Elderberries

They've arrived!!

 

Our dear friend Petra told us about

elderberries this summer. After doing

some research, and discovering that

they are easy to grow and should grow

quite well around here, we ordered

some, four to be exact!

 

(Two each of two varieties!)

 

They arrived and are bigger then

I thought they'd be! I CAN'T WAIT!

 

I'll keep you posted!

AND THANKS PETRA!!
I wish you were going to be here
this coming summer!

 



Coughing at Night?

I HATE it when I can't

sleep because of coughing!

 

My good friend Anne told me a few years ago

 to try this. I listened and laughed at the idea

but NEVER did try it

UNTIL this past month! 

She swears by it, and now I

have to admit, SHE WAS RIGHT!!

(Your Welcome!)

 

Ok, here it is:

 

Vick's VapoRub

 

Take a generous amount and rub it onto

your bare feet....

 

Then, put on a pair of socks and

GO TO BED!!

 

You shouldn't cough!!

(at least not 'til morning!)

 

REPEAT each night

until you are feeling better!

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Simple Lives Thursday!
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blogs!! It's lots of fun!

It's Only Two Months Away!

Christmas is only two months away!

I need all the help I can get when it

comes to getting organized!

 

This is the 3rd year that I've made

myself an organizer and it really has

been a tremendous help!!

 

 

CAN YOU EVEN IMAGINE...

all your lists, receipts,

 

recipes, grocery lists,

and calenders ALL TOGETHER!

 

It's EASY to find in your purse for that

planned or UNPLANNED

trip to the store!

 

 

After Last year I knew I needed to add

a copy of November & December calendar

pages to help keep organized!

 

I decorated the outside of the folded page so

I could tell November's page from December!

 

Check out Printable Calendar Pages to

personalize and print your own calendar pages!

 

 

Before I printed, I added the main events from

our home calendar onto each page. Now, I can

keep track of where I need to be and when I can

plan a shopping trip, craft day or baking day! 

 

 

I added lots of writing pages for my

many lists and a few envelopes for

receipts, coupons, recipe cards and

one for miscellaneous!

 

Check back to  my first year of making these if you want to follow

links back to my original source & measurements!

 

SUPPLIES:

one sheet of card stock tri-folded,

decorative paper

bell punch

maple leaf & oak leaf punch

snowman & snowflake punch

10-12 pages from a writingtablet (cut down)

a few envelopes

scissors

double sided tape

ribbon

and my imagination

Shared on Simply Lives Thursday!
 



Home Grown Sweet 'Taters

Check out this crop of sweet potatoes!

 

 

 Pete dug these up last week and

was thrilled at the size and quantity!

 

The garden is not really this wet!

He sprayed the dirt off the potatoes so

he could take better pictures of them!

 

 

 .... not to mention the flavor!!

DELICIOUS!

 

 

You can see the roots & the top of

what was the plant growing on top

of the ground!

 

 

 

These are a definite re-do for next season!

I couldn't get this picture to turn no

matter what I tried!!

Hopefully, you can still read the

scale: 9 POUNDS

 

NEXT ON THE AGENDA:

Finishing up building a cold storage

that is MOUSE proof and cool enough

to keep potatoes & squash!

Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?

My dear childhood friend's husband Dwight

explains it very well....

take a listen.

 

 

To read learn more
check out his blog at
www.sonofaparson.com



Bananas

How long to your bananas last before they start to turn brown? For years I've had bananas turn brown within just a few days. I always look for the green ones, but it never fails, I buy bananas over the weekend for that week of lunchboxes... but before we even get to midweek, they are starting to turn! I read somewhere... not to store the bananas still all attached in a bunch. No, I don't remember where I read this, but I thought I'd try it, I mean, why not?!

 

The last 3 times I bought bananas, I took them all apart. I kepr them in a bowl on the hutch, and sure enough, all three times... THEY STAYED YELLOW and each one made it into the lunch boxes!! YIPPIE!!! I wish I discovered this little piece of information YEARS AGO!

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