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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The Nincom Dummies

The Nincom Dummies

The path to my morning puppy play date At around 9:30 – 10 am, I head out plodding through the silence of the fresh fallen snow…. I head across my uhhh “field,” then I cross the small bit of woods that stands as a property...

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Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland

Wildflower Farm In The Snow A few days back we got had a “wicked stawm” or for those who don’t speak Boston, “a wicked storm.” Now for people unfamiliar with the term “wicked” it means very, or lots of...

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