Garden Vegetable Photos

Posted by Laura on Saturday Aug 29, 2009 Under Gardening, The Homestead
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Look how CUTE!!
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A Give Away for YOUR Homestead

Posted by Laura on Sunday Aug 9, 2009 Under Give Aways, The Homestead

Just because we love our blog visitors, because Life is Good, because God is blessing us left and right, and because we know you love them……here’s another Give-Away!

The goods?  This beautiful cedar birdhouse……

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This birdhouse measures 13 1/4″ wide x 11″ high x 8 1/2 ” deep, and has a 5… (READ MORE......) | 12 Comments

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We’re really excited about this section of the blog, because frankly, we love HOME.  Honestly, I see my home and small bit of land, as my sacred place in the world.  A safe haven we can always come back to.  Someplace our children are growing, learning, thriving, embracing life with a steadfast faith, and… (READ MORE......)

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A Little Love Around the Homestead

Posted by Laura on Friday Feb 13, 2009 Under Home Decor, The Homestead

Not much to say tonight.  But then, LOVE needs few words, right?

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Can you see me?

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Christmas at Home-Part II / Old Nativity

Posted by Laura on Tuesday Dec 30, 2008 Under Home Decor, The Homestead

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Here we are on the 6th day of Christmas, and we’re still celebrating on low gear. I must admit, a little bit of the Christmas blues have hit.  Not to take away one bit of the joy in celebrating the birth of Jesus, and all that that means for us.  If nothing else, that’s what helps… (READ MORE......) | 2 Comments

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Christmas at Home

Posted by Laura on Sunday Dec 28, 2008 Under Home Decor, The Big Picture, The Homestead

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We hope your Christmas was as beautiful and filled with peace as ours was.  Of course, I don’t necessarily mean auditory peace, if you have a house full of excited kids as we do, but you know, inner peace.  That quiet kind of Christmas joy you feel in your heart, that tends to bring such moments… (READ MORE......) | 6 Comments

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Paintin’ Seashells and Movin’ Dirt!

Posted by Laura on Saturday Sep 13, 2008 Under The Homestead

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Yesterday was a typical September Friday, here on the farm.  Ok, we really don’t live on a farm, but I like to pretend we do. : )

After all of our school work was done, the kids really wanted to paint some of the oodles of seashells and treasures they collected on a long… (READ MORE......)

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Pumpkin Patch Confusion

Posted by Laura on Wednesday Sep 10, 2008 Under Gardening, The Homestead

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If you’ve been reading along with us for awhile, you may remember the surprise pumpkin patch we discovered growing outside of our school windows, over our retainer wall.  We promised to update on what it produced, if anything, and here we are doing just that.

Although the leaves and vines took quite a beating through the storms… (READ MORE......)

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Baltimore Oriole Bribery…

Posted by Laura on Friday Jun 6, 2008 Under The Homestead

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Once I really saw the Baltimore Orioles this year, I got my heart set on wanting them to nest in OUR yard. But I think I learned the tricks of the trade a little too late this year. I know I did. Surely they were already building nests, if not settled in already, by the… (READ MORE......) | 2 Comments

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