A Mother’s Day message for my mother-in-law? I sat down to write one; and I had to wonder why I hadn’t done so years sooner. This Mother’s Day? I’m writing an open letter to my mother-in-law… If you’d rather listen in than read, I just recorded the audio version of this post in the Simple […]
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It was a pretty monumental day–the day I realized I could buy succulents wholesale. Through the mail. From California to New England. In two days flat. What? So as I sit here, as close to the wood-burning stove as I can get on an oh-so-chilly April morning in our old farmhouse, I wonder how long
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It’s not ingenious or anything, but I discovered a fantastic way to lift my spirits and breathe in some spring, even on a cold snow-is-still-on-the-ground-in-New-England, early-spring kinda day.
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My favorite holiday on the calendar bursts into the year just when we need it most. But this year it holds extra special meaning for me. And it arrived before I was ready for it.
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Want in on my secret? Wanna know how I make the best fresh-squeezed lemonade ever? Sure, delicious, cool, tart-but-sweet, fresh-squeezed lemonade won’t solve all the world’s problems. But oh my gosh it definitely turns a hard morning into a wonderful afternoon. Imagine a 20-degree, 2-feet-of-snow-on-the-ground, New England morning. A morning in March that the calendar
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In my opinion, there is one thing every gardener should do. Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of today’s post for easy-peasy ways to enter for a chance to win 10 Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Packets… whatever 10 YOU choose… seriously… Don’t miss this! Because
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Why do I throw away the ice in my sap buckets? Read on for the full scoop.
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Yep, I’m an expert at homesteading mistakes. Turns out it’s my mistakes that seem to interest my readers the most. I just looked back at my old posts, and these 12 are the ones you all have been reading and finding the most helpful recently. But first, I gotta tell you a big excitement around
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We all know it; it’s just hard to remember. . . there is joy to be found in every season. And there are wonderful things to do in the winter. No doubt. It’s just hard for me not to long for warm garden dirt under my nails; tall grass rippling in the sun; sweet new
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The hardest thing about homesteading? That’s a tough question, with a whole lot of possible answers. But last week I told ya’ll I think I can narrow it down to two aspects that are the most difficult for me. Today I’m discussing the second one. And boy does it cut this southern girl to the
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