It’s still Fall, and I’m still Loving It!! For those in the South–aren’t you loving it that Fall has returned to temperate days and chilly nights again? It’s just lovely, so let’s enjoy it while it lasts! This week we harvested even more tomatoes and some tomatillos from the garden. Not a lot, but enough…
Read moreSimple Pleasures & Homestead Blog Hop 416
Simple Pleasures This week, despite it being the end of October, found me relishing the pleasure of hanging a couple of loads of laundry out. It’s a simple thing, but just gave me some pause to look around and enjoy the day. Falling leaves–so loud I could hear the rustling of them gently drifting down–gave…
Read moreBig Creek Church Picnic and Hike & Sunday Sunshine Blog Hop 43
A picnic, a hike, and a waterfall make a relaxing Sabbath outing.
Read moreSuper Practical Canning Supplies—My List Updated
I’ve updated my favorites and had a couple mins changes about canning supplies after the is season.
Read moreRiding the Virginia Creeper Trail & Homestead Blog Hop 415
Riding the Virginia Creeper Trail 🚲 So on Sunday, as planned, our family joined our church group in Damascus, Virginia, to ride the Creeper Trail. I wrote about this on 🚲 Sunday Sunshine Blog Hop 🚴, with some links that included some interesting history about the trail. Sunday was actually cloudy all day, but that…
Read more🚲 Sunday Sunshine Blog Hop 🚴
Welcome to the Sunday Sunshine Blog Hop! All aboard! It’s a day for riding on the Virginia Creeper Trail! Our church is taking a group, and we are all going to ride down the Creeper Trail together. It’s a seventeen-mile ride, along what used to be a railroad line, so the grade is very gentle…
Read moreLaundry Days & Homestead Blog Hop 414
Laundry Days I never used to even think about Laundry days. You know… Monday wash day Tuesday Ironing Wednesday Baking Etc… Then, several years back, our family lived out West for five months in our camper. Laundry day became something we had to plan, and it took half a day a week at least. That…
Read moreKitties, Falling Leaves, and the Sunday Sunshine Blog Hop
Welcome to the Sunday Sunshine Blog Hop! Hi, Everyone! Not so much dramatic going on in the last couple days. I’m thankful for that. Honestly, when I posted on Wednesday about Hairball, that was all I could handle for awhile. See that post here. 😢. Since that day I’ve nursed a huge headache, so I’ve…
Read moreNot Hairball! Homestead Blog Hop 413
Not Hairball Too! I lost my friend today. Sometimes life just kind of stinks–there are those days, anyway. Yesterday he was sleeping in my bed, walking up the hill with me, and head-butting me at every chance. Today he sleeps alone, up the hill next to Tiger, and I won’t feel his furry head bumping…
Read moreTBH on the Homestead 2, Since the Last UBC, Part 2
TBH. To be Honest Continuing on from yesterday, I just want To Be Honest, yet not give excuses. There’s a fine line there that I don’t pretend to navigate perfectly. Yesterday left me asking myself, “Why, when another family I met walked through a similar valley as mine, did they come out smiling, while I…
Read moreTBH on the Homestead 1—Since the last UBC
TBH. To Be Honest We’ve occasionally listened to some podcasts entitled TBH History. We enjoy the lighthearted approach to historical events, but they are solid. Not long ago, I desired to take the TBH approach as well on my blog. TBH includes truth, and maybe it’s not all Pinterest-worthy, but I’d rather just be real….
Read more🍂 Gratitude is an Attitude & Sunday Sunshine Blog Hop 🍃
Gratitude The Lord has been impressing me more lately that no matter what my circumstances, there is always something that I can see that is good. Always something to be thankful for. That’s how choosing gratitude can change us from the inside out. Life has honestly kept me bogged down a lot. And I’ve…
Read moreHappy October!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! 🌻
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