My Garden Last Year (2011)

My Garden Last Year (2011)

I was so proud of my garden last year. For the first time my tomato plants did not get blight and grew so big and beautiful! Some of the plants were five feet tall! I had 17 of them in all. Plus, I grew squash, cucumbers, strawberries, radishes, potatoes, peppers, and herbs. I didn’t get…

Laura’s Garden 2011
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Laura’s Garden 2011

My daughter, Laura – age 8, surprised me by planting her own garden and working the soil, right in the middle of our front yard in an old stump we had been filling in with dirt. I didn’t even know she had planted the garden until she came running in one day after campmeeting and…

Blueberry Crumble Cake
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Blueberry Crumble Cake

“I found this recipe last week on Family, Friends, & Food. I made a double batch and took one of them to potluck. Easy! I think this recipe would make good muffins, too. Yum!” – Melissa This Blueberry Crumble Cake recipe offers a satisfying combination of tart blueberries and sweet crumbly topping. It’s an easy-to-follow…

Beginning Gardening 101

Beginning Gardening 101

Well, really the 101 is because this is my first ever garden! I wanted to share with you how we have been building our raised bed garden. We have 9 boxes built so far with plans to make around 11 more. These beds are 4 x 4 and work perfect with my Square Foot Garden…

Retreat

Retreat

I was privileged to be able to attend the Shepherdess Retreat this weekend at Indian Creek Camp. Our speaker was Dr. Janice Browne. Oh my…. it was so special. There were no grand decorations… Just the lovely place that Indian Creek Camp is. The weather was perfect – warm. This was a retreat for the…

Q & A: Salad Dressings and Baking Powder
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Q & A: Salad Dressings and Baking Powder

I mentioned the other day that I was working on making more foods from scratch and I received this question: Q: How did you learn to make your own baking powder? I’d love to know that – avoid the aluminum additives… And have you shared your dressing recipes on your blog yet? I’m new here…

The Singing of the Birds

The Singing of the Birds

“For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a…

Artichoke Cheese Dip
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Artichoke Cheese Dip

Last night we decorated the Christmas tree. We had been trying to get to it for two weeks now, but my husband seemed to always be gone! It is one of those things that just makes the whole season so magical for children. The children especially love hanging up their own ornaments that I have…

Busy Days

Busy Days

Yesterday was yet another busy, busy day. I am painting murals on the walls at both of our churches. Yesterday I was working on the Sabbath School room of our church in Middlesboro, KY. I am nearly done with the sky/grass part. I am anxious to get started next week on the actual mural of…