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Harvest {Wordless Wednesday}

“She prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest.” Proverbs 6:8 ESV

10 Benefits of Backyard Chickens

We’ve had our small flock of chickens for almost a year now, but have been enjoying Grandma’s hens (and their eggs) for lots longer. We live on an acre right in the middle of town and are thrilled to be ‘urban homesteaders.’ Here’s ten of my favorite benefits of keeping backyard chickens. 1. Eat Fresh [...]

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Surprising Seeds

Although the poppies on the package looked beautiful, I really didn’t expect mine to grow. These were just some free seeds that came in the mail. But my faithful gardener husband was more hopeful than I. He scattered them outside our bedroom window months ago and now this lovely surprise greets my view each [...]

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How Can You Not?

If I told you that you could start paying off your debt sooner than you’d hoped, you’d be thrilled. If I told you that you could update your wardrobe a bit every year, you’d be game, right? And if I told you that you and the mister could afford a lovely dinner date out alone, [...]

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Cheap and Green Laundry

With six children and a puppy, laundry multiplies at my house. But I’ve been able to subtract from the cost of keeping dirty clothes clean with some pretty easy changes. Changes which have also lessened our contact with chemicals and fragrance too. Here’s what we’ve done in the last year in our laundry room: Homemade [...]

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Top Ten {Tuesday} Thrift Store Finds

I love a good deal. Here are my recent finds from local thrift stores (Salvation Army, Goodwill and St. Vincent de Paul) and a few from great garage sales. My motto: “You never know what you’ll find!” 1. Sony Liv CD player with radio and cassette player (yes, I still have some of those) for [...]

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A Fresh Idea for Friday

So here’s A Fresh Idea for this Friday:Homemade Yogurt We received a gift certificate a while back and decided to get a Yogurt Maker. The kids love yogurt and hubby was trying to eat more for the many health benefits of probiotics. But good yogurt isn’t cheap. So making our own seemed a good thing [...]

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Frugal Friday

I’m probably not consistent enough to come up with a weekly theme, but I’m not afraid to try. There are many changes our family has made in these leaner economic times to save some cash. Some ideas have paid big dividends, but others are just small ways to save big over the long haul. I [...]

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Harvesting

We held nothing back this year. We planted close to 50 tomato plants! Several varieties including some special varieties ideal for making sauce. And we’re at no loss for helpers either. Everyone loves to come picking in the garden. Our sweet baby girl loves to grab her basket and go to the garden with Daddy. [...]

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Our Staycation

This summer we aren’t going on vacation, we’re doing a staycation. You know, just stay home and enjoy life as though we’re somewhere else. No driving for hours with screaming kids in tow. No packing the 789 things needed to leave the house. We’re staying home and around our city (which is a great one). [...]

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