Cinnamon Rolls Christmas Brunch

Cinnamon Rolls Christmas Brunch

Cinnamon Rolls Christmas Brunch. Today, I am the matriarch of the house…. But  as a child, it  was my mum who filled the roll I fill now. Every Christmas morning after presents, we would head for the kitchen and there would be a beautiful...

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Christmas In Little Berlin

Christmas In Little Berlin

Christmas In Berlin We settled in a small farming town about a  year after moving back to the US. First we lived in an apartment in Arlington, but this was the life we wanted. So when Dr. Farmer Moomin, got a job, we moved…. We left the big...

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Finnish Ham from Savo

Finnish Ham from Savo

Finnish Ham My husband and I have very different Christmas traditions because we come from opposite sides of the great Atlantic Pond. As should be wicked clear by now, I am  from New England…. My husband, is from loosely five hours into the...

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Declaring Christmas Peace

Declaring Christmas Peace

Finland, where my husband is from, has an unbroken tradition that goes back centuries. Every Christmas Eve, peace is declared. Until then the festivities don’t really happen. First all gather by the tv to watch this all important...

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Soap Making

Soap Making

Tubs Of Soap The snow is falling, though not deep on the ground today. Outside, not only can smell the snow, but cold too has it’s own fragrance. It’s freezing cold out.  But I wouldn’t want it any other way… In fact, the...

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A Recently Finished Project

A Recently Finished Project

Handmade by yours truly. Homesteading housewives tend to wear many hats. I am not unusual in this way. We tend to be a rather creative group with traditional leanings on some levels, while by the nature of what we do, are way ahead of our time...

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