Two of my favorite things are cute kittens, and sitting in front of a cozy fire. So here you go: Little Britches (Mom’s cat) just hanging around in a little trash can. What a crazy kitty! And here’s what I’d love to spend a long cozy evening doing sometime soon. ❤️ 🔥 🧦 Honestly, life…
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Hi, Friends! In just a week and a day, here in North America we will gather. I love that word. To gather means so much more than just meeting up. It means coming together for a purpose. It assumes a crowd, which is what most Thanksgiving celebrations entail. And in my mind, gathering suggests a…
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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…
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A Bountiful Harvest and the Garden’s Last Hurrah! Every time I hike up the hill to check out the garden goodies, I find more to pick! Green beans and purple pole beans have not disappointed me. They just keep on producing! I think we are at the end, and today’s picking was half as much…
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Greetings from Cumberland Falls Resort Park and our campsite! We are on a little weekend getaway, and the weather has been spectacular! Camping with our church youth group has rewards and challenges. But it’s been nice to come away and especially to spend some time in nature. I hope everyone is having a nice weekend….
Read moreWelcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Harvest Time In our garden, and yours as well, I presume, we are in the midst of the harvest season. Don’t you enjoy seeing the fruits of your hand? All that work eventually does bring something wonderful We’ve been working on potatoes, snap beans, tomatoes, and herbs. And don’t…
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Welcome to the Sunday Sunshine Blog Hop! Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Philippians 4:8 I hope you…
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Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Husbands. Sometimes they are infuriating and they don’t even try to be! Take today, for instance. I was varnishing our kitchen ceiling, which is a daunting task. Right in the middle, I began to look around at our setup. Maybe I didn’t want to keep at it, or maybe…
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Welcome to the Sunday Sunshine Blog Hop! Howdy! Mornin’ Partners! You don’t have to be from Texas to give a howdy to folks! 🤠 We’ve made it through another week, and are launching into the next. Two of us got through covid again and are back on the other side. I missed my garden, but…
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We are Surviving Life can get so crazy. Every now and then you wonder at all the darts being hurled at you. How do you make it? Well, you just keep plugging away, one day at a time, and sometimes you ignore your plans. This week, believe it or not, we got hit with covid…
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Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Here is just a reminder for you today. I saw it printed on a notebook yesterday and liked it. Not everyone fits into a certain mold, and that’s ok. It’s actually preferable that way! Life would be boring if we all were the same! Have a great day! Laurie…
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What’s your favorite garden bounty?
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Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Dear Readers, I’m glad you came out again to check out the blog hop! It wouldn’t be here without you! This week, around our homestead, we are mostly working inside. Trying to hit the plumbing, learning a little every day, and working on the ceilings and joists. I’ve been…
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Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! It’s a sunny day!!! ☀️ And for us, that means wonderful things!! Finally, after approaching four year living off the grid (Living Off the Grid—What Does That Mean?), this evening, we got the confirmation that our solar system is bringing us power!! ☀️ 👏🏼 🌞 I’ll be writing about…
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Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Hello! Suddenly we are mid-July, and it seems like so many flowers are everywhere, each one more wonderful than the least one! If you were to look at my photo app, I’m 💯 percent sure that the flowers outnumber the people pictures! And I do take a lot of…
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