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From The Kitchen

No Sugar Added Blueberry Sauce

No Sugar Added Blueberry Sauce

We are starting to harvest a few things from our garden just now, such as rhubarb, peas and spinach. My raspberries, blueberries and blackberries aren't quite ready, but I'm sure those of you in warmer climates have berries flooding in! (Lucky!...) I found some blueberries left from last year buried in the back of the freezer (YAY!), and so decided to share this recipe. I'm sure other berries will work just as well! This sauce is wonderful on pancakes, waffles, ice cream, cheese cake, ... continue reading...


From The Kitchen

Chicken Keepers Potato Salad

No, this potato salad does not have chicken in it. I called it "Chicken Keepers Potato Salad" because I'm always looking for ways to use all these farm fresh eggs. My ladies have been working over time and this potato salad is a yummy way to use up a dozen of their eggs!! So here's to all my fellow chicken keepers that have dozens of eggs piling up in the fridge! Start by washing 3 to 4 pounds of golden potatoes. I cut off any yucky parts and then cut them in half. Boil them ... continue reading...


Photos

Just Some Of My Favorite Pictures…

Just Some Of My Favorite Pictures…

I haven't posted pictures in over a year, so here are some of my favorites from the last several months. They are in no particular order. The never ending job of mowing. We lost this big guy last fall. Cancer got the better of him and we still miss him everyday. In November a group of us went to southern California for a week. It was AMAZING and exhausting!   Last spring we added a new member to the barnyard family. This is "Cowboy Bill!" We had three full feet ... continue reading...


Farm House Decor Woodworking

Our New Adventure

The weather warmed up and we have been scrambling trying to get the garden in, finish up our homeschooling for the year, care for all the baby animals around here AND we are getting ready for our very first farmers market this weekend! We have been working on perfecting our handmade, farmhouse signs all winter, and now we have enough to start selling online and at the Hood River Farmers Market! As you can see we make both framed signs and barn board signs. Jess and I make a good team ... continue reading...


From The Kitchen

Healthy Chocolate Coconut No Bake Cookies

Sugar free, dairy free and gluten free goodness! I really have a hard time calling them cookies, they are more like chocolates or a healthy Almond Joy. Whatever you want to call them they are rich, chocolate-y, coconut goodness topped with an almond! They are also super easy to make: In a small pot on medium heat melt 1/2 cup of coconut oil and stir in 1/2 cup of cacao powder (cocoa powder works too), 1/2 cup of 100% maple syrup, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and a dash of salt. Stir ... continue reading...


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Instagram post 2332307342495904074_2218172047 First pea harvest of the year!  I wish I could save some of this harvest enthusiasm for October🤣!
#harvest #peas #homesteadlife #growwhatyoueat #eatwhatyougrow #homesteading #gardening #peaharvest
Instagram post 2331523679265046705_2218172047 Ridiculously excited about our first cherries!  Two years ago on our anniversary we planted a couple cherry trees, since then we have planted apple, pear, apricot and plum!  Our only regret is that we didn't plant them 10 years ago.🤨 The waiting game is no fun!😂
#homesteadlife #waiting #fruittrees 
#farmlife #growyourown #growwhatyoueat #eatwhatyougrow #piecherrytree #cherries
Instagram post 2322739455946934855_2218172047 I don't know why God allows bad things to happen sometimes?  Doesn't it seem that the bad things come in waves?  This past weekend had me asking, why?....A LOT.  We said goodbye to Pilot on Friday.  His kidneys just gave out on him and it was time.  Heart wrenching, would describe that whole day.  Then, a simple Sunday test drive in Dusty's new car turned bad, very bad.  Jess, Dusty and Jason all (eventually) walked away, but those three minutes that it took me to get from the house to the wreck, took 10 years off my life.  I never want to do that again! 
I don't know why any of this had to happen, but I do know that Pilot is not in pain anymore and he will never have another bad day.  I know my son and husband are alive, only because God is good!  God has a plan and I won't even pretend to know what that is or how he will use us to bring about His will.  Things are crazy right now EVERYWHERE and we tend to see the bad, but God is at work and like my very wise mom told me yesterday, "God is doing 10 million things and we only see 3". I'm thanking God today for His protection and His plan!❤ Be safe everyone and hug your husband and kids.❤❤❤ #godisgood
Instagram post 2319247222677445296_2218172047 It's day 19 and we have some pipping and peeping going on in the incubator!  We have hatched ducklings and goslings before, but this is our first time hatching chicks.  I have a feeling that even when it's our 50th time it will still be exciting!  #nevergetsold #chicks #hatchingeggs #incubator #chickenmom #homesteading #homesteadlife #farmanimals #futureegglayers #modernhomesteading
Instagram post 2316367321201108893_2218172047 She has gotten big enough to be a royal pest!  Anyone who's ever had a bottle baby knows what I mean!😄 She's a keeper though. 🥰
#bottlelamb #bummerlamb #katadinsheep #hairlamb #bottlebaby #modernhomesteading #homesteading #ruralliving #farmanimals #homesteadlife
Instagram post 2313542159342641809_2218172047 I love candling eggs!  Gods creation just fascinates me.🙂 We put 21 eggs in and 18 are fertile and growing.  10 more days to go! 🐣🐤🐥
#chickeneggs #candlingeggs #raisingchickens #incubatingeggs 
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Instagram post 2312860993467751772_2218172047 Kicked off canning season with strawberry rhubarb jam! 
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Instagram post 2304167871271468696_2218172047 Lucy just keeps getting cuter!  Between her, the goslings and chicks it feels like a petting zoo around here....cuteness and poop everywhere!
#katahdinsheep #lambsofinstagram #bottlebaby #farmanimals #modernhomesteading #homesteading 
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Instagram post 2299153042517523278_2218172047 That guy, the one on the left with his head buried in the ground.  He went to the vet on Tuesday.  Dispite a small infection on his nose from a gopher bite, he is great!  Our veterinarian can't believe how well he's doing and even said he's a miracle!  His kidneys are functioning better and all but one of his symptoms of kidney failure are gone!  She even asked us for the homemade dog food recipe we've been using.  If you are interested in making homemade dog food I put the recipe on my stories today and added it to our highlights for future reference! 
#homemadedogdood #healthydogs #kidneyfailureindogs #prayerworks #fiveleafpetpharmacy #realfood #dogsofthegorge #farmdogs #mousehunters
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