homestead Archives - now & gen https://nowandgen.com/category/homestead/ Sat, 30 Oct 2021 00:05:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 https://nowandgen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-now-and-gen_logo-1-32x32.png homestead Archives - now & gen https://nowandgen.com/category/homestead/ 32 32 Tips for a Successful Digital Detox https://nowandgen.com/2021/10/29/tips-for-a-successful-digital-detox/ https://nowandgen.com/2021/10/29/tips-for-a-successful-digital-detox/#comments Sat, 30 Oct 2021 00:05:14 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=6394 After putting away my phone for 24 hours, I felt so present and refreshed. In case you want to go low-tech for a day or more, here are my tips for a successful digital detox.

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]]> https://nowandgen.com/2021/10/29/tips-for-a-successful-digital-detox/feed/ 1 5 Wickedly Easy Halloween Decor Ideas https://nowandgen.com/2021/10/27/5-wickedly-easy-halloween-decor-ideas/ https://nowandgen.com/2021/10/27/5-wickedly-easy-halloween-decor-ideas/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:47:31 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=6402 Halloween is in full swing at the Padalecki house! There’s no better way to get into the season than dressing up our home a bit. We love getting into the spooky spirit with the kids and watching their imaginations run wild. Whether you prefer cute or creepy, there are so many creative ways to trick (or treat) out your house. Here, our 5 wickedly easy halloween decor ideas.   Give broken toys an afterlife Lean into the holiday’s creep factor and spook out tables and bookshelves with defunct dolls and toys—elevated with a glass cloche, or course. Sorry, Barbie.   Trick out your treats Bright orange and red homemade jello becomes a ghoulish snack when topped with gummy fangs, fingers and eyeballs. A little gauze wrapped around a mason jar and some googly eyes create a boo-tiful vessel for chocolate-covered pretzels and snacks.   Go gothic Tap into your inner emo with skulls, lace and black candlesticks.   Look up Hanging black witch hats and bats from the ceiling gives a haunting vibe to any space. Gourd big or go home There’s no such thing as too many porch pumpkins. The more colors, shapes and sizes the better! What’s your favorite […]

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]]> https://nowandgen.com/2021/10/27/5-wickedly-easy-halloween-decor-ideas/feed/ 1 In Conversation (Again) with Lisa Taddeo https://nowandgen.com/2021/09/20/in-conversation-again-with-lisa-taddeo/ https://nowandgen.com/2021/09/20/in-conversation-again-with-lisa-taddeo/#respond Mon, 20 Sep 2021 17:44:38 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=6330 I could talk to Lisa Taddeo for hours and hours. Listen in on our chat about the June N&G Book Club Pick, ANIMAL.

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]]> https://nowandgen.com/2021/09/20/in-conversation-again-with-lisa-taddeo/feed/ 0 Sweetwater Farms HTX https://nowandgen.com/2021/07/14/sweetwater-farms-htx/ https://nowandgen.com/2021/07/14/sweetwater-farms-htx/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2021 21:47:53 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=6301 I headed to Houston to check out Sweetwater Farms and meet founder Chaz Daughtry. Check out this special place that's creating change in its neighborhood and beyond.

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]]> https://nowandgen.com/2021/07/14/sweetwater-farms-htx/feed/ 1 In Conversation with Elizabeth McCracken https://nowandgen.com/2021/07/12/in-conversation-with-elizabeth-mccracken/ https://nowandgen.com/2021/07/12/in-conversation-with-elizabeth-mccracken/#respond Mon, 12 Jul 2021 21:21:18 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=6315 I loved talking with Elizabeth McCracken. She is as wildly funny and witty as her short story collection, THE SOUVENIR MUSEUM.

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]]> https://nowandgen.com/2021/07/12/in-conversation-with-elizabeth-mccracken/feed/ 0 In Conversation with David Pogue https://nowandgen.com/2021/06/10/in-conversation-with-david-pogue/ https://nowandgen.com/2021/06/10/in-conversation-with-david-pogue/#respond Thu, 10 Jun 2021 17:26:03 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=6279 I learned so much while chatting with David Pogue about his book, HOW TO PREPARE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE, the April N&G Book Club pick.

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]]> https://nowandgen.com/2021/06/10/in-conversation-with-david-pogue/feed/ 0 In Conversation with Patricia Engel https://nowandgen.com/2021/05/19/in-conversation-with-patricia-engel/ https://nowandgen.com/2021/05/19/in-conversation-with-patricia-engel/#comments Thu, 20 May 2021 01:19:24 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=6267 I loved chatting with Patricia Engel about her buzzed-about book, INFINITE COUNTRY, which was the March N&G Book Club pick.

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]]> https://nowandgen.com/2021/05/19/in-conversation-with-patricia-engel/feed/ 1 In Conversation with Elizabeth Kolbert https://nowandgen.com/2021/03/26/in-conversation-with-elizabeth-kolbert/ https://nowandgen.com/2021/03/26/in-conversation-with-elizabeth-kolbert/#respond Fri, 26 Mar 2021 19:00:29 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=6223 I talked about the environmental crisis with journalist Elizabeth Kolbert, who wrote the February N&G Book Club pick, UNDER A WHITE SKY: THE NATURE OF THE FUTURE.

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]]> https://nowandgen.com/2021/03/26/in-conversation-with-elizabeth-kolbert/feed/ 0 In Conversation with Jane Smiley https://nowandgen.com/2021/03/10/in-conversation-with-jane-smiley/ https://nowandgen.com/2021/03/10/in-conversation-with-jane-smiley/#respond Wed, 10 Mar 2021 20:08:00 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=6213 I spoke with Jane Smiley about her lovely new novel, Perestroika in Paris, which was the January N&G Book Club pick.

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]]> https://nowandgen.com/2021/03/10/in-conversation-with-jane-smiley/feed/ 0 Welcome to Towwn https://nowandgen.com/2021/02/10/welcome-to-towwn/ https://nowandgen.com/2021/02/10/welcome-to-towwn/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2021 06:39:15 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=6173 I'm so excited to introduce Towwn, a community for people looking to rethink the way we live and grow together.

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