A bit of dabbling in South Texas

Is this really true?  Pinch me? Am I really writing here with all these other wonderful contributors? What an honor. My husband and I have been living north of San Antonio on the edge of the Hill Country for almost four years. When I arrived here I really wasn’t sure what I was going to [...]

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Hello from New Hampshire!

I feel like I was just adopted into a family of the most amazing women! Each blog post I read by each author makes me feel like I have been united with my people.  Sometimes I have found that being so aware of what I consume and being extremely passionate about where my food comes [...]

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Dabbling in the Desert Southwest

I’m elated to be joining the Not Dabbling in Normal group as a new contributor (look for me every other Saturday). I’m writing from the Southwest—a remote Texas town (population 49) where I have been homesteading on 5 acres for the past decade. In my former life I was a botanist and graphic designer. My [...]

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Hello from the Pacific Northwest

I’m so excited to have been asked by the wonderful contributors here at Not Dabbling in Normal to be part of this venture. For the past 5ish years I have been living and urban-homesteading in Austin, TX. For the past 2.5 years, my blog An Austin Homestead has been my outlet and journal of my [...]

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Hi there…

Why hello! I am Emily’s husband, Jeremy.  You might’ve seen pictures of me doing various farmy type stuff.  I like to be very supportive towards any and all of Emily’s flora and fauna vices.  I love animals and I like to eat vegetables, but I’m really whiny when it comes to physical labor. I’m really [...]

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Photos: Our Fellas

This week we gals are celebrating our guys and all they do for us. Since Father’s Day is this coming Sunday we’re devoting the entire week to the men in our lives – even if they’re not “proper” dads. I think we’d all agree that dads come in different shapes and sizes, with different experiences, [...]

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The New Kid

Greetings fellow dabblers! I’m Jennifer, also known as whirliegig, and the newest writer around here. You’ll usually find me over at Unearthing This Life where I track our challenges of moving toward sustainability and responsible living and otherwise trying to follow the lessons my grandparents and mother taught me. I also document daily life and [...]

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I’m New Here

My name is Susy, I’m a new writer here at Not Dabbling in Normal. My pen name is Chiot’s Run. I blog about gardening, canning, local living and all kinds of fun stuff over at Chiot’s Run, you can also follow me via photos on my Flickr Photostream. I also write over at Simple, Green, [...]

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Things I almost was…

I was born in the early 1970s. My parents initially wanted to name me Jedidiah. It’s clear to me now that they were insane…like so many people who survived the 60s. Although that name is remarkably close to Jedi. I don’t think it suits me. Of course, I am not sure that Warren is an [...]

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An Introduction

Hey, y’all, from southwest Mississippi. I am Cassandra of The Thinker’s Rock blog and I’m thrilled to be a part of the NDIN team.  I live with my husband, JF and five year old son in an old ranch-style house on a couple of acres in a very rural part of the state. Back in January, I [...]

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