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  • Healthy Living - Parenting

    How to Get a Bead Out of Your Child’s Nose

    December 12, 2024 - By Jenn Gerlach

    When your child decides to stick a bead (or another small item) up their nose sometimes panic can set in.  How do I get a bead out of my toddler’s nose is something every mom finds himself asking one day.  If you have a boy, take it from me, it may be sooner than later.   Rest assured you can get it out.  It is rare this situation becomes an emergency.  I trip to the ER will often end with the Dr instructing you on a method referred to as the mother’s kiss.  For me, this was my only choice as…

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  • Home and Garden

    How to Grow Peppers in Your Garden {And Pots}

    February 13, 2020 - By Emma May

    Peppers are one of my favorite things to grow in my garden. I love how they add flavor to our food. From spicy stir fry to bell peppers I slice and freeze for tossing directly into food as we cook. Bell peppers and a flavorful addition to homemade sloppy joes and my oh so yummy sinful sausage and potatoes. Spicy peppers add a major kick to my 3 bean chili or my Pico De Gallo without cilantro. How to plant peppers Peepers Like it hot and will thrive best in full sun. Growing peppers near your tomatoes. If you are…

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    Kid Safe Essential Oils: How To Safely Use Essential Oils on Kids

    January 3, 2019 - By Emma May

    Essential oils are all the rage in the natural health community. The use of essential oils is spreading like wildfire. In turn so are unsafe practices like ehhmmm raindrop therapy. Today I am going to introduce you to safety practices you need to know for using essential oils around your children. My babies are my world and my essential oils are a valuable tool in keeping them healthy.  The hard part is that if you don’t use oils in a safe way you can be doing your child more harm then good. Some oils like peppermint and eucalyptus can lead…

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  • Home and Garden

    The Simple Guide to Lavender

    September 3, 2018 - By Emma May

    We love lavender around here for its 1000 and one uses. From its refreshing floral scent to its medical uses. I wear lavender in place of perfumes I am allergic too. In fact, it can even help me cope with other allergies I have to deal with. After making a calming lavender lotion for the kids I began to make one for myself. Lavender is great for health and home in nearly any application. With over 30 species of, there are some variances. As a result, you can use different types for more potency in some applications. Lavender is a magical herb known for its ability…

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  • Fall Recipes - The Kitchen

    How To: Make Apple Cider Vinegar

    July 24, 2018 - By Emma May

    We are all about reducing the amount of waste in our home.  As fall rolls through we use a lot of apples and when baking and making homemade applesauce and such the peels and cores would normally end up in the trash. That is what made us decide to make apple cider vinegar ourselves. The seeds can be added to bird feed and the stems are all that is left for the compost. How is that for reducing waste? How do you make Apple Cider Vinegar from your apple scraps? If you are cooking a lot of apples like we…

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  • Make your own bread
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    How to: Make Your Own Bread

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    Today we have become accustomed to picking up our bread at the grocery store and most of us have never felt the satisfaction of kneading and molding homemade bread for our families. That is truly a sad thing as learning to make homemade bread at home can truly lower your food costs. A loaf of homemade bread made with ingredients bought on sale or in bulk can run as low as 50 cents a loaf. If you want better fresher bread try homemade bread for big savings and a valuable vintage skill. Learn how to make your own homemade bread today. When you make your…

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