Home & Garden

Vegetable Garden 2020

My husband and I have had a garden every summer that we have lived at our house, with the exception of last year. We attempted planting tomatoes in buckets. Spoiler…it did not work.  The plan was to have a garden of raised beds last year already, but life got a little crazy and it didn’t happen. So this year my…

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Home & Garden, Recipes

Home Canned Pumpkin

I love fall! I love the leaves changing, the cooler weather, and pumpkins! I love looking at pumpkin displays along the road and at the farmers market. Seeing the different ways they grow and the uniqueness of them all is so neat! I’m sitting here on a snowy day the week before Thanksgiving. While it is still indeed fall, it…

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Family Fun, Home & Garden

DIY Epsom Salt Foot Soak

This post contains affiliate links. Please refer to our Disclosure Policy for details. Shhhhh! I’m releasing a secret a little early! I always make something with my students for Mother’s Day, and this year I wanted to post about it beforehand to give others some ideas! So, moms of my students, you have two choices: don’t read this until after…

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Home & Garden

7 Tips for Planning a Vegetable Garden

Our garden planning is beginning to be underway! Each spring, since we’ve moved into our new house, we plant a rather substantial garden in our backyard. The previous owners already had a space prepared, so we just use that area for our garden as well. Even though it is in our backyard, it is visible from the road in front…

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Home & Garden

DIY Facial Cleansing Gel

**This post contains affiliate links.  Please refer to our  Disclosure Policy for details.** A little over a year ago, I began using essential oil face cleanser and I haven’t looked back since! I began by using a face wash I purchased from a company, and I really liked it. I then decided to attempt to mix up my own. I used…

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