Here is a little of what we've done today. Tomatoes are probably the sloppiest thing to can. Letisha emailed me and asked: I have been wondering what are the pros and cons for canning and freezing. I froze our blueberries. I picked some pears from my MIL's tree and am freezing them. I
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There is an orchard about a mile from us that will let us pick the apples that are on the ground for free. :o) Jeff and the girls spent Saturday morning doing that with another neighbor. Only down side was that Jeff hurt his back. &nbs
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Taking a little time and a few scrap supplies you probably already have you can save money by making your own cards. If you buy 20 greeting cards a year, at an average $3.00 per card, you are spending $60 per year. You could make a 500 cards from one pack of cardstock for under $6.00 (you cut your
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Don’t we all enjoy getting a letter or card in the mail?! When I was a child, yes, way before email and text messaging, I had an aunt whose husband was in the military so our relationship was a long distance one. She was so good about writing letters and even sending an occasion
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Kimberly Eddy, from Joyful Momma posted a wonderful review of our Basic Cake Decorating DVD. While we were gone on vacation she e-mailed me pictures from her girls and it about brought me to tears! THIS is what teaching is all about! Yes, we do want to increase our income with our DV
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Here are a few pictures from our Jewelry Making Class during our Domestic Day Camp last week. This was hosted and taught by Jane and her daughters! They did a great job! This week we are doing Card Making! .
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Jeff and I grew up in Upstate New York. Both of our grandparents had dairy farms, so needless to say we both spent our share of time on the farm(s). Unfortunately, because we moved away our children haven't had much of a farm life. But when we do visit New York we try to give them a taste of th
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Today was our first Herb Class. One of our teachers was not feeling well so Olivia had the class to teach for herself. In my humble opinion as her mother (OK, hear a little pride puffing up), I must say I think she did a great job. She has had plenty of experience with public speaking, giving 5-8
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Our family's choice:
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
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