
Tagged A Year of Picnics, apple, Ashley English, at home garden, backyard, backyard garden, books, children, Dane County Farmers' Market, family, farmers markets, food, friends, garden, grow, growing, holistic, holistic living, home, mom, mother, party, reading, recipe, sustainable, sustainable living, urban garden, urban gardening, urban homestead, yoga
1 Comment
Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
After finding my family’s old ice cream maker in my dad’s basement a few weeks back, I decided it was time to test it out again after over 25 years. The ice cream maker still worked great, and I was … Continue reading
Posted in Recipe
Tagged food, freezing, fresh, holistic, holistic living, home, homemade, homemade ice cream, homemade ice cream recipe, homemade vanilla ice cream, homemaker, homemaking, ice cream, make, making, mama, mindfulness, mom, mother, organic, recipe, sustainable, sustainable living, vanilla ice cream, vanilla ice cream recipe
Leave a comment
Social
My girls and I have found a new love: ceramics. We happened upon a class that had some open seats and immediately we knew it was a match made in Heaven. A common misconception of homeschooled-children is that they lack … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Homeschooling
Tagged art, arts and crafts, ceramic, ceramics, ceramics in Rockford, ceramics in Roscoe, DIY, holistic, holistic living, home, homemade, homemaker, homemaking, homeschool, homeschooling, kids, make, making, mama, mindfulness, mom, mother, R & L Ceramics, Roscoe, Roscoe Illinois, school, schooling, sustainable, sustainable living
5 Comments
Old Becomes New
A few years back I shared with you my love of all things old: books, clothes, music and furniture. I love that in nourishing vintage items, we can breath life into them and make the old become new. My husband’s … Continue reading
Posted in DIY
Tagged backyard, DIY, DIY furniture, growing, harvest, holistic, holistic living, home, homemade, homemaker, homemaking, kids, make, making, mama, mindfulness, mom, paint, preservation, remodel, repurpose, sew, sewing, spray paint, sustainable, sustainable living, vintage, wicker furniture
2 Comments
