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My mom comes out every year to help us braid onion My mom comes out every year to help us braid onions. We all have our jobs- hers is to prep very onion, take pictures of each kid with their onion strands and bring motivating snacks. 🥰
I think we can all agree that photographing my pre I think we can all agree that photographing my preserves in rainbow order was a very good use of my time.
We did it!! And yes… you can still pledge. New p We did it!! And yes… you can still pledge. New pledges go towards making a better book, printing in color, producing audio book etc. All backers of the printed book receive every “stretch goal” upgrade. Spread the word!
Wowza! We’re $500 away from hitting our funding Wowza! We’re $500 away from hitting our funding goal!! If you thought about backing this project please head on over to Kickstarter and push us over the finish line! (Link in profile)

Now… will somebody go find this boy a pair of pants?
Today is Hattie’s 10th birthday and she has plan Today is Hattie’s 10th birthday and she has plans a plenty! But I wanted to share this picture that I have taped to a cupboard in my kitchen because it clearly was Hattie’s 7th birthday, and I clearly stuck a candle in a carton of tag-alongs. Which weren’t even Girl Scout name brand- just the Aldi knock off. And that was good enough to get this smile from her and that smile from me.
Like the values it represents, Henry and the Great Like the values it represents, Henry and the Great Society is a book lost to time. Help us bring this story back into print for a new generation. Link in profile to preorder!
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March on the Farm

  • April 6, 2020
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Here is the third video in a series we are putting together about farm life from our kids’ perspective.
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Advice for Starter Gardens

  • April 3, 2020
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  • Rory
This is part one of a series on Starter Gardens. See also part two on building Raised Bed Gardens. We’ve had several friends contact us recently to ask about growing…
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Preserving the Harvest – What Worked, What Didn’t

  • April 1, 2020
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  • Rory
Every year we work our butts off to plant a huge garden and then burn out right around harvest time. Doh! One of the things that stymies us is where…
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Practical Ideas for Home Learning

  • March 19, 2020
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If you have followed along for any length of time, you might notice I don’t talk a whole lot about our homeschooling. Honestly, this is because I’ve found opinions are…
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The Incredible Story of Saint Patrick

  • March 17, 2020
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One of my very favorite read-aloud books is this one here: I Heard Good News Today by Cornelia Lehn. It begins with Mary Magdalene running from the tomb to tell…
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Chicken and Lamb for Sale

  • March 16, 2020
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This is a sobering time in the world with so much in the future feeling uncertain. And yet, it is also the time of year to look ahead and get…
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