{ Cooking Thursday - July 29 }

Won't you join me and share with us one of your new recipes, or an old family favorite, you can even throw in a recipe for homemade soaps or detergents (just remember to specify). For the guidelines, you can go here . ******************************************** I have a cold and I didn't get a…

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{ From Starter to Bread }

Well hello there, did you miss me? I know I haven't been blogging for the past week or so, but I've been really busy enjoying the last two weeks of time I have with my kiddos before school starts. I've also been a little under the weather, so much so that not even crocheting has helped me…

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{ Shades of Morning Book Review }

The book: Marnie Wittier has life just where she wants it. Quiet. Peaceful. No drama. A long way away from her past. In the privacy of her home, she fills a box with slips of paper, scribbled with her regrets, sins, and sorrows. But that’s nobody else’s business. Her bookstore/coffee shop patrons, h…

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{ Happy Homemaker Monday - July 26}

New HHM banner The weather in my neck of the woods: Still cloudy, we've had clouds for over a week and not any rain, just a little drizzle the other day. Things that make me happy: Crocheting Book I'm reading: Nothing right now, just finished Mr Darcy's Daughters and loved it. What I'm e…

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{ Sourdough Starter Day 2 }

Here we are, Day 2 of this Sourdough Starter experiment. Are you making it too? How is yours doing? So remember yesterday within an hour it had bubbled up a LOT, so I moved it to the counter thinking that maybe it was too hot on the window sill and I didn't want to kill the yeast. This morning I…

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{ Cooking Thursday - July 21 }

Won't you join me and share with us one of your new recipes, or an old family favorite, you can even throw in a recipe for homemade soaps or detergents (just remember to specify). For the guidelines, you can go here . ******************************************** My recipe for today can actually be …

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{ Sourdough Starter }

One of my favorite things to do, is bake bread. I just love the whole process, the kneading, the baking and then knowing that when it's all done my family is rewarded with a loaf or two of the best tasting fresh homemade bread. There really is nothing like a warm slice of bread slathered with but…

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{ Therapeutic }

I've had a lot going on the past few days, not just with housework and the craziness of the last few weeks before school starts again, but I've got a husband with a cold, a little one with swimmer's ear and now it seems that my dear husband has passed his cold to me. I haven't been f…

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{ Eco Store USA Product Review }

EcoStore USA is having a BOGO sale online. They are doubling all orders placed through the end of July and as always, all orders over $25 ship free! Don't miss out on this great opportunity to try their amazing products. I was recently contacted by the Eco Store USA and asked if I would be inte…

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{ Happy Homemaker Monday - July 19}

New HHM banner The weather in my neck of the woods: Cloudy but no rain, though I wish it would. Things that make me happy: Rain Book I'm reading: Mr Darcy's Daughters - very good What I'm enjoying on TV: The Gates Pretty Little Liars Sleepy Hollow - Oldie but I haven't watched it yet On the …

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{ Gotta See It Sunday - #2}

Oohh do I have a few things to share with you. I've watched some things this past week and some I'm really excited about and others I'm downright disappointed and disgusted. The Gates - ABC I'm still watching this one and enjoying it, it's different but also keeping with what's…

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{ Something huge, my way comes }

YUCK! YUCK! DOUBLE YUCK! Are you scared yet? Let me start by saying that I can not stand bugs, of any kind. Big, small, spotted or not, whatever, I can't stand them, they make my skin crawl, enough so that I'm actually unable to eat anything for at least an hour after an encounter with one…

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{ Giveaway Winners }

First, thank you to all who entered the two giveaways, and now for the winners. The winner is #4 Chantel from the blog "Nesting" The winners are: #6 - Katrina at My Life as a Married Girl #11- Becky at So Very Blessed Congratulations to all, please email me as soon as you can so that I may get…

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{ Help, I can't decide }

Yesterday my kids took turns with the camera and randomly snapping pictures of me, after transferring them to the computer and messing around with them a bit, I realized that I like them all and have no idea which one to make my new profile pic. So I need your help! Ok I wasn't really in a field …

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