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Storing Up for Winter

The canning is done and the growing season is coming to a close. What’s next? An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It’s not like the pioneer days, I know, where once you’re snowed in you won’t get to a store until spring. However, it does just make sense to stock up…

Summer Reading Challenge

I have enjoyed reading for as long as I can remember. However, I think I can credit a public library summer reading program to my utter obsession with books. It was a simple program that challenged kids to read 100 books in a summer. At each 10 books reached they had a prize of some…

Finding Your Homemaker Style

Recently I had the lovely opportunity to witness my sister-in-law getting married. It’s a glorious thing witnessing the beginnings of a homemaker’s journey. A host of helpers gifted her things and assisted with her setting up your new home. Watching it all come about really made me realize how everyone as their own unique way…