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Continue reading →: TODAY- March EditionSimple days at home and an errand here or there can constitute a large majority of our days. Adding in the regulars like housework, play, homeschooling, and family time rounds it all out. Most of my days begin in the kitchen! I like to get something going, even if it…
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Continue reading →: HOMEMADE- Steamed EggsIf you have chickens or purchase fresh farm eggs, you have probably had many failed attempts with peeling boiled eggs. I sure have! Most eggs we buy at the grocery store are older- some even more than a month old. So, because of this, these eggs have more air inside…
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Continue reading →: MENU PLANNINGOne of my very favorite things to do each week is to plan our menu for the week ahead. I have a planner on my cookbook stand (handmade for me by my brother and sis-in-law!) that is basically my command center. I have a lovely wall calendar… but let’s be…
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Continue reading →: BLUE & WHITEI’ll be honest right up front, this post is mostly eye candy. Two of my favorite collections are dishes of different blue & white transferware as well as white Ironstone. I have already touched on collections in a previous post. And, although most everything I have I can use in…
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Continue reading →: Decorating-SPRINGY’all, it has been a beautiful day outside! Sunny, windy of course (it is Illinois after all), but spring has most definitely sprung around here. Cooler temps are coming for a few days, but I am expectant! Today was a ‘home day’ for us, my favorite kind. Cooking and baking,…
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Continue reading →: DAILY MUST-HAVESIt is stormy today. I love the rain and dark skies, but they often come with a weather change and headaches. Not my favorite. My Sweet Husband, the kids, and I planted some grass and oat seed in our north chicken pen this morning before the rain, hoping to sprout…
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Continue reading →: RECAP- No Shop FebruaryWhen I started thinking about how to revisit the pantry challenge from February, I wasn’t sure what to write. A friend asked me and so I made some notes, but I’m sure it wouldn’t be all inclusive, no matter what I wrote. Lots of things are ongoing, learning, process, continuation……
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Continue reading →: HOMEMADE- Pizza SauceIt’s a rainy kind of Friday here and I am loving it! For lunch, I made a favorite staple of ours: sourdough deep dish pizza. It’s definitely one we repeat every few weeks. With the pizza comes sauce! And, as I have mentioned, I can our own tomato sauce. This…
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Continue reading →: READ ALOUDSI wanted to switch gears a bit and graze by the ‘at home’ world with kids. I do homeschool our 3 kiddos, ages 12, 10, and 6. But, even if you don’t, even if your kids are grown but you have grandkids or neighbors, etc… let me tell you some…
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Continue reading →: HOMEMADE-YogurtSo many fun things can be made at home versus buying at the store… and depending on what item you are talking about, it can be a very small amount of ‘hands on’ time for you in the kitchen. I began making our own yogurt a couple of years ago…
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Honey and the Hen!
Currently I don’t have any bees (or honey). We do have meat chickens now – yay!
And we also recently purchased 20 laying pullets. I live with my Sweet Husband and 3 kids in Central Illinois. I love homesteading, homemaking, and homeschooling. We are thankful to be saved by grace in Jesus and seek to follow Him and His Word. I am originally from Tennessee and one of six children, using much of my upbringing in what I do and love now. I enjoy learning, growing, and keeping my home with enthusiasm as unto the Lord. We garden and hope to raise more of our own food as we can. Thanks for stopping by!
Disclaimer I feel I need to add this here. All opinions given are my own. Try, prepare, experiment anything on my blog at your own risk. I am no professional.
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