Category: simple living
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fighting off illness
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View fullsize It’s that time of year! The time when everyone seems to be fighting off something. I was somewhat in denial about it for myself all last week, until…
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baby bump butter
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With this little one on the way, I’ve been busy making and thinking up body care product recipes for both me and Baby! As this belly of mine expands, I…
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when life is too busy to pick the beans…
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…the beans get really big. It’s been a week of really big beans around here. With a busy holiday weekend spent with the best of friends and the start of…
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tomato soup
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I’ve said it before, but soup is one of my favorite things to can. There is nothing quite like grabbing a jar of soup from the basement on a cold…
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from the garden, from the market, to the shelf
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My days over the past few weeks (when not traveling, that is) have been filled with food preservation. The shelves are slowly, but steadily filling with jars of tomatoes, corn,…
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fermented cucumbers and jalapeños
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You know that team building game that people sometimes play where you have to choose what two foods you would want to live on for the rest of your life…
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blueberries!!!
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One of my favorite parts about summer is preserving all of the wonderful bounty that grows around here in our short summer months. And fresh, local berries are top on…
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washing windows
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Windows! We have so many windows! Sixteen on our main floor, to be exact, and six upstairs. I love our windows for the wonderful ventilation and natural light that the…
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summer heat, in the house and out
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July is in full swing and with it has come the hot and humid Minnesota air of summer. I love this time of year, because it’s such an extreme contrast compared…
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summer break
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It’s here, it’s here!! My summer break is here!! School has finished for the semester and my summer of traveling, gardening, reading, and rejuvenating has begun! Obviously, having three months…