Author Archives: Cherie de Vidal

When people move down to Florida they dream of juicy tomatoes all year long because after all it’s the sunshine state and it’s always warm here. It’s true that’s it’s warm here for the majority of the year, but we get hit with high humidity and a great deluge of rain almost every few daysContinue reading “First Year of Your New Property”

I currently live in Central FL where there are virtually no earthworms in our soil. For those of you who do not live in central FL or have ever perhaps visited the beach, just know that it’s one of the most difficult mediums to grow anything on. At the beach, only very specific plants canContinue reading “Bringing Earthworms Back”

Right now, the news is currently informing America and beyond that our orange season has been one of the worst seasons yet and doing their best job to instill fear to anyone listening. The reality is that we are getting out butts kicked thanks to something called, ‘citrus greening’ which is a disease caused byContinue reading “Florida Citrus Crisis”

Lest you assume that I work for a MLM company, I do not and I find it reprehensible for anyone to be charged such an excessive amount for a bottle of scented oil. The only two that I’ve ever paid an exorbitant amount for is rose absolut and vanilla essential oil in carrier oil. IContinue reading “First Aid Essential Oil Supplies”

If you haven’t chosen an RV yet, allow me to give you some advice and I’ve been involved in the purchase of two different models. If you have children, choose an RV that allows all the children to have their own personal location to tuck away into. These areas should not be the main kitchenContinue reading “Building the Perfect RV”

Rather than tell you specific books that I’ve read, I’d like to refer you to check out their authors as there are usually more than a few books produced by them. Authors There are a few books that I would recommend that don’t really have a direct author, so please check out the series ofContinue reading “Media To Check Out”

During the difficult times of the Great Depression, medicine was rightly expensive and hard to come by because, so few people had the money for it. You certainly didn’t visit the doctor for every ailment and I can remember stories of my tough as nails grandmother treating all her kids at home and only goingContinue reading “First Aid Gardening”

While you’re still trying to transition into the country life, you need to make some meal transitions because the more calories you burn the more filling meals you will need. While you might think a bowl of cereal will fill up your kids in the city, when they are slinging bales of hay or plantingContinue reading “Homestead Meals”

What the heck does this have to do with homesteading? I know the title sounds crazy but hear me out before you label me as a nutter. One of the biggest differences between city life and country life is that you will notice more individuals who make eye contact with you and attempt conversation inContinue reading “You Need To Schmooze”

A somewhat disturbing trend in suburban children is the inability to be left alone with their own thoughts in order to occupy themselves with imagination or physical toys. It’s disturbing because as someone who grew up in Generation X, we were frequently told after breakfast that we needed to go outside and play or takeContinue reading “Sowing Independence Early in Children”