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Super Refreshing Strawberry Rhubarb Lemonade Slush

June 13, 2021 No Comments

Welp, I confess the heat outside is getting to me already. We haven’t even officially reached summer, which is June 20th, but we have had temperatures in the mid-90s. It appears to be a long hot summer, friends! If this is your first time reading my blog, you may not know that I have a bit of an obsession with rhubarb. I shared the most delicious rhubarb bars and a guide on growing rhubarb in

Tips for Growing and Harvesting Rhubarb

June 5, 2021 1 Comment

It’s that time of year. Rhubarb!! Last week I shared my super delicious rhubarb bars with you. If you haven’t checked those out, I HIGHLY recommend you do. Mark used to poo-poo on my love of rhubarb until I made these bars for him. (Yes, they are THAT good!) But back to growing rhubarb, this is prime time for rhubarb plants to produce. I currently have one plant that I’m able to harvest from but

The Very Best Homemade Rhubarb Bars

May 30, 2021 2 Comments

It’s rhubarb season, and the plants are in high production right now which means we have an abundance of rhubarb My love for rhubarb runs deep. In fact, when we were closing on our house here, the gal finalizing our title paperwork asked what brought us up to South Dakota. Mark had good reasons, but I answered that I liked the change of seasons and rhubarb. I’m not even kidding you…I really said that, and

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The Big Detour

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Classical Conversations ~ Easy & Fun Review Fishing Game

This is a great and simple little fishing game. I made this fishing game for my Classical Conversation Abecedarian kids! Bonus is this game is quick to make inexpensive, and the kids love to play it. For supplies you’ll

Clarifying Shampoo Rinse for Curly Hair

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I really need to share with you naturally curly-headed folks my shampoo for curly hair – that isn’t drying, and isn’t shampoo. Last spring, I did a 3-part series on naturally curly hair. First, I whined about how my mom

Classical Conversations Cycle 3 YouTube Playlist

Classical Conversations Cycle 3 YouTube Playlists

Today I’m excited to share with all of you fellow CCers my Classical Conversations Cycle 3 YouTube playlists. First – My Disclaimer I’ve gone through and watched most of the videos on my playlists, BUT you may find some of

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Growing up, my mom frequently made this coffee cake. I loved it as a kid and have been making it since having a home of my own. I think it’s one of those timeless recipes. When we moved into the

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