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Dollar Tree Love, Easy Crafting, Valentine’s Day Wreath
One of my favorite things to do (when I am not spending time with my goats) is Dollar Tree crafting. I usually go into the store and treasure hunt for things that I can redo or upgrade. Here are my directions for a cute Valentines Day wreath, all the products including the glue sticks were […]
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What Did You Get For Your Birthday? I Got Goats. Happy Birthday Oprah.
Today is my birthday, and it happens to be Oprah’s birthday too. My college- aged son called me, to wish Oprah a Happy Birthday 🙂 It has been a busy day, full of fun, cold weather, and my goats. I have been blessed to hear from several friends throughout my day. I spent my morning […]
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Becoming a Homesteader, My Journey of Growing, Preserving, and Discovering
As humans I think we want immediate results and instant significant progress in whatever we undertake. We have goals or dreams and think they should be accomplished with just a little work or during a short amount of time. I came into 2018 studying my seed catalogs, thinking I’d have a fruitful garden in no […]
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I’m A New Goat Mom
So I brought my cute little goats home, their names are Minne and Denver. Minnie and Denver are both Nigerian Dwarf goats, they are a couple of months old. My first hours owning goats have been very exciting. They are of course super cute and don’t mind being picked up. Denver, the little boy goat, […]
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My Goats Are Coming Home Tomorrow!!
Hey, in case you forgot my goats are coming home tomorrow! I am beside myself with excitement. It’s actually coming true, I am going to be a goat Mom. I’ve been distracting myself lately with cookies, cranberries, and homemade dish towels. At this point, I am waking up and thinking,“What have I not done yet […]
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Going Home, and Failing ?
Sometimes you don’t succeed. I have been processing this blog mentally and emotionally for about a month. In mid May of 2017 my family experienced a sudden traumatic family loss. I lost my parents in an accident. Honestly my parents were both very active and healthy, I thought I would have them for several more […]
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Homemade Dried Cranberries (Craisins); Cheaper and Less Sugar
As the winter weather has arrived in Kentucky, I have had a little more time to try some new things in the kitchen. One of my Christmas presents this year was a new dehydrator, a COSORI Dehydrator. I was thinking I would have to wait until summer or harvest to try using my new dehydrator. […]
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The Struggle is Real; More About My Struggle with Gardening and Homesteading
To be honest if you are gardening and/or homesteading: you are struggling. It’s even biblical, …. “Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life.” Genesis 3:17. So there will be a struggle even if you read all the right books, use […]
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Five Easy Steps Towards Your Homesteading Dreams, One Step at a Time
Five Easy Steps Towards Your Homesteading Dreams, One Step at a Time Wikipedia defines homesteading as a lifestyle of self sufficiency. If we are being honest none of us are completely self sufficient. We all depend on something whether it’s industry, community, or government. There are varying levels of that dependence and in turn varying […]
Hettie’s Homestead 