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Tomatoes in Season...and in Sandwich!
Just look at that basket and tell me why anyone would want to grow just an ordinary round, red tomato?And then just look at that sandwich and tell me why anyone would want to eat anything else all summer?
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Growing Medicine
Not only am I growing vegetables and flowers in my garden, I'm also growing MEDICINE. Medicinal herbs, that is.My favorite by far is Holy Basil.I've been drinking it in tea daily, but I want to make...
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Summer Time Means Salsa Time!
I am a tomato nerd, I admit it and I'm not ashamed!Who wants to grow plain red, round tomatoes when you can grow every color and flavor profile? I currently have 2-3 plants each of 15 different...
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Beauty in the Ordinary
They say we, "eat with our eyes first." And while a basketful of homegrown green beans can be lovely, purple and yellow ones feed my soul as well as my body.A basket of yellow heirloom tomatoes...
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UGH, cats!
I hate cats.I've always hated cats.They make me itchy, scratchy, and make my eyes water.I dry heave if I see a litter box.So when my daughter found two little kittens dumped by our neighborhood burn...
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A Busy Week!
Every June, there is a week that is book ended with Father's Day and Doug's birthday. Last week was that week! Doug and his dadWe celebrated Sunday at Doug's parent's house with a massive dinner,...
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Our Daily Bread
I've baked bread off and on for many years. My go-to method was always the "no knead method" that lets the dough ferment for 12-18 hours. That's too dang long to wait for bread!One day while...
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Preserving Herbs Part 1
I have a dedicated garden box right outside my kitchen for herbs. I use them in cooking almost daily and I prefer to use them fresh, but herbs don't grow in the winter so I've set about ways of...
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The Three Oil Soap
It's too hot to garden, I can only clean the house so much, and my sewing machine is broken! In a fit of boredom, I busted out my soap making bin and searched for the perfect soap recipe, and I think...
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A New Job For Me?
I have been out of work since November of 2022. My 31 year nursing career was cut short by refusing to take the Covid vaccines. I have been in quite the funk about it for longer than I care to...
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Happy Birthday, Kyle!
Y'all, SURELY I'm not old enough to have a 26 year old!But that's the year we celebrated with our sweet Kyle this weekend.This son of mine is a "no-fuss" kinda guy. He wanted to keep things simple...
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Happy Birthday, Ryan!
Happy birthday, Ryan!It's your last year in your twenties, so you better make this one count.In my last post, I talked about how we all have a "birthday buddy." Two days ago we celebrated Kyle, and...
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Back to Homeschool
All of my Facebook friends are posting sweet back to school pictures of their kiddos, so I thought I'd post a back to HOMEschool picture at the Creamer house.No new outfit, no chalkboard sign about the...
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Homemade Yogurt
Yogurt can be expensive to buy plus it has a long list of artificial ingredients. Many years ago, when I still had little kiddos at home, I used to make it in the crockpot. Fast forward a decade and...
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Fire Cider
The end of summer begins the prep for cold and flu season. My counter is currently filled with jars full of ferments for wellness, and the main one is FIRE CIDER. Fire cider is full of health...
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Turning 12
Our Mary Grace turned 12 and we celebrated for three whole days!When you're the youngest of five and the only girl, sometimes you have to be a little bit EXTRA.We started off with a trip to the mall...
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Turning 22
I don't know about you, but I'm feelin' 22...(sing along ala T.Swift!)Everyone in our family has a birthday buddy. Mary Grace and John Paul are a mere six days apart by dates.It's a busy time of year...
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Thirty Years
October 23, 1993Two young kids in love.October 23, 2023Two old farts STILL in love!30 years360 months1,560 weeks10,950 daysand still counting...
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Pecan Season
Here we are at the end of October and quite possibly the BEST pecan season we've ever had! I have three large pecan trees in my backyard and despite record high temps and a drought this summer, these...
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One Year Later...
The Lord truly does work in mysterious ways! Exactly one year ago today, November 3, 2022, I was fired from Houston Methodist Hospital for refusing to take the Covid 19 vaccine. My 31 year nursing...
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Happy Thanksgiving
Turkey, football, and pumpkin pie!Today I give thanks for my stretchy pants......and for wine.Thank you, Lord, for every blessing!Happy Thanksgiving fromThe Creamers
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The Perks of a Second Job!
So how does a girl go from having no job for a year to having TWO?I'm not quite sure, but if I figure it out I'll tell you.It turns out the job at our local college is VERY part time....more like PRN....
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Wild Lettuce
So in my last post, I told you about my farm job. Y'ALL...I come home most days, jump in the shower, take 4 Motrin, 2 Aleve, crank the heating pad to the "lava" setting and crash for several hours. I...
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The Goodness of Bread
One day, I took my daughter to the library and while she was browsing, I did some browsing of my own. I went to the cookbook section and found a treasure trove of bread baking books. I checked out...
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A Mess Of Greens
We're expecting low temperatures in the 20's next week.Texans are not built for that!And neither is my garden, so I went out today to harvest as many greens as I could.As it turns out, it was A LOT of...
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