About

Hey there and welcome!

I’m Autumn! And I’m want to inspire and help you to keep a traditional kitchen, garden and pantry.

As a wife and homemaker, I have many interests (don’t we all?). But here on the blog, I primarily share farm-to-table recipes, gardening skills and will also teach you how to preserve seasonal food for winter eating!

I began pursuing this lifestyle after being diagnosed with advanced Lyme disease over 10 years ago. Health issues forced my man and I to rethink our lives, and it caused us to define our personal values. What did we want from life? To bring to life? And give to our future family?

One thing led to another and ultimately, we decided to embrace a life in the countryside that was slower, simpler and healthier (you can read our story HERE).

Today I live in a small cottage that my man and I built. As a homemaker, I spend my days cooking and preserving food in the kitchen, tending to my ever-changing beautiful gardens and love caring for our small farmyard creatures. I even occasionally help my man with his backyard honeybees!

I know what you’re likely thinking at this point! “Ah, another homesteader!”

Truth is, I don’t think of myself in that way. I’m just a simple soul who wants to live a quiet life in the countryside surrounded by good food, beautiful gardens, stuffed mason jars, friends, family and a community I love.

I know it sounds practically perfect, but let me assure you, my life is anything but perfect (if you’ve ever known someone with advanced Lyme disease, you may understand). Broken though I may be, I DO have assurance that for now, the simple country life is the life for me.

Stay around, and you just might be inspired to join me on the journey!

All the best,

Autumn

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