Our Bees Take Flight
My husband called me outside the other day to tape our bees taking their first Orientation flights. This is usually the first
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Special Announcement: Winner of The Backwoods Home Magazine Giveaway
Now there is a very lucky person who will get to have a coffee table that looks just like mine! I am so
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Giveaway – Subscription to Backwoods Home Magazine
Backwoods Home Magazine will be offering my blog readers a one year subscription to their magazine. A one year subscription (6 issues) to
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Dried Milk A Pantry Essential
When I was a little girl my Mom used to mix our milk with dried milk about half and half it was a
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Perfectly Pleasant Peaches
Our friend Terry gave us some peaches from his yard and words just cannot describe how delicious they were. They were fresh and
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A Little Bit of Lavender
Lavender and Alice Hoffman (Practical Magic ) There’s a few things I’ve learned in life: always throw salt over your left shoulder, keep
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The Capulets Vs. The Montagues Chicken Style
Hi everyone! Hope you are all having a wonderful week! Okay yesterday we tried to merge our two chicken flocks…..we have an older
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Dehydrating for the pantry – an ancient method of food preservation
How many people do you know that dehydrate their food? I only have a couple of friends who own food dehydrators yet drying
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I truly “Relish” Relish…
Relish is easy to make, very versatile and definitely has found its way into my pantry as a matter of fact it is
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The Versatile Fig
I have spent a couple days this past week drying and canning figs and I have to say this was my first year
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