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Rich Chocolate Pie: How to Make Holiday Desserts Easy

With all the baking and cooking over the holidays, it comes as a blessing to find a recipe that doesn’t take a lot of timeRead More →

2021-11-04
In: Homemaking, Recipes, Recipes
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How to Gain Control of Your Paper -Get Organized with Notebooks

Organization is the key to help any home run smoothly. When you get organized with notebooks it just makes that key turn more easily inRead More →

2021-01-12
In: Finances, homemaking
Celebrate fall with an outside Pot Luck Dinner

How to Host a Pot Luck – Celebrate Fall with an Outdoor Dinner and Friends

It’s the ‘pot luck’ time of year when we aren’t sure what our weather will be doing until we lift the lid on the day. Read More →

2020-09-24
In: homemaking
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The Homemaker’s Resume- The Best Position to Have

A resume is a piece of paper you give to someone who is interviewing you for a job. It lists all of your personal information,Read More →

2020-09-22
In: homemaking

12 Questions to Ask for a Better, Fulfilling Simple Life

I keep 12 questions handy in my mind to help me determine where I stand with living a Simple Life.  As I make progress, IRead More →

2020-08-20
In: Frugal Living, homemaking, Homesteading
tips for kid friendly hospitality

How to Offer Fun Kid Friendly Hospitality

Whether we have kids, grandkids, or friend with kids, it is always good to have some kid friendly things to do in our homes. MyRead More →

2020-08-18
In: homemaking
Thrifty Tips

12 Thrifty Tips for a Happy Life

We all need a few thrifty tips from time to time. Some of these you may already know, some you may not.  I just hope they’reRead More →

2020-08-06
In: homemaking
Canning Pears - the joys and nightmares

Canning Pears: What Love & Nightmares are Made Of

One of my favorite things to do is canning pears.  They are relatively easy to do.  My two favorite ways to can them is makingRead More →

2020-07-28
In: homemaking, Kitchen
Kitchen Series Part One

The Kitchen Series – Part 1

With all the cooking, processing and canning that goes on in a farm kitchen, there are certain appliances that sure do come in handy. TheRead More →

2020-07-23
In: Kitchen, homemaking
create your own family cookbook

A Pathway to the Heart – a Family Cookbook!

In the last post, we talked about how and why to Write your Story.  Now consider taking it to the next level, and write yourRead More →

2020-07-16
In: homemaking, Family, Kitchen
Make Canning Season easy with simple meals

Make Canning Season Easy with Simple Meals

Simple meals are never so appreciated than during canning season. If you grow a garden, then canning can’t be far behind.  From sunup to sundownRead More →

2020-07-02
In: homemaking, Kitchen
A good old fashioned coffee break

How to Take Time for a Coffee Break

A coffee break for a homemaker usually means pouring the last of the morning’s coffee down the drain, and washing out the pot.  The veryRead More →

2020-06-25
In: homemaking

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Living a Simple Life on the Farm
Welcome to the Farm Wife! I am Julie, and I live on a 60-acre farm in NW Louisiana with my husband, cows, chickens, cats and dogs. I am a writer, speaker and teacher on all things living a Simple Life. Author of: The Farm Wife - Living a Simple Life on the FarmRead more...

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