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Maple Pumpkin Pie with Salted Pecan Brittle

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Pumpkin pie is a holiday favorite.  I love traditional pumpkin pie, but I'm always happy to find a new twist to it.  The filling of ...

Old Fashioned Peanut Brittle - a Fall Favorite

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Peanut brittle is an old fashioned candy that is irresistible and unforgettable. I started making it  years ago, and it has become a fall fa...

Cleaning the Hen House

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Keeping backyard chickens does not have to be complicated or difficult.  If you're able to let your chickens out in a run or to free-...

The Sweetest Applesauce!

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We eagerly look forward to canning applesauce as soon as we turn the page of the calendar to the month of September.  Our main motivation...

Harvesting June Strawberries

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A Journal During the Coronovirus Pandemic Reflections and Inspiration from Maple Grove June 21, 2020 We are enjoying a bumper crop o...

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Salad

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I love fresh fruits and vegetables, and I love summer because they are plentiful. Combining them in a salad makes a perfect lunch or light...

Re-Entering Society

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A Journal During the Coronovirus Pandemic Reflections and Inspiration from Maple Grove June 14, 2020 While taking a walk this week, we h...

Sheltering in Place

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A Journal During the Coronovirus Pandemic Reflections and Inspiration from Maple Grove June 7, 2020 It is the first week of June and ...

All the Colors of the Rainbow

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A Journal During the Coronovirus Pandemic Reflections and Inspiration from Maple Grove May 31, 2020 Today is the last day of May, 2020, an...

Growing Pumpkins Vertically

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Do you grow a vertical garden?  I have used trellises, poles and fences to grow vegetables vertically, primarily tomatoes and pole beans, ...

Growing Vertically and Horizontally

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A Journal During the Coronavirus Pandemic Reflections and Inspiration from Maple Grove May 24, 2020 We are now in the tenth week since...