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Loss
My baby… How I miss you. Never shall I kiss you. My life aches, Your life breaks… Away you fly. My baby… I held you. I saw your perfect face. Tiny hands, fingers, toes. The blood- like a rose. Blooms. Read more
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Absence
No longer will I apologize for lengthy absence. Life has been busy. My children and family come first. Homestead animals and gardens, friends- these are second… And my own passions and pursuits are at the bottom of the list. We Read more
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Update
So its been a while since I wrote… Doesn’t seem that anyone noticed my absence. Life has been busy. I’ve stalled on the weight loss and am trying Trim Healthy Mama… We shall see if that helps. I’ve been struggling Read more
animals
Happy Sad Bunny News
As expected, my Jersey Woolie Doe had her bunnies! She had 3 tiny babies… Unfortunately, the smallest didn’t survive. The runt was so tiny, smaller than my thumb. It survived a day then I found it outside of the nest Read more
animals
Building a nest
Last night, my Jersey Woolie doe started building her nest. I was thrilled and amazed as I watched her! Talk about the ultimate up cycle! She started shredding hay into smaller pieces, then she added them to her hiding hole Read more
Life
No-sew pillow upgrade
Today I decided to recover a few second life pillows I picked up this past week. I love giving items a new life and making them work with my home. These pillows started out frayed, stained, and just looked tired Read more
Life
Egg Carton Flowers
With winter full swing and looking towards Spring, I decided it was time to attempt Egg carton flowers! We made dozens of them and upcycled my girls’ mirror… But there are many other things you could create as well! Here Read more
Life
New life for old boxes
Today I’m going to share with you my most recent up cycle project- restoring delapatated old boxes! I started by cutting out cardboard inserts to line the box. After hot gluing the cardboard in place, I cut out my fabric Read more
Life
Mirror Upcycle
Recently I helped my oldest daughter remake her mirror. We wanted to make it a bit more creative and get rid of the “fairest of them all” quote as both our girls use the mirror. This is what we started Read more
Health
It’s Elderberry Time
This week my family has been sick… I do my best to try and keep everyone healthy, but sometimes we succumb. One of my go to remedies and immune support is elderberry. It does wonders for the immune system and Read more