Tea time is a love of mine. It is a love of mine, because it is a love of my mother’s. Some of my fondest childhood memories are of impromptu afternoon teas my mother and I shared together. When I was a little girl, Mom would bring home a special box of cookies and would [...]
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I have put off pruning our grape for too long. Have you ever stalled from doing something because you were totally intimidated by it? When you have all these grand ideas of growing, nurturing, and producing grapes or hardy kiwis, there is a point that you just have to tackle the learning curve it takes [...]
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Hello Mothers, Daughters, and Grandmothers, My name is Jill Novak and I will officially be joining the Raising Homemakers team in January. I am the mother of five children, three of whom are daughters. Claire(25), Elizabeth (16), and Anna (12) are as different as sisters can be, and each one brings me immeasurable joy! The [...]
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Today we have a guest post from Ashley Schnarr of Stay at Home Daughter: (2011 Gingerbread house) Gingerbread house making and decorating is one of my favorite family traditions that we do each Christmas season. Every year my mom and I and a few of the other kids spend a day mixing up gingerbread [...]
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Providing food to our families that is both nutritious and satisfying is such a challenge, but it can be done! Teaching our daughters (and sons) about ingredients and their health-promoting benefits will equip them with the knowledge and experience they will need to help their future families. What are simple ways in which we can [...]
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One of the areas that I have needed to grow in wisdom has been our diet. For most of our lives our family has eaten a typical Standard American Diet. When we saw our parents’ health decline several years ago, we made a few changes, mainly by making our own whole-wheat bread from freshly ground [...]
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Spending time with our daughters while teaching them to sew (or learning along side them) is so rewarding. First of all you get the opportunity to spend that important time together, second you are teaching them a skill that they can use their entire life, third you teaching more than sewing you are teaching perseverance, [...]
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Sprouts think sprouting is fun! Did you know that by sprouting beans, seeds, and nuts we awaken enzymes that benefit our bodies in many ways? Just think of all of the life that is buzzing around in one little sprouting bean! This is a fun and healthy habit for our daughters to learn. FIRST: Gather [...]
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