Kathleen | Roots & Boots
Foaming Hand Soap {with essential oils}
Making your own Foaming Hand Soap is easy and economical. Plus, DIY Hand Soap is much better for your health than regular antibacterial soaps.
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Exploring Nature with Kids: Favorite Bird Activities {free printables}
Have you hung your bird feeders and picked out a few good bird guides? Now you’re ready to add some simple bird activities.
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Best Bird Guides for Kids
Birding together is one of my family’s favorite things about winter. Did you read Birding With Kids: 7 Reasons to Do It and How to Get Started? In that post I provided a list of basic supplies, plus a few tips and some encouragement for getting started. After you’ve filled and hung your feeder(s) in a…
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Confessions of a Recovering Scolder
Confessions of a Recovering Scolder Confession: I’m a recovering “scolder”. When faced with the foolishness and wrongdoing of my dear children, often my natural tendency is to unleash a fury of words intended to demonstrate the error of their ways and to point out in no uncertain terms my wishes for their immediate adherence to…
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Update: How to Eat Liver (without tasting it), plus Liverwurst Q&A
Today, I bring you an update on The Plan: How to Eat Liver Without Tasting It, as well as answers to one reader’s questions about liverwurst.
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Birding With Kids: 7 Reasons to Do It and How to Get Started
Bird watching is a simple way to add more nature to your family life. Birding with kids is easy and inexpensive, and the rewards can last a lifetime!
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Paleo-Friendly White Chicken Chili
This White Chicken Chili was a huge hit with my entire family from the first time I served it.
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35 Amazing Uses for Frankincense Oil
Frankincense is my number one favorite essential oil!
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7 Books I’m Reading
I love to read. Lately, my reading time has been a bit inconsistent, but I’m constantly striving to make room in my schedule for reading quality books on a variety of topics. I’m not one to make New Year’s Resolutions, but the New Year seems like a good time to re-prioritize my reading. My best…
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Lady Cleaning Toilet: Favorite Search Terms from 2013
Lady Cleaning Toilet Although Yankee Homestead officially began late in the year of 2012, this year–2013–was the year that it really took off. As a new blogger, I’ve been so fascinated by all the ins and outs of blogging, including the ways that folks make their way here to Yankee Homestead. My favorite ways for…
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