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Wordless Wednesday
Rachel is 2 weeks old today! These are the photos from the first week and a half when my parents were here. I do have a few more recent ones on my camera, but it is in the dining room, … Continue reading
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Birth of Rachel Elizabeth
Let me preface this by saying that labor was a lot harder and more painful than I had somehow expected. I used every muscle in my body and every ounce of courage and strength within me to push our daughter … Continue reading
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Meet Norbert!
No, we didn’t name the baby Norbert! Norbert is our Christmas tree. Norbert is a Norfolk Island Pine that we bought from Home Depot on the first Sunday of Advent. I named it Norbert because I like to name my … Continue reading
New Curtains Part 2: Drapes
I am thrilled with how easy these were to construct, and with how great they look! If I do say so myself 🙂 They match the green paint in our room perfectly while still brightening the room and adding some … Continue reading
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New Curtains part 1: Valance
A few months ago, I decided that I wanted new curtains/drapes for our bedroom. Steve and I LOVE sleeping in the absolute pitch black, so up till now we’ve just had some black out curtains up that we bought a … Continue reading
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Wordless Wednesday: Garden Harvest
Well, this was a trial and error garden this year; I have different plans for next year. I did, however, eek out a few green beans. Local, organic, from my front yard! Pretty cool! Oh, and I picked them on … Continue reading
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Article in St. Petersburg Times
A few days ago, a friend posted a link on Facebook to a blog that said the health column reporter for the St. Petersburg Times was looking to interview women who had had an elective induction of labor before 39 … Continue reading
Gingerbread Christmas Trees
This gingerbread recipe is from the old La Leche League Whole Foods for the Whole Family cookbook. I love that there is only honey and molasses for sweetener, and that it uses whole wheat flour. These cookies turn out to be … Continue reading
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Cleaning a Glass Top Stove
In the three houses that Steve and I have lived in togther, we have had a regular coil burner stove, a gas stove, and now a glass top stove. At first I hated the glass top stove, but now I … Continue reading
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Cranberry-Orange Chutney
I don’t really remember where I originally found this recipe for cranberry chutney, but I have been making it for years now, with a few added twists. I usually double this and cook it in a big pot so that there … Continue reading
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Taking Back Homemaking 