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Continue reading →: A Whole Bird: how to enjoyEven though I entitled this post with the word ‘bird’, I mean chicken or turkey. I’ve not yet cooked a duck or goose! But this method should work well, in most areas, with either bird. This method is for cooking the entire bird at once versus cutting it into parts…
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Continue reading →: Putting the Garden to BedIt is November. How can the years continue to go by so quickly? Some days seem to crawl. But as fall gets chillier and the frost comes in, the time has come for this gardener to put her garden to bed. Some people garden for several seasons, but this hasn’t…
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Continue reading →: Farm Addition: Our KittenAbout a month ago our older (16 year old?) cat passed away. Sweet Husband had told the kids that we would get another kitten after she died. We found out that our local shelter had some kittens. SO…. We went and adopted one. Meet Abel! He is 12 weeks old…
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Continue reading →: Camping: Fox RidgeLast week during fall break, our family was able to go camping overnight for the first time ever in the fall! Sweet Husband had an earlier harvest and, though he is still doing tillage work, waiting for a rain to soften the ground made it possible for us to take…
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Continue reading →: Garden Update: OctoberThe kids and I have been busy bees and productive in the garden lately, picking, pulling, tilling, planting again… Sweet Husband has been farming away in the big fields, but here is what gardening at home in October looks like for our family. We dug our second batch of potatoes…
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Continue reading →: Begin Where You Are: bread bakingI don’t expect this to be a long post. It is just an encouragement to YOU! I get the feeling that people want to start bread baking and feel overwhelmed or intimidated or out of time. I am hoping this little post helps. One step. It all begins there. Are…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: SEPTEMBERThis months’ review comes from my eldest son again! He read this novel, loved it, and decided (on his own) to review it for me… just in case I needed another review… which I did! This story holds a special place in my heart, as I was Mina in the…
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Continue reading →: Daily: SEPTEMBERThis post is a bit different from many of my ‘daily’ articles. This one should rightly be called ‘real time’, as I tried to keep things as they happen for you. Let me know if you enjoy this point of view! I took photos and am relying on their time…
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Continue reading →: GARDEN: reality vs realityBecause we can so easily be drawn into thinking we need Pinterest-worthy gardens, I have decided to show you some side by side photos that show reality you see vs the reality you’re not shown. I am also including some tips as recently asked on my blog facebook page. Hope…
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Continue reading →: Daily: AUGUSTI’m a bit behind posting August, but here is a little catch up for you! A fall crop of shell ‘October’ beans coming up! I planted 3 rows here where our brassicas and onions had been. We will let them completely dry down, shell the beans, and use in chili…
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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!
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