You can store potatoes from the grocery store long term in your house easily with what you already have on hand!
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COVID19 turned you into a homeschooler overnight – now what???
Learn how to write your own unit plans with this step by step guide for new homeschool parents (due to COVID19)
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Friday night is still pizza night
Pizza night just looks a little different now due to the fact that we're doing our part and self-isolating to help flatten the curve/stop the spread of COVID19. Here's a quick recipe I came up with, and Ted and Jake both like it. Ingredients: frozen bread dough or frozen rolls, spaghetti sauce, toppings (What do … Continue reading Friday night is still pizza night
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One free little action you can take now
If you're starting to run out of paper towels to dry your hands on or disinfect counters, doorknobs, cabinet handles, light switches, etc with, here's a quick and easy thing you can do. Go grab your oldest roughest towel from the closet (we all have one, right?). Now cut it into strips and then into … Continue reading One free little action you can take now
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Growing potatoes from sprouted ones
This is not a "bad" potato; it's a potato that's going to provide you with the means of growing your own future potatoes: This is how you do it: Cut the sprouts off, leaving some potato just below the sprouted parts (called "eyes"). Now set those in a saucer of water. Don't use too much … Continue reading Growing potatoes from sprouted ones
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Setting up the woodshop
My Dad is a jack of all trades. He's fantastic at lots of little things. One of those things is wood crafting, and he recently decided to set up a wood shop; he has more time since retiring to play at all his hobbies, and he's been making some really neat wood pieces lately. I … Continue reading Setting up the woodshop
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Putting the chickens to work
When we worked outside last weekend, Ted brought up several loads of composted manure from the barn. Some went into my raised beds, but a bunch went into the chicken run. They are LOVING IT! They packed and scratched in it to find all the tasty bugs until it was dark. Here's a little video … Continue reading Putting the chickens to work
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Dollar Tree – spring floral display
This is a little floral display I put together from Dollar Tree items. Everything is from Dollar Tree. It came to $11 total cost - 2 sprays of egg cattails (cut apart), 2 sprays of lilacs, 2 sprays of greenish flowers, 2 sprays yellow flowers, 1 metal bucket, 1 foam block, 1 bag moss (although … Continue reading Dollar Tree – spring floral display
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Dollar Tree – gnome garden
I've started crafting a little here and there again, and I've realized something. Craft supplies are expensive! A new trend I've noticed is crafters buying supplies/repurposing items from Dollar Tree to keep costs down, and it works! I couldn't find any premade gnome gardens or fairy gardens online. I think due to their fragility that … Continue reading Dollar Tree – gnome garden
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It’s a kitchen day today!
I love what I call my "kitchen days". Those are the times when I spend an entire day in the kitchen, cleaning and cooking/canning/freezing recipes, etc. My happy places are my kitchen, the barn, the local library, any beach by the ocean/sea, Christmas Eve/Morning (wherever the festivities take place), and Disneyworld. And today is a … Continue reading It’s a kitchen day today!
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