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Bay Rum Aftershave
Guys are so hard to buy for! But when you’re making gifts for guys, it can be near impossible! This is one of the gifts I made my dad for Christmas: Bay Rum Aftershave. The spices, bay leaves, and...
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Our DIY House: Interior Barn Door
It was love at first sight. A for sale by owner sign lured us down a quiet and quaint little street that, in despite of living in this town for 28 years, we had never been down before. That was the...
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Dog Silhouettes
I’m so excited to share the gift I made for my parents for Christmas this year! When I moved out, my room became the dog’s bedroom the next day. My mother is basically a modern day snow white, if she...
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Appendix Cancer, IVF, & The Angel: Dr. Loret De Mola
I normally try to leave a lot of my personal life out of my blog, however, I felt compelled to share my personal story with you, after Stacey Skrysak from WAND News so graciously shared her struggles...
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Blueberry Freezer Jam
Oh, how I wish we had planted blueberry bushes like we had planned this year, but sometimes life gets in the way! Thankfully we have tons of farmer stands and markets around this time of year, so I...
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DIY Stevia Extract
My husband and I have been using stevia rather than sugar for sweetening tea and coffee for a couple of years now. I grew a stevia plant last year and didn't really know how to use it. This year I'm...
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Liquid Laundry Soap
Did you ever notice how much more expensive your grocery bill is when you have to buy all the cleaning/paper products, and especially laundry detergent? I would always dread that trip, knowing I...
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Bright White Laundry Soap
This laundry soap could not be easier to make, and my whites have never been whiter! Three simple ingredients, and in 2 minutes, you have a gallon of laundry detergent that cost next to nothing!...
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Blueberry Thyme Collins
Talk about summer in a glass. This is my all time favorite summer time cocktail! Fresh blueberry jam, (like my home made blueberry freezer jam) mixed with a sweet apple and thyme scented syrup. And...
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Sugar Scrub Cubes
I made these rosemary mint sugar scrub cubes as christmas gifts last year for the ladies in my life. They smell so good, it made me want to eat them!! The rosemary added that luxurious herbal smell...
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Zucchini Bread, Gluten-free
Its that time of year when we're harvesting multiple zucchini's everyday. So I had to post my favorite zucchini bread recipe. This one is gluten-free and it comes from Karina over at Gluten-Free...
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Our Greenhouse
I'm the kind of person who loves to make vision boards. My husband and I make one together every year or two with very specific goals and pictures to look at everyday until we make them happen. Let...
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Raspberry Freezer Jam
Because of the interest, I decided to do a quick post of the recipe for the raspberry freezer jam. Its the same as if you were using blueberries, the only difference is that I omitted the lemon juice...
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Chocolate Mint Tea
We have an abundance of herbs growing, and its hard keeping up with them! When I'm cutting them, I am sure to cut myself a little extra mint to make a fresh cup of mint tea. We grow three kinds of...
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A Look at the Outside of Our Cottage
Hello, all!! Thought I would share a few photos today of the sweet little place for which this blog is named. Jared and I love our home so much and we are very grateful to have found such a perfect...
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Homemade Chocolate Syrup
Jared and I love chocolate milk, so chocolate syrup is a staple in our household. When I started looking at the ingredients of some of the processed stuff that we have bought in the past, I was...
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Herbal Flower Arrangements
This time of year, everything is in full bloom, and I love to bring a little bit of the outdoors inside. ( I'm talking flowers and herbs, not creepy crawlies.) Because of our abundance of herbs we...
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The Lost Art of Letter Writing
One of my favorite bands, Arcade Fire, wrote a beautiful song called "We Used to Wait." The song is all about how we used to write letters, and we used to anticipate and wait for the arrival of...
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No Way In H%@# Martha Made These
There is no way in hell Martha Stewart made these: My friend Phoebe and I had seen an article in Martha Stewart Living the year before about how to make these beautiful concrete hypertufa pots. What...
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Fort Kit
What kid doesn't love building a fort. My sister and I took up the entire second level of my grandparent's tri-level home when we were young, and we spent hours in there. We were master fort...
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