Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop!
Have you been to the lovely little town of Helen, Georgia?
My mom and I took a quick trip down to that area and returned yesterday. We enjoyed the sweet little alpine town and its charms. We even grabbed a chance to try apple strudel, which was delicious!
We found it relaxing to get away for a couple of days to do nothing special. Most of our time we spent scouring thrift stores for interesting treasures. The good news—we both found some!
I’ll be sharing the highlights on my YouTube channel soon, so be in the lookout for that. In the meantime, here are a couple of shots from our trip.
You don’t always have to travel too far to have fun, but sometimes it’s just nice to explore a new location.



Have a wonderful day!
Laurie
Homestead Blog Hop will take place every Wednesday and is for all things homesteading: real food recipes, farm animals, crafts, DIY, how-to’s, gardening, anything from-scratch, natural home/health, self-sufficiency, self-reliance, natural remedies, essential oils, & more! Basically, anything related to homesteading.

Meet Your Hosts!

Follow Their Blogs
Natasha – Houseful of Nicholes (Facebook | Pinterest | Twitter | Instagram)
Laurie – Ridge Haven Homestead (Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram)
Liz – The Cape Coop (Facebook | Pinterest | Twitter | Instagram)
Kelly – Simple Life Mom (Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram)
FEATURED POSTS from the Last Homestead Blog Hop
Each week we take turns choosing three posts to feature. Each post will be shared on all social media platforms by all of the hosts! Here are the features from Last Week’s Hop:
1. Homemade Whole Milk Ricotta Cheese from The Copper Table
2. DIY Father’s Day golf gift idea with free printable from Our Tiny Nest
3. Smoked Loaded Baked Beans Recipe from That Guy Who Grills
Congrats! Feel free to grab the featured on button for your post.
Just right click and ‘save image as…‘
Guidelines for this Get-Together:
- Click on the “Add your Link” Button below and add a great image of your project or recipe. Make sure you link to the page of your family friendly post – not the main page of your blog.
- Link up to three posts each week.
- Try to visit at least a few other blogs at the party. Be sure to leave a comment to let them know you stopped by.
- Link your post back to the Homestead Blog Hop. If the hop isn’t linked to your post then you cannot be featured. All featured posts will be shared on all hosts’ social media channels.
- Please link up posts that you haven’t linked to the hop before. You are welcome to link old posts from your blog.
- By joining the party, you are giving the hosts permission to use one photo from your post with a link back to your site if it is selected as one of next week’s Features.
- This is a family-friendly link up meant to inspire and motivate the homesteader in all of us.
Let the Party Begin!
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Follow all your hosts on Pinterest and send me a message that you’d like to be added to our Homestead Blog Hop group board. The only rule is to only add posts that you’ve also added here.

How lovely that you and your mom got some time away together! What a precious gift for you both! Helen, Georgia, looks like a charming town! Thanks for the party, once again!