Weekend Links & Updates

September dusk on the homestead.
In which I share my favorite posts from this blog's Facebook page.

"An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life."

Proverbs 31:10-12

 
* It was a crazy week. I suddenly realized, as I prepped for homeschool, that my daughter's new bedroom still looked like an ugly, dark cave. I couldn't bear to have her trying to do school work in there. So in addition to preserving apples, taking care of a puppy, and prepping for school, I ended up painting her room. The original owners painted it dark red with a dirty white ceiling. It took a lot of paint to cover that up. It's amazing how much bigger and more cheerful the room looks painted Frosted Lemon!

* There will always be some food contamination, but the percentage found in processed or commercially prepared food is higher than it is on the homestead!

* Antibiotics early in life may lead to allergies later. 

* Sadly, this is an increasingly common garden problem and an excellent reason to use only your own compost and hay you're 100 percent sure is organic.

Oldies But Goodies:

* Resources for Teaching Kids About 9/11.
Keep Your Fall Leaves! They are valuable.
* We love our small space homeschool workboxes.
* How to male your own SCOBY for kombucha. 
* Choosing the perfect paint color every time.
 

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