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Season 3 Trailer Darling, our butler Hans informed us the much anticipated third season of Downton Abbey starts this Sunday, January 6th, on PBS {check your local listings for times}. If you have not watched this series before, I highly recommend you STOP EVERYTHING and catch up on seasons one and two immediately. Amazon Prime members Read More >>
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If you get your hands on some Meyer Lemons, I highly recommend this Meyer lemon pudding cake recipe. I found the recipe printed on the back of the lemon box, and to tell you the truth I was a little nervous to try it at first. Would it be good enough? Did I really want Read More >>
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{photo credit} Thinking about getting some chickens this year? I hear all the cool people are doing it these days. Here are a few coops I think are pretty awesome. I think the 3rd picture is my favorite. It looks like a little playground for chickens. Weeee! {photo credit} {photo credit} {photo credit} {photo credit} Read More >>
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Okay everyone, I’m pretty sure Pablo is a rooster, but after 16 weeks he still has not made any crowing sounds or behaved in an ungentlemanly like manner. Picasso follows Pablo everywhere and all the other hens love him/her. Picasso is on the left and Picasso on the right. We made a quick video this morning so those of Read More >>
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Shut.The.Front.Door. I think being delusional is one of my best traits. Like when I walked in to Costco yesterday {on a full stomach} and proceeded to shop like a typical housewife living in suburbia. Knowing full well what my grocery budget goals are for 2013, I happily filled my cart with things my family loves. Monkey Boy about fell Read More >>
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Looking for a simple way to use up some of those frozen vegetables from the garden? I highly recommend roasting them. Instead of potentially mushy and flavorless veggies, you get a crispy and delicious side dish–perfect with any meal. {I’ve used this method on a ton of different frozen veggies, and they’ve all turned out Read More >>
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I love rice. It’s fairly cheap and makes a great filler to any meal. So, when I stumbled upon this little nugget of wisdom, I thought I’d better give it a try: add one teaspoon of lemon juice to each quart of water when cooking rice. (It’s supposed to keep rice fluffy and prevent sticking.) I added Read More >>
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About a month ago I was talking about wanting to plant some sort of garden in front of the chicken coop. Someone suggested I place a few boards at the base of the coop to keep the hens from digging away at the roots of whatever I planted in front of it. I don’t know Read More >>
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