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Her Rural Highness

Just a rural wife trying to live simply.

Category: Household

Gardening, Home & Garden, Household, Recipes, Uncategorized

Oven Roasted Sugar Snap Peas

herruralhighness / June 27, 2017

As I am writing this blog post, I am laying outside in our driveway, soaking in some vitamin D! Today is such a beautiful day!  The sun is shining, but there are some clouds and a breeze keeping it from getting hot.  All the windows in our house are wide open, allowing the fresh air to whisk away any stale…

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Freezing Sugar Snap Peas

herruralhighness / June 22, 2017

Every year, at some point, we become overrun with vegetables from our garden. We can only eat so many at a time! We have begun to get to that point now with our sugar snap peas. So, when we get to this point, I begin to freeze some of the peas so that we have them to enjoy later on.…

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Homemade Hand Soap

herruralhighness / June 14, 2017

Rather recently, I began trying to make all kinds of household things using essential oils. There are some things that I will venture into experimenting with, and there are other things that I am not ready to take on yet! One household item I found rather simple to duplicate is hand soap. I did some research for recipes and ratios.…

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Refinishing Plastic Patio Chairs

herruralhighness / June 13, 2017

This weekend was packed full of visiting our families. My great uncle turned 80 so we had a birthday picnic for him, and we visited with my husband’s family since his aunt and cousins from New England came to visit for a few days. A few weeks ago, my husband stopped in to see his parents, and found some white…

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Our First Harvest!

herruralhighness / June 12, 2017

Today happened to be one of my favorite days of the summer: I picked our first vegetables from our garden! I have been keeping an eye on our sugar snap peas for a little while now. About a week ago I took notice to the blossoms on the peas. I knew it was only a matter of time! Today, I…

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Hummingbird Feeder

herruralhighness / June 7, 2017

This spring, my husband and I decided to put out a hummingbird feeder. The previous owners of our house had hummingbirds that came around, and we wanted to see if we could get them to come back after a few years of not having a feeder out. I know these are not the best pictures, but I did what I…

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DIY Essential Oil Window Cleaner

herruralhighness / June 5, 2017

This post contains affiliate links. Please refer to our Disclosure Policy for details. During the summer, I try to get caught up with things around the house that may have fallen by the wayside throughout the school year. One of the things that I don’t give a whole lot of thought to is cleaning the windows. So, I put this…

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Slow Cooker Mint Tea

herruralhighness / May 22, 2017

As the weather is getting warmer, my husband and I have some favorite drinks to enjoy in the summer months. This morning’s adventure found me making mint tea for my husband. While I have never been a fan of this tea, my husband enjoys it very much so I thought it might be a nice surprise for him when he…

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