gardening

7 Quick Takes – May 22nd Edition (Vol. 4)

1. Thursday was our very last homeschool co-op meeting of the school year! I love going to co-op and seeing everyone, and my class is really good group of kids. But, I’m super excited to have a few months off! 2. Speaking of time off, as of this moment, we have completed 179 days of [...]

Our Backyard Garden Transformation

This is our fourth year of gardening, and it again found us making some kind of changes to our garden. The first year, Eric built an 8′ x 8′ raised bed plot. The second year, he added a second 8′ x 8′ plot right next to it, growing our garden to a 16′ x 8′ [...]

7 Quick Takes – May 15th Edition (Vol. 3)

1. You can now find my blog easily by going to http://www.manylittleblessings.com. And, you know what, if you forget and put in the .com, it will also redirect. I just could never configure Blogger with the host that I bought the .com with. And, trust me, I tried it about a million times. So, I [...]

Planting Seeds and Growing in Faith

We had been wanting to start some plants with seeds this year. Not only did I know that it would help us try out things that we couldn’t find as starter plants in the store, but I also knew that it would be a fabulous project for the kids. But, we still ended up putting [...]

7 Quick Takes – April 17th

1. I decided to join in on Jen’s 7 Quick Takes! (Interesting factoid: Jen and I both were received into the Catholic Church on the same night!) 2. Finally, after weeks of putting it off, I got Jack’s First Communion invitations printed and sent out. Last year, I designed Noah’s on the computer and had [...]

13 Benefits of Having a Family Garden for Kids

1. They’ll have the chance to see that food isn’t just “born” at the store. 2. It’s a great opportunity to get them to try new things! 3. They get to see that bees only purpose is not stinging people. You can talk about why you need bees for your garden. 4. Butterflies! Just today, [...]

13 Ways to Save Money on Your Food Budget (TT #28)

Thirteen Ways to Save Money on Your Food Budget 1. If you want to get take out food to take home, don’t buy drinks with it. Depending on your family size and where you are buying your meal, you could save a decent amount of money just by having drinks you already have at home. [...]

Saturday Night Link Round Up: September 13th Edition

Here’s the fun thing about this Saturday Night Link Round Up… It’s actually happening very early on Sunday morning. Oh well! The links are fun, all the same. Kristen from We are THAT Family shared this week on Blissfully Domestic about recycling old crayons into new, fun crayons. I have been meaning to do this [...]

How to Make Fried Green Tomatoes (WFMW #48)

For lots of great ideas, tricks, and tips, be sure to check out Works for Me Wednesday at Rocks in My Dryer! If you have a garden, you probably have tomato plants. Maybe you don’t, but I think most people with gardens stick in at least a few tomato plants. You know, because why not? [...]

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