Natural landscaping on a budget

Last week I showed some of the porches that we were working on, and it took *all* week to get everything pressure-washed, re-stained and railings painted. We also put out mulch around the house and…

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Spring porches

Even though we have done a lot of clearing brush, etc., this spring, I am behind getting the porches ready for spring–probably because it’s such a big job and we need three days of nice,…

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A mother who is Far Above Rubies

 I could go through each verse of Proverbs 31 starting in verse 10, and show so many examples of how my mother is the epitome of the woman described.  There just aren’t enough words to…

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Mountain Spring

The azaleas are just gorgeous this year here so I thought I would share this particular one, which belonged to my grandmother. So beautiful and pink, isn’t it?  I clipped these and thought they looked…

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Vintage lilacs

My grandmother’s lilacs are in bloom so I put together a tablescape with vintage china that has been in my great grandmother’s china cabinet for at least 50-70 years. These darling cups are from post-war…

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A week of Spring in the country

I thought I would share with you all what I have shared on my facebook page this week in case you missed it. First up…my “Thrift” is absolutely gorgeous this year and smells so fragrant.…

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Spring pink and blue

I don’t think I have ever loved pink and blue more than I do right now. I had that red phase, but honestly I really have loved pink and blue since I was a little…

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My mother’s bread recipe

After posting these yummy photos of my mom’s bread on my facebook page, I had lots of requests to post the recipe. So here it is… It is from the Grit newspaper cookbook you can…

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