Just when it seemed Julia might be an only child, I found out I was pregnant. Five months of hives, lower back/tailbone pain, a surprise, natural, breech birth, hospitalization at 1 year old for breathing issues, tantrums, challenges, his tears and worries (and mine). Our first son who bears the name of his father and [...]

Just a friendly little FYI: I have just listed 5 bottles of vanilla extract in my Etsy shop.

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Bulbs. Dig, Drop, Done. for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. My favorite flowers are daffodils.  When I was a little girl we had a patch of daffodils on our hillside.  Every year in late winter I would check our little hill to see [...]

Back in May I told you about how I was making homemade vanilla. Today I decided that my first batch was ready. It has been curing for the past 5 months and is ready to be used in all of our favorite recipes. This afternoon I strained the vanilla through two coffee filters that I [...]

Well, I just did something I have never done before.  I accidentally hit publish on a post I was working on for Friday.  I am not even sure how it happened.  Well, I know how it happened, I must have hit publish instead of save. That is what I get for being up too late. [...]

The past two weeks have been pretty busy around here.  Two weeks ago we went on vacation.  Ever since we came back I have been helping my daughter with her 4-H projects.  Plus, we are getting some nice garden harvests which need to be dealt with (not that I’m complaining). All of these things have [...]