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Homemade Lysol Spray with Essential Oils

Homemade “Lysol” Spray {Easy & Non-toxic, with Essential Oils}

During my days as a Coupon Queen, I used to stock up on cans of...
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Free Printable Activity: Last Days of Summer

Last Days of Summer It's hard to believe that fall is just around the corner....
Using Herbs in Flower Arrangements

Using Herbs in Flower Arrangements

  This is the time of year when herbs are growing like crazy in our...
Sorting Closet, Before

Laundry Room Makeover, Part 2: The Sorting Closet {Before}

The Sorting Closet Remember the sorting hat from the Harry Potter books?   Well, we...
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Certified Organic Restaurant in DC {Gluten-free Friendly}

Friends in the Northern Virginia / D.C. area, and visitors to our nation's capital, I've...
Tomatoes & Green Beans for Canning

Learning to Can (Can)

The brown bag is filled with ripe tomatoes, and the colander...
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This Year’s Garden Experiments: Organic Bug Control

  If you've been following along with our Garden Experiments, you may know that we've experienced a...
Chasing Butterflies

Nature Activity for Kids: Butterfly Identification

As you may know by now, we're crazy about nature here at the Yankee Homestead....

Testing…for Email Subscribers

Greetings, Yankee Homestead Email Subscribers.   I'm trying to get to the bottom of a...
Liz Mitchell Concert at Wolf Trap

2 Favorite Folk Singers and 1 Fantastic Venue {Part Two}

Did you catch this post: 2 Favorite Folk Singers and 1 Fantastic Venue {Part One}? If...
Chocolate Zucchini Bread Recipe

Chocolate Zucchini Bread {gluten & dairy-free, Paleo}

This Chocolate Zucchini Bread is so easy, and so tasty.  You might also like to...
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2 Favorite Folk Singers and 1 Fantastic Venue {Part One}

Our family has a slight obsession with good folk music. I love these words from...
Green Beans Galore

Green Beans Galore

  Holy green bean harvest!   I might need to serve some with breakfast this...
My Top 6 Thyroid Resources | Roots & Boots

My Top 6 Thyroid Resources

Several readers and friends have asked recently, so I thought I'd share my top 6...
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Decorating with Junk: Old Doors and a Giant Map of Texas

The results of a few recent "Decorating with Junk" projects...   Shelf of Love Remember...