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Category Archives: DIY
Making Dreams Takes Hard Work
This weekend I took my first steps toward realizing a dream I have been thinking about for years! I am proud, excited, and desperately exhausted….. When my husband suffered a debilitating heart attach 3 years ago, our lives turned upside … Continue reading
Chocolate Eclairs are Scrumpcious!!
Valentines Day was yummy at my house this year. I came home from a tough day at work to find my husband had fixed a wonderful supper that tasted heavenly. I wanted to do something nice for him in return. … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, gift ideas, Life's Simple Pleasures, Recipe
Tagged Chocolate Eclair recipe, dessert, gift idea, home-made pastry
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Squeaky clean and loving it…
I made a batch of soap before Christmas I was so excited about, I could hardly wait the four weeks required to complete the cure, before using it. I used my standard olive oil and goat milk soap recipe but … Continue reading
Hat’s Off to the New Year!
In just a few hours it will be 2012. On New Year’s Eve I always find myself wondering what the new year has in store? It is no figment of my imagination, that the older I get, the faster the … Continue reading
Posted in activities, DIY, food preservation, gardening, Household, Life's Simple Pleasures, Organization, Seasonal
Tagged agritourism, family and friends, goal planning, goals, haycation idea, New Year, resolutions, success
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Have you gotten your Christmas tree yet?
Today set a record in our family for getting the Christmas tree. We have never gotten the tree until 7-10 days before Christmas. This year circumstances encouraged us to make the journey earlier in the month. Our family tradition up … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, food preservation, Household, Recipe, Seasonal
Tagged Christmas tree, holiday traditions, Indian, lentil and rice recipe, spices
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Cleaning the Natural Way
I am a clean freak. I admit it. My bathroom and kitchen need to be clean or I can’t stand to use them. The rest of my house can be cluttered and dust ridden and I tolerate that within reason. … Continue reading
Olive Oil’s Place in Beauty
Many in our society are beginning to realize that simplifying life is a goal worth reaching because we are over extended mentally, physically, and economically. Combine this sentiment with eco-awareness, and we find a whole population of people looking for … Continue reading
Posted in activities, bath and body products, DIY, gift ideas, Life's Simple Pleasures, Recipe
Tagged Beauty product, beauty tip, diy, natural, natural beauty, olive oil, skin & hair treatment
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Eggs. The perfect food!
About Pullets My pullets have begun to lay now that they have reached 5 months of age and I have more eggs than I know what to do with. Pullets are young female chickens. They are called pullets until they … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, food preservation, gift ideas, Recipe, Uncategorized
Tagged custard, egg recipes, eggs, home-made egg noodles, pullets
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Tomato Bliss
Absence makes the heart grow fonder and by the middle of July I can hardly wait until those first green tomatoes ripen in the garden. This year I got so desperate I made fried green tomatoes just so I could … Continue reading
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