How to Get Farm Fresh Eggs Straight from Your Backyard

Fresh, healthy eggs. Natural fertilizer and pest control. A chance to teach your kids the value of growing their own food. These are just some of the reasons backyard chickens have moved from a novelty to a mainstream trend. More »

How to Make The Perfect Old-Fashioned Pie Crust

When it comes to baking the perfect pies, I believe it all starts with the perfect pie crust. More »

How to Create Homemade Gift Baskets

Put your imagination to work! Imagine giving a gift that reflects the whims or fancies, personality or passions of the person receiving it. Put away those old tired gifts and create something they will truly love. More »

Dirty Dishes Cause Debt

The other day I was asked one of the most common questions that people ask me. “Where do I start to get out of debt?” More »

The Fragrant Garden

Of all the ingredients we employ in the creation of a garden, scent is probably the most potent and the least understood. More »

 

All About The History of The Settler’s Cabin

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In the early 1800′s the first settler’s cabin was being constructed in East Charlotte, Vermont. These temporary homes were used by logger, trappers and American settlers while they trekked across the country. Some of the earliest and first cabins were made from hand hewn, pine and beech timbers. If you visit the right areas of the country you can find cabins with history dating all the way back to the 1750′s.

How to Get Farm Fresh Eggs Straight from Your Backyard

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Fresh, healthy eggs. Natural fertilizer and pest control. A chance to teach your kids the value of growing their own food. These are just some of the reasons backyard chickens have moved from a novelty to a mainstream trend.

How to Make The Perfect Old-Fashioned Pie Crust

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When it comes to baking the perfect pies, I believe it all starts with the perfect pie crust and in my opinion, store bought crusts do nothing for me.

How to Create Homemade Gift Baskets

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Put your imagination to work! Imagine giving a gift that reflects the whims or fancies, personality or passions of the person receiving it. Put away those old tired gifts and create something they will truly love.

Cleopatra’s Beauty Secrets

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The Legendary Queen of Egypt was known for her exquisite complexion. One of her secret beauty treatments, the milk and honey bath are still being used today.

Dirty Dishes Cause Debt

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The other day I was asked one of the most common questions that people ask me. “Where do I start to get out of debt?”

The Fragrant Garden

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“Of all the ingredients we employ in the creation of a garden, scent is probably the most potent and the least understood. Its effects can be either direct and immediate, drowning our senses in a surge of sugary vapor, or they can be subtle and delayed, slowly wafting into our consciousness, stirring our emotions and coloring our thoughts.

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