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Sharing Seeds

I have found that when we save our seeds, we usually end up with more than we need. So, we made homemade seed packets and decorated them. We plan to give them as gifts.
We printed this seed packet pattern onto cardstock. Then we cut them out, folded them and decorated. The [...]

Our Chickens

Our chickens have been growing and growing. They are so fun to watch. We let them free range all of the time that we are home (which is most of the time). We feed them kitchen scraps, so now they all run up to the backdoor anytime someone goes outside hoping we [...]

Drying Herbs from the Garden

I have a small herb garden in my backyard. It has chives, mint, oregano, thyme, chamomile, and parsley in it.

To dry the herbs for use in the winter, I cut some stems, bundle them together and hang them upside down to dry. It is best to do this early in the morning after [...]