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    I’m Back!

    As you might have noticed, I’ve been gone for a bit.  We took a little road trip to STL to visit Tool Lady’s family and have a little early Christmas.  After a longer than expected trip back home (we got trapped in Amarillo when I-40 got closed after some crazy ice and…

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    Hot Chocolate & a Mason Jar Cozy

    Alright, let’s be honest here…can you think of anyone you know who doesn’t like hot chocolate?  Right! So, given our shared love of hot chocolate, I thought I’d share a fun little gift that’s super easy to throw together and that is always met with joy! In layers, add to…

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    Unplugging

    After too many days (weeks? months?) of burning the candle at both ends, I’m more than ready for a little vacation!  Tool Lady, Fish Girl and I are going on a road trip to visit family and I will be officially unplugging for a full week! I’m sure I’ll have…

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    {this moment}

    A Friday ritual.   A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. {this moment inspired by Soule Mama}  If you feel inspired to share your moment, please leave a link to…

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    Harvest & Macro Monday

    Happy Monday everyone! The past two weeks have been full of a whole lot of nothing much…in the garden, at least…there is busy-ness happening everywhere but there!  There’s lots trying to grow, but not much ready for harvesting.  The lettuce in the ground froze completely over the past week with…

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    Do Our Chickens Pay for Themselves?

    Back in August I asked this question, so we’ve been tracking it on my sidebar ever since.  This is what’s happened in a nut (egg?) shell… For a while (read: when we first started this challenge), we were getting 6-7 eggs a day and I was feeling extremely optimistic about…