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If there’s one area I’ve always struggled to get results in when using herbs, it’s been headaches.  Yes, I’ve tried a lot of different things over the years, but my results were always hit or […]

Summer is here in Southern Appalachia, and that means it’s honeysuckle season! Because I’m always looking for ways to make the most of the herbs growing around my home, I decided that this week — the first week of our summer homeschool break — called for a honeysuckle simple syrup infused treat. And what better […]

There’s only one week left of my vegan diet for Lent. Over the past five weeks, I have discovered a lot of tasty recipes that I will likely continue to use over the coming months, even when I go back to eating my regular diet. Today, I want to share one of my favorites with […]

As a child I loved February because February meant Valentine’s Day and Valentine’s Day meant candy. Downing 10 boxes of Necco Sweethearts in one sitting? No problem. Making my way through an entire brick of Hershey’s chocolate? Child’s play I tell you. Now as a mama to two little ones I look back on my […]

Living in the mountains of East Tennessee can sure bring some doozies of snow storms our way. This past one we got left us with about 8 inches of snow on our mountain, and many without power. Sure we were snowed in for a bit, but our woodstove and propane cookstove kept us warm and […]