As I’ve told you before, this lovely fall season, we have been blessed with as many apples as we can possible handle – what a delicious blessing they have been! We’ve been canning & freezing like madmen! And by “we” I mean “me”. Luke has been busily putting up shiplap in the bathroom – it…
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My Birth And Postpartum Preparation
Now that I’m getting farther along in my pregnancy, I’m naturally starting to think about plans for the birth and postpartum time. I am usually a very fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kind of person, but since about the beginning of the second trimester I’ve had the urge to be a bit more organized, and I LOVE making lists!…
Pregnancy Belly Balm Recipe
Pregnancy Belly Balm Recipe Ya know how during pregnancy your skin stretches a lot during pregnancy? Especially on your belly obviously. And thighs. And breasts. Well, when that happens, your skin can get really dry and irritated and itchy, and that’s just not a pleasant feeling. You try to scratch it to make it feel…
How To Can Dill Pickles
How To Can Dill Pickles – my all time favorite pickle recipe. This makes the most delicious crispy dill pickles we’ve ever had! This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. I am a pickle addict. I will eat a whole quart of pickles a day if you let me. And then…
Farmhouse Bathroom Part 1
Farmhouse Bathroom Part 1 This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. Who on earth starts remodeling their one and only bathroom while they are 30 weeks pregnant, and winter is about to hit? Oh right! That would be us. I guess we are gluttons for punishment. When we bought our house…
Making & Canning Applesauce
What do you do when your grandparents own a 24 acre heirloom apple orchard? You can jars and jars of applesauce, apple butter, apple pie filling, apple jam, and then you make a ton of apple desserts…french apple cake, apple crisp, apple pie….and then you eat some more apples. But today we are just gonna…
Being Pregnant.
I love being pregnant. At this moment, while I’m sitting here with a cup of coffee writing this post, it feels like she is doing some karate practice. I don’t know how I’m going to be able to keep up with this wild little girl once she’s born! It’s one of the best feelings in…
Spiced Mocha Coffee
The Best Ever Spiced Mocha Coffee Recipe that is perfect for the cold winters! This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. It is now autumn. The time for pumpkins, and sweaters, and steaming hot cups of spiced coffee. So what better time than now to share one of my signature coffee…
DIY Turmeric Face Mask
My husband puts up with a lot of my weird ideas. Turmeric face masks, eating liver, using chicken feet to make stock, drinking kombucha, ordering chicks when I have no idea where I’ll put them, you name it. The first time I made this face mask, I happened to still have it on when Luke…
Local Markets
The local farmer’s market has always been one of my favorite places to visit on weekends. There is just such neat community there. Such like-minded people. I love supporting our local farmers and entrepreneurs! We recently started doing some of our local markets. Most of the time we are at the Hamilton farmer’s market, and…