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Seasons of a Simple Life
I share the real work of a home-centered life through motherhood, homesteading, gardening, and from scratch living, offering hard-earned guidance to help you grow your skills and confidence.
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What I Freeze Every Summer Instead of Canning
The foods I always freeze to make preserving the harvest easier.
A Month in Season: July 2026
Gardening, fermenting, homemade ice cream, using wild blueberries, farming, and more.
Why Every Homestead Kitchen Needs a Steam Juicer
The preserving tool I reach for all summer long.
Forest Fires and Strawberry Rhubarb Lemonade
A Week in Season July 17th, 2026
A Month in Season: June 2026
Notes on seasonal living in early summer: in the garden, on the farm, and what's been on my heart.
In Praise of the Capable Husband
For the man who keeps learning, building, and showing up.
The Joy of Work That Never Ends
Lessons from a garden that is never truly finished.
What to Do With All Those Chives and Chive Blossoms
Twenty practical, beautiful, and delicious ways to make the most of one of the garden's most generous plants.
A Month in Season: May 2026
Notes on seasonal living in late spring: in the garden, around the home, and what's been on my heart.