How to Clean Skunk Smell off of Your Dog It was so foul. If your dog gets sprayed by a skunk your stomach will turn, you will cry, you will actually taste the foulness, it is that bad, and you will definitely need to know this… Tomato juice won’t cut it. And most likely there […]
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Mint Lilac Tea–which I can totally grow, harvest, dry, and make at home–gives me great joy for very little effort. Now you can’t say that about many things in life. So I figured it was about time that I tell you about this tea.
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Have you tried making a floral simple syrup? If not, you may be shocked to find out how easy it is to make and even gift to friends and family. This week, I’m eagerly awaiting the arrival of a few thrilling things here on the homestead, and while I wait I figured it was very
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Eggshells are loaded with calcium, which is a key ingredient in good soil. So if you’re looking for a great way to improve garden soil, stop throwing away your egg shells! Seriously. If you’d like to see how I make the easiest-ever compost tea, be sure to catch my instructional video below. And if you’re
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Honey is delicious. But floral-infused honey very well may be one of the sweeteners of heaven, right alongside maple syrup of course. Because I’m in love with my heirloom lilacs here around my 200-year-old farmhouse, and because I love experimenting with anything lilac flavored, my first attempt at honey infusion was a given. I knew
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If you haven’t tried making kombucha, I wanna change that; if you haven’t tried lilac blueberry kombucha, I hope I convince you that you’ll be a better person if you do. Okay, so that’s a little heavy handed. But I can promise that the few minutes of your day that you sit back with a
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It was a pretty monumental, cold, end-of-winter day when I discovered you can order succulents, wholesale, online. You know those little adorable plants that make wonderful party and wedding favors? Well, the first time I received that box of gorgeous plants and accessories, delivered right to my farmhouse porch on a freezing cold New England
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Mention “syrup” or “pancakes” and you have my attention; “lilac pancake syrup” stops me dead in my tracks. But everything I’ve ever read about how to make lilac pancake syrup, well, none of it was written by a sugarmaker. Now I’m not bashing the liquidy sugary cordial that food bloggers describe when they talk about
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This post is all about composting with coffee grounds. Why? Because my momma taught me to never waste something that still has “some life in it.” And because using old coffee grounds as compost brings amazing results.
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“Easy” and “homemade biscuits”? In the same sentence? Yes. And you can even throw in a few more adjectives, like delicious, wholesome, and cost effective. But, first, let me explain… A few decades, and three kitchens, ago my mom had a step stool custom made for the girls. It fit perfectly at the end of
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