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Keeping Things Spicy and Dehydrating Foods for Savings
Back to Blogging and Back to Frugal Basics

Keeping Things Spicy and Dehydrating Foods for Savings

May 26, 2025May 26, 2025KarenLynn Comment
Keeping Things Spicy and Dehydrating Foods for Savings As I was writing my blog post about grocery prices last month, I realized that

Back to Blogging and Back to Frugal Basics

April 26, 2025May 26, 2025KarenLynn 1
All I can say is wow! Grocery prices are crazy, and with them skyrocketing and products shrinking, I figured it’s time to get
pears and figs coming in hot and fleeting

Our Fleeting Fig Harvest & Farm Pears Coming in Hot!

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024KarenLynn Comment
Our Fleeting Fig Harvest & Farm Pears Coming in Hot! Hello and happy end of summer from our Lil’ Suburban Homestead! Our fig
elderberries

Heat Wave, Thunderstorms, and Elderberry Harvest Season

July 21, 2024July 21, 2024KarenLynn Comment
Heat Wave, Thunderstorms, and Elderberry Harvest Season Hello and happy Sunday from our Lil’ Suburban Homestead! It’s elderberry harvest season! It has been
rhubarb jam simmering in pot

The Joys of Summer, Our New Flock, “The Gossip Gals” and Rhubarb Jam

May 27, 2024May 27, 2024KarenLynn 2
The Joys of Summer, Our New Flock, “The Gossip Gals” and Rhubarb Jam Good morning from our Lil’ Suburban Homestead! We are back
a winter tour of our garden

A Winter Tour of Our Garden

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023KarenLynn 1
The deep freeze has set in upon us again in coastal, North Carolina, at least until Thursday. This is that time of year
Bringing Chickens Back to the Homestead

Bringing Chickens Back to the Homestead

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023KarenLynn Comment
Bringing Chickens Back to the Homestead Happy New Year, ya’ll!  I have been consistently inconsistent at so many things since I went back
Photo of the harvest we reaped, including peach wine, figs, pears, and elderberries.

An Abundant Harvest

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022KarenLynn 3
An Abundant Harvest It has been one of those years, where our edible garden has paid off in abundance.  We are in the
Fermentation Adventures - Elderberry Capers

Fermentation Adventures – Elderberry Capers – Part I

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022KarenLynn 2
Fermentation Adventures – Elderberry Capers – Part I I have to start this blog post off with sharing that this idea was completely
a few of my favorite things

A Few of My Favorite Things

January 17, 2022January 18, 2022KarenLynn Comment
Campfires & Camping I thought since it had been a while since I updated all of you about what’s been happening on our

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