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A finished wreath frame, ready for display or decorating

How to Make a Wreath Out of Branches

December 10, 2020 by Autumn 1 Comment

Filed Under: About, cottage decor Tagged With: handmade, handmade home, holiday decor, holidays, home decor

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Why I Began Blogging (and what it costs)

October 22, 2020 by Autumn 4 Comments

Filed Under: About, Musings & Stories Tagged With: blogging, life snippets

A red armchair next a cream and white, painted door

Painting the Cottage Doors

September 3, 2020 by Autumn Leave a Comment

Filed Under: About, Our Cottage & Farmstead Tagged With: home decor, homemaking life, homemaking tips, mountain cottage

A grassy pathway through hugelkultar gardens

Year 2 in the Hugelkultar Kitchen Gardens

August 27, 2020 by Autumn 5 Comments

Filed Under: Farmgirl, Gardening, Our Cottage & Farmstead Tagged With: cottage garden, garden tips, grow food, organic gardening

A little girl holding a sunhat in hayfield

4 Filters to Use When You’re Dreaming About Country Life

August 6, 2020 by Autumn 6 Comments

Filed Under: Country Living, Farmgirl, Our Cottage & Farmstead

gardens in front of the Mountain Cottage

I’m Here to Confess I Lost My Way

July 16, 2020 by Autumn 24 Comments

Filed Under: Musings & Stories Tagged With: faith stories, farm life, life snippets

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Turn Lawn Into a Vegetable Garden

July 2, 2020 by Autumn Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Farmgirl, Gardening, Our Cottage & Farmstead Tagged With: garden tips, grow food, vegetable garden

My Guest Interview With Melissa K. Norris

June 25, 2020 by Autumn Leave a Comment

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Just Two Country Kids Who Saved

March 23, 2020 by Autumn 2 Comments

Filed Under: Our Cottage & Farmstead Tagged With: our story, saving money

Dreaming of Gardens, Ducks and Roses

January 30, 2020 by Autumn Leave a Comment

Filed Under: About, Musings & Stories, Our Cottage & Farmstead Tagged With: ducks, farm dreaming, my meanderings, organic gardening

The Day We Took Old Laying Hens

The Day We Took Old Laying Hens

November 22, 2019 by Autumn 2 Comments

Filed Under: Country Living, Musings & Stories Tagged With: Butchering, chickens, raising poultry

A Walk Through My Freezer Room

November 15, 2019 by Autumn Leave a Comment

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