It's What's for Breakfast!

Our family recently discovered how simple granola is to make!  I make a batch just about every week. For years, I have wanted to make granola, but never had success with any recipe I tried.  Then I met Emmilie Gaston.  This is her wonderful recipe.  Ingredients: 4...

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All Natural, Inexpensive, Homemade Fabric Softener

So today's post is a trick that I learned about a year ago.  My husband and I decided it made sense for me to stay at home.  I figured that part of my job as a stay at home wife and mother meant that I needed to make some cut backs in household costs where possible.  By far, one...

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Banana Jam!

I checked out an amazing book from the library this week.  Artisan Preserving by Emma MacDonald is a work of art.  She has creative recipes for preserving.  There are thoughtful tips scattered throughout the book, as well.   I came across a recipe for banana jam and decided...

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A Dress for KidR!

Thanks to my lovely internetting skills, I found a wonderful tutorial showing how to make a dress out of a man's dress shirt. Here is KidR in hubby's old shirt.  The dress tutorial is here.    This is a lovely tutorial which explains every step in detail.  Especially...

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