Family Home Emergency Preparedness: Where to Begin
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Family Home Emergency Preparedness: Where to Begin

Originally published Setember 2014. Updated March 2023. Family Emergency Preparedness You can read all of the posts in the Family Emergency Preparedness series here. My husband and I have been having serious discussions lately about what’s going on in the world. He called me this morning as he was driving through Asheville, NC, and said…

My Vintage Wallpaper Discovery @ AHomeToMake.com

My Vintage Wallpaper Discovery

As my husband and I pulled off the old 70’s wallpaper from the dining room walls, we made another discovery we didn’t expect! The original vintage wallpaper from 1950!! So… you may have already seen photos of the old vintage wallpaper we found when we pulled off the top layer of wallpaper. So we finally…

What to Do With Summer Squash | Squash Patties Recipe
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What to Do With Summer Squash | Squash Patties Recipe

This is a recipe I have shared before, but since it is one of my favorite recipes ever and since it goes with this week’s series on Summer Squash, I thought it was time to revisit it! These patties are easily made gluten free by using your favorite gluten free flour and you can omit…

My Garden Plans for 2012

My Garden Plans for 2012

I had a good garden last year. Here are my goals for this year: Vegetable Garden Something I am working harder at this year, is succession planting. I was excited to find Seeds of Change seeds at Wal-Mart and discovered a sweet pea – Green Arrow Shell Peas – which are a bush type pea…

Preparing to Plant Seeds

Preparing to Plant Seeds

I love this time of year. When the weather warms up just enough that you know spring is coming and the itch to dig in the dirt and grow something gets under your skin. In the past I have used yogurt cups, egg cartons, butter dishes, and more to start my seeds in. This year…

My Garden Last Year @ AHomeToMake.com

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…