What does Country Living have to do with the Coronavirus (or any infectious disease) This post may contain affiliate links. Pandemics, Country living, Coronaviruses? It’s Sabbath afternoon. Our family stayed home from church, attended an online service, and spent the day quietly. We kept in touch with family and friends via phone and text, and…
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Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Snow has come to East Tennessee! We went to bed with a white-frosted world! All night long, I kept waking up to brightness. The full moon, with the white snow tricked me into thinking morning had already arrived! In the silence of the night, I took the opportunity to…
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Old Fashioned and Modern tips to keep your bed warm!
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Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Happy December to you! Last months blog hop had so many wonderful posts that it was almost impossible to narrow down three to feature. I very much appreciate the focus on frugal living that several of the posts contained. As we are now full-throttle in the Christmas buying season,…
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What is a Work Bee, and what is so wonderful about one? If you’ve ever read some of the old stories, like the Little House on the Prairie books or stories from former pioneer times, you may have come across the idea of a work bee. Depending on the nature of the project needed help…
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Homestead Update: Happenings and Project Updates What’s Happening at Ridge Haven? Currently we have so many projects that are in-progress. So I thought a homestead update would be nice. Little by little we are tackling them, according to our time, money, tools available, and weather. Past Homestead Updates Here’s what we’ve done recently leading up…
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Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! It’s Finally feeling like Fall! I love the Autumn time, but here in East TN, we’ve been having a long summer, weather-wise! But all of the sudden, we have those nice crisp nights, the chilly mornings, and we even have a bit of color in the trees! Yay for…
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Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! HI! I’m glad you’re here! Do you need an encouraging word? I do! We all do! Some days we just feel our need of a good word more than others! If you’re having one of those days, I hope the following promise will lift you up like it has…
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Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Glad you are here! Here at Ridge Haven Homestead we have been working on our cabin. Our boys have been such a great help, but we are all getting weary—mentally and physically. They say building your own house will really put a strain on relationships. I believe this is…
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Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! October! Can you believe it? Believe it or not, October is here! Around here, you’d never know it by the temperatures, though. We are hot and dry, and bonfire plans have to be on hold because of fire hazards and burn bans! Crazy! The seasonal change has brought…
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I took a stroll down our country road. I found purple autumn all around!
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There is always hope, no matter what difficulties you see.
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Because life is not all sunshine and wildflowers! I’m usually a skirt and straw hat kind of girl. That’s my preferred attire. Not today. Today, I donned blue jeans and knee boots, and topped it with a rubber raincoat. We have quite a mess! It’s raining, it’s pouring! Nobody’s snoring. All hands on deck to…
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What’s blooming in East Tennessee on our Spring Wildflower Walk?
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