Homestead Blog Hop 552

Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! I forgot Not just a little, but totally. It’s almost 3 pm and while the Blog Hop starts at 6 am, here I am just thinking about it. My mind has been occupied in my gardens. We’re not talking fancy gardens, but our family vegetable gardens. Plural, because we…

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Homestead Blog Hop 550

Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! “God makes vegetables grow in my garden, I’m so glad” There’s a little children’s song that I probably can’t remember properly, but the message is running through my mind. I’ve spent some good time out of doors over the last week or two just digging and planting. Now, we…

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Homestead Blog Hop 549

Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Good morning! More storms blazed throughout our area last evening, leaving downed trees and power lines again, but I have not heard of any serious problems locally. We had a couple of trees fall in our forest, but not near the house. It’s great for job assurance for the…

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Homestead Blog Hop 548

Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Misty, hazy morning to you from East Tennessee! I blinked and a week passed. Last week at this time I sat at my husband’s bedside in the hospital. My brain knows it’s been a week, but still kind of insists it’s been just a couple of days. My husband…

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Trailing Arbutus, 2024

Trailing Arbutus Trailing arbutus First flower of Spring Bashfully hiding away I seek under leathery leaves in the moss Til your soft petals I spy one glad day ~ Your pink and your creamy white blossoms peek out From the ground which you hug tight and dear The perfume of stately old ladies inhale I…

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My Top 16 (Frugal) Prepper Pantry Essentials

Top 16 Prepper Pantry Essentials Have you always wanted to start a prepper pantry, to squirrel away some necessary food for a rainy day? As food prices keep rising, utilizing a pantry is a great way to ensure you will have food for an unexpected emergency. Natural disasters and emergencies are not the only reasons…

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