“And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.” Hello, dear friend. How are you? I hope that you are okay. These times are heavy, I know. I saw an article the other day titled, “When Did We All Become So Miserable?” It broke my heart. It said something about a bitter election and a horrific pandemic. I suppose that sums it up. But I wonder, too, if it’s not more…
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Introducing: Faith & Grace Family Farm
Read moreHello, sweet friends! So I’ve been promising a big announcement here for awhile and today is the day. You know that we have been expanding our tiny homestead here & I’m so excited to share that today we are launching our new family farm store:…
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Marina Grace in the Garden
Read more“The question is not, — how much does the youth know? when he has finished his education — but how much does he care? and about how many orders of things does he care? In fact, how large is the room in which he finds…
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Our First Honey Harvest
Read moreLast week we took our first harvest of honey. What an adventure it has been, a lifetime in the making. I’ve shared before that J. and I each came into our relationship with a dream of keeping honeybees one day. It was quite a surprise…
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summer in our gardens…
Read moreHere we are, friends, it’s the middle of July. Summer is here in all of its glory. I snapped these photographs around our yard on the first of the month. So much has already changed out there. We have so many vegetables on the vines…
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Honey Bees + Financial Dreams
Read moreThank you Lexington Law Firm for sponsoring this post. A high service partner and consumer advocate that will help you fight for the credit you deserve! Hello, friends! I hope that you are safe and well. Spring has truly sprung here in our little corner…
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Simplifying a Kids Bedroom: The Before
Read moreMany years ago as I prepared to become a mother, I had a list of lofty ideals about the kind of mother I would be. In my mid-twenties, I adopted a minimalist lifestyle and I wished to incorporate those ideals in motherhood. I fell in…
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All of the Cozy
Read moreHello, sweet friends! Happy Thursday and Happy Valentine’s Day Eve. After what felt like ages, the sun finally came out yesterday and it was beautiful. Unfortunately, it’s disappeared again today though. Don’t get me wrong, I love the rain, there is nothing more cozy than…
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Chicken Keeping for Beginners
Read moreKeeping backyard chickens is a wonderful experience. Chickens are sweet and low maintenance, with a few caveats which I’ll share below. I absolutely adore our chickens. They are my sweet girls. They are beautiful, and of the four that we have had since May, three…