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How to Make Vanilla Extract

December 1, 2014

When I learned how to make vanilla extract a few years ago, I realized I had the perfect One Size…

December 6, 2011

You knew I was kidding yesterday, right? It is truly my aim each year to simplify our Christmas as much…

December 5, 2011

I hope you can read this ok, ’cause I had my tongue in my cheek the whole time I was…

November 2, 2011

I rose at 5:30 after nursing my alarm clock. (I have found an alarm clock that you can’t hate no…

June 13, 2011

When I bought my first ebook last fall, it was a huge step for me. I’d never bought a digital…

June 2, 2011

After confessing to my affair with facebook , sharing what I learned from a month-long facebook fast, and telling you…

April 18, 2011

It’s here! The new cook book from Kate over at Modern Alternative Mamma! I told you a while back that…

November 9, 2010

The weather was beautiful at 7:30 this morning, especially considering it is November. How do I know? ‘Cause I was…

July 5, 2010

I posted about my homemade baby wipes over a year ago now. The response has been amazing – I still…

June 1, 2010

If you have followed my blog for a while, you know I am an addicted seamstress, always trying something new,…

March 8, 2010

Q. Why do I keep my deodorant in the fridge? A. Because it keeps it nice and hard. Q. Why…

October 30, 2009

You all may notice a new widget on my side bar – it’s a ‘Swidget’! It’s a search engine that…

May 9, 2009

Introducing, her Majesty, Princess Claire Anneliese in her Throne.Grandma found us a Bumbo chair at the thrift store for $3….

January 17, 2008

(sort of in the products we love category, but it doesn’t cost anything!) It’s time for me to finally reveal…