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Making ricotta cheese, lasagna and discussing the idea of learning new skills in the kitchen for cooking inspiration
Join me for a slow simple day at home making limoncello and caring for the homestead
Summer homemaking allows for an adjustment to the schedule and creating pockets of joy around the home
Come along for a slow day at home on a Sunday hanging flowers, baking a cake, and enjoying lunch from the garden
Join me for a day of summertime homemaking while I clean outdoor spaces and harvest our first batch of Chamomile
Discussing ways to create a joyful home as a homemaker
Join me for a day of homemaking with ASMR cleaning inspiration and homemade potpourri's
Join me for a homestead tour and a discussion on starting where you are at
Sharing some easy tips for reducing waste in your kitchen
Join me for a day in the life style post and video. Cook, clean, school and work all in a day in the life of a homemaker.
Join me for a day fo peaceful homemaking, carrot cake and a discussion on how this work can create calmness in our lives
Come along for a day out thrifting and back home for some cooking in this slow living style video and post
Join me for a spring day at our city farmhouse
Come along for a bit of slow living inspiration while we make jam and bread in our city farmhouse
Diving into the world of herbs and sharing 4 recipes made using fresh herbs from the spring garden
Sharing a few ways to embrace the simple life for a bit of slow living inspiration
Join us today for a fun weekday brunch at home as we elevate the everyday and find beauty in daily living
Come along while refresh the kitchen and prepare for spring time at the farmhouse
Join me for a day of calm and peaceful homemaking while I clean the kitchen, and make a lavender bouquet
Sharing my personal story of how the whole city farmhouse and simple lifestyle began
Putting the chores aside for a lovely tea in the garden
Join me today in the home for a bit of homemaking inspiration as I make a quiche from scratch and tidy up the kitchen
a bit of relaxing, peaceful inspirational homemaking with ASMR
sharing some ways to find simple pleasures in your day as a homemaker and sharing a few of mine
With the new year I am tackling the clutter in the house and sharing some ideas on food organizing
Sharing a day of homemaking and outside chores on our little homestead
We continue The Art of Homemaking Series with a look at the relevance of a small things we do namely a tablecloth
Sharing some items stock up on in my own pantry in order to cook from scratch
Bringing you along for a day of homemaking for a bit of homemaking inspiration
sharing a simple, cost effective way to achieve the white couch of your dreams (or mine)
a discussion on forming the right habits as a homemaker for esp 6 of the series The Art of Homemaking
Sharing some tips and looks for preparing the table for a dinner party
Another addition to the series The Art of Homemaking, today let us look at feeling content and the importance of our personal perspectives in the home
Another one for The Art of Homemaking series, esp 4 shares my personal story and discusses coming into your own
discussing the idea of dressing each day and the importance of it
My very first book review! Sharing several great reads and one for the kids as well
sharing my go to favorite items to make for an easy elegant dinner party
sharing my top 5 tips that i utilize to create a cozy home
a follow up to the series, The Art of Homemaking, discussing skills of the homemaker
homemaking inspiration for my fellow homemakers
afternoon tea is a pleasure to share with others, here are my best tips and recipes for hosting one at home
closing down the gardens for the third year and planting bulbs in hopes for next season
sharing my go to moves for hosting Thanksgiving with ease
we invite you to come with us as we prepare our Sunday dinner
saving seeds from the garden at the end of the season is a must. Here I share how to save, store and find them.
sharing my sweet little country porch make over
An update on the progress of our city farmhouse
a simple guide on how to plant container roses
New things coming for A Quaint Life
Sharing my list of easy foods for summer entertaining
discussing the love of cooking and what it means to the cook
Some new surprising additions have come our way!
a simple way to store and preserve your tomato harvest
Before and after pictures of our new garden space.
A creamy fermented yogurt packed with lots of healthy probiotics.
Sharing my tips for living the simple farmhouse life when you live in the city
update on our farm and where we are at
discussing the need for patience in an impatient world
sharing a simple trick called dry brushing that creates a worn wood effect on any door
tips for creating bringing in some old world charm to your space
a look at the old fashioned idea of hospitality and why it is important
sharing some encouraging words on motherhood
a peak inside as we usher in a new beautiful season ahead
growing your own produce has never been more important than it is now. Here is my easy to grow list and why
a selection of different arts to check out from film, to music and poetry
a discussion on the concept of getting dressed every day even when just at home
advice on where to start and why a garden is a good idea for us all
musings on dressing daily and things we wear to feel feminine
take an inspiring walk with me through the garden
progress in the gardens. We are on our way.
the world of a garden is all its own, sharing some meditative aspects
She's old, rickety, used, dirty and a bit scary to go in. But she's a work horse and thankfully as of this day, still standing.
a look into the traditions we make and keep
sharing some thoughts on the value of living such a lifestyle
We are back! Traveling overseas with kids is overwhelming to say the least. Sharing my best tips.
what it means to make a house a home
garden fails are sure to happen, here is what to do when they occur
sharing my personal experience with keeping chickens and the surprising benefits of it
Sharing some good and not so good truths about homeschooling. It truly is not for everyone but it is for me. Heres why.
everything you need to know about compost
My love story with gardening.
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