Take advantage of your local farmers’ markets and farm stands in the fall and stock up on these locally grown crops for your winter food storage. If you have an area in your basement, crawlspace, or garage that stays cool all winter long, you can make use of these cold spots to keep storage crops…
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10+ Handmade Gifts from the Heart
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Show how much your close friends and family mean to you by custom crafting a unique personal gift for them that they will cherish. Handmade gifts are the perfect solution for the people on your list who are difficult to shop for. DIY gifts are personal and can be uniquely tailored to the recipient’s favorite…
10+ DIY Gifts for the Home
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DIY gifts are always appreciated because they are unique and come from the heart. Gifts that are made by hand not only show you care, but can be personalized to the recipients style by using colors that match their decor or scents that they love. This is the third in a series of homemade gift…
15+ Homemade Bath and Body Gifts
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Do you want to add a handmade touch to your gift giving this year? Then consider giving the gift of peace, tranquility, and relaxation with hand crafted bath and body presents that you can make yourself using natural ingredients. I reached out to fellow bloggers and asked if they would share their homemade gift tutorials and recipes. Previously, I shared…
Adding to Our Flock of Backyard Chickens
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Our first flock of chickens turns three this year. They have provided us with delicious eggs, manure for the garden, and endless hours of entertainment with their individual personalities and chicken antics. Keeping backyard chickens turned out to be so much fun that we decided to add three more to the flock this year. [sc:AdsenseHORIZ…
Old Dogs: Grieving the Loss of Miss Millie
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I am sad to break the news that we lost Millie on Tuesday, May 13th. Overall, she was feeling pretty good for an old dog even up to the end. Just that morning, I watched Millie from my office window as she walked around under the apple trees following a scent trail of some sort….
Old Dogs: Millie is Feelin’ Good
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The latest illness Millie suffered several weeks ago turned out to be a UTI and she once again responded to treatment and is feeling much better. Earlier this week she was doing something she loves: rolling in the snow: Loving and caring for animals is easy. Dealing with sickness, age, and eventual death sucks. That…
4 Tips to Keep Mice Out of Your Kitchen
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It is common for mice to seek out a warm place for winter. Often times, they find their way into your home. Here are some tips to keep mice out of your kitchen. Recently, I walked into the kitchen I spotted a mouse running across the kitchen counter and jump behind the oven. Kevin pulled…
Earning Elizabeth’s Trust
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Elizabeth is an Easter Egger chicken or “EE” as they are affectionately called. Easter Eggers are a mixed breed and most carry a blue egg gene. Elizabeth was the largest in the batch of “day old” chicks purchased from a local feed store at the end of May. From the beginning, I suspected she was…
Putting the Girls to Work
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I dug the rest of the potatoes last week, then placed the chicken tractor over the bed so the girls could work on the bed. They had a blast digging through the soft soil looking for bugs and other tidbits to eat.
Chicks Move to the Coop
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The chicks enjoyed some sunny days in their new pen last week while we worked on the final details on their new home. The coop still needs roofing shingles (donated by my father ~ Thanks Dad!) and another coat of paint, but the rest was completed, secured, and and ready for the chicks to move…