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Birthday Parties: How To Spend Less And Still Have Fun!

Birthday Parties: How To Spend Less And Still Have Fun!

Posted on February 19, 2015January 3, 2018 by Mindie

NOT the littlest country kid! Recently the littlest country kid turned 3. He walks, he talks, and for the most part, uses the potty like

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged Children, DIY21 Comments on Birthday Parties: How To Spend Less And Still Have Fun!
How to survive when the power goes out….

How to survive when the power goes out….

Posted on January 8, 2015January 29, 2019 by Mindie

I am not a prepper or a survivalist, but that being said, I do have first hand personal experience on this topic. You see, last

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Posted in HomesteadingTagged DIY, Homestead, survival50 Comments on How to survive when the power goes out….
Homemade Dog Treats, with Pumpkin and Cat Nip!

Homemade Dog Treats, with Pumpkin and Cat Nip!

Posted on November 6, 2014November 1, 2019 by Mindie

We love our dog, Heidi the Homestead Hound. She was a rescue dog, and in her short life before we got her, she had been

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Posted in RecipesTagged critter, DIY, homemade gift ideas, Recipes47 Comments on Homemade Dog Treats, with Pumpkin and Cat Nip!
Homemade Cherry Pie From Scratch

Homemade Cherry Pie From Scratch

Posted on August 7, 2014November 18, 2019 by Mindie

There is just something about pie that makes everything better. Case in point, I was trying to set up a computer for the oldest country

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged DIY, Recipes, Thanksgiving32 Comments on Homemade Cherry Pie From Scratch
DIY Corkboard Coasters

DIY Corkboard Coasters

Posted on August 4, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

No one likes ugly water markers on their tables…… So what do you do? Well if you are over 60 you use a coaster….. If

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged craft, DIY, homemade gift ideas62 Comments on DIY Corkboard Coasters
Make Your Own Brown Sugar

Make Your Own Brown Sugar

Posted on July 13, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

Have you ever been baking or ready to make a BBQ rub and realized you were out of brown sugar? ♪♪♪ dunt, dunt, dunt ♪♪♪

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged DIY, Recipes42 Comments on Make Your Own Brown Sugar
Dog Gone Fleas (A Natural Alternative)

Dog Gone Fleas (A Natural Alternative)

Posted on July 8, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

My dog has fleas and no, I am not trying to tune a ukulele! Seriously, look it up and that’s all you get, people teaching

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged critter, DIY, Homestead20 Comments on Dog Gone Fleas (A Natural Alternative)
Making Homemade Jam

Making Homemade Jam

Posted on July 1, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

There is nothing in this world like homemade jam on your toast in the morning. Strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, blackberry, and the list goes on. Maybe

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged DIY, Homestead, Recipes14 Comments on Making Homemade Jam
Homemade Pie Crust

Homemade Pie Crust

Posted on June 24, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

Too often today, when someone makes a pie, they buy the crust. While I know it might be simple to just throw one in the

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged DIY, Homestead, Recipes, Thanksgiving20 Comments on Homemade Pie Crust
DIY Recipe Plate

DIY Recipe Plate

Posted on June 22, 2014December 1, 2020 by Mindie

Do you love giving baked goods as gifts? Do you sometimes include a recipe card? I bet that card gets misplaced 8 out of 10

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged craft, DIY, homemade gift ideas, Recipes62 Comments on DIY Recipe Plate
How to Get Rid of Flies… This is War!!!

How to Get Rid of Flies… This is War!!!

Posted on June 17, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

Flies…. those little insects who have no respect for your home or yard. They fly anywhere they feel, sit on your counter and rub their

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged DIY, Homestead29 Comments on How to Get Rid of Flies… This is War!!!
DIY Corkboard Trivet

DIY Corkboard Trivet

Posted on June 16, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

I know some of you are asking…. what is a trivet!?!? And why do I need to make one!?!? Well a trivet is an “object”

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged craft, DIY, homemade gift ideas14 Comments on DIY Corkboard Trivet
Adventures in Home DIY: Replacing a Sub-floor (Yeah We’re Nuts)

Adventures in Home DIY: Replacing a Sub-floor (Yeah We’re Nuts)

Posted on June 13, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

Our house is over 100 years old… it has “character.” But sometimes that character becomes, well, beyond acceptable. For instance, our bathroom floor…. it was

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged DIY, Homestead19 Comments on Adventures in Home DIY: Replacing a Sub-floor (Yeah We’re Nuts)
The Ins and Outs of Composting

The Ins and Outs of Composting

Posted on June 3, 2014April 1, 2019 by Mindie

If you garden, you know how important it is to have the right stuff in your “dirt.” Plants take nutrients from the soil in order

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Posted in GardeningTagged DIY, Garden, Homestead19 Comments on The Ins and Outs of Composting
Clean Your Washer and Dryer

Clean Your Washer and Dryer

Posted on May 20, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

Look! Money!!! I’m rich!  If you have kids, critters and garden like we do, you have dirty laundry….. lots and lots of dirty laundry. That’s

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged DIY, Homestead45 Comments on Clean Your Washer and Dryer
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