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Caroline’s Recent Creative Projects

Friday, August 12, 2022 (Updated: Monday, June 29, 2026)
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I haven’t done a post about some of Caroline’s creative projects in four years. Four! The last one was Caroline’s Creative Endeavors from July 2018. Like many creative kids, Caroline goes through phases with different types of …

Category: Creative & Visual-Spatial Learners | Our Family Life

Our Cozy Home No. 94

Friday, August 12, 2022 (Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2025)
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Welcome to Friday. I hope you had a good week. I know I sound like a broken record, but where did this week go? I sent the artwork to David last night to make the images and banner and he said, “Didn’t I just do this?” It feels that …

Category: Our Cozy Home This WeekTag: James Hayllar (Artist)

We Made An Easy Squirrel Feeder Picnic Table

Wednesday, August 10, 2022 (Updated: Saturday, April 4, 2026)
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I mentioned in Simple Living This Week No. 90 that Caroline wanted to make a squirrel feeder picnic table. We found plans for an easy one on YouTube that is made from one just one board. It’s been done for weeks, but David had to get it painted …

Category: Our Family LifeTag: Squirrels

Our Cozy Home No. 93

Friday, August 5, 2022 (Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2025)
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Welcome to Friday. I hope your week was a good one. This was a difficult week for our family. Rather than discuss it here, I’ll simply point you to the post I just published this morning: Occam’s Mirror and Surrounded By False Reality. …

Category: Our Cozy Home This WeekTag: Hans Dahl (Artist)

Make The Most Of Your Pantry

Tuesday, August 2, 2022 (Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2026)
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David and I spent most of the weekend moving things around in the basement to put all of the pantry items in one place. The freezer was in one room. The refrigerator was in another area. The pantry shelves were in a third area. It was not efficient …

Category: The Prudent & Prepared Homemaker
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Walking Alone & Simple Living

Monday, August 1, 2022 (Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2026)
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Have you ever noticed how often in Scripture people were called to walk alone? How God would set people apart for a specific purpose? Ask them to do things that seemed odd or crazy? We read the accounts of Moses, Jonah, Esther, Abraham, Joseph, …

Category: Simple Living

Free Kentucky Map Printable for Homeschoolers

Monday, August 1, 2022 (Updated: Wednesday, April 29, 2026)
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This blank Kentucky map is perfect for geography studies, unit studies, or hands-on learning projects. Your children can label important areas, mark cities, add research notes, or use it however fits your current lessons. I’ve found blank maps …

Category: Free Map PrintablesTag: Free Printable USA State Maps

Our Cozy Home No. 92

Friday, July 29, 2022 (Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2025)
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This week went by in such a blur! Was it that way for you? I started writing this Thursday evening after working almost all day on various posts and podcasts. It’s now Friday morning and I’m back to finish it up and post it. This …

Category: Our Cozy Home This WeekTag: George Goodwin Kilburne (Artist)

Even More Cozy Blogs

Thursday, July 28, 2022 (Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2026)
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First there was Cozy Blogs I’m Reading which continues to be a popular post on my website. I followed that up a few years later with More Cozy Blogs I’m Reading. I realized there were a few more cozy blogs I wanted to share with you. So …

Category: Writing & Online LifeTag: Blogrolls

Our Cozy Home No. 91

Saturday, July 23, 2022 (Updated: Monday, February 3, 2025)
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Welcome to the Saturday morning edition of Simple Living This Week. I hope your week was pleasant and productive. Overall, we had a good week in our home. This Week’s Artwork Today’s piece is Grandfather Telling a Story by Daniel Ridgway …

Category: Our Cozy Home This WeekTag: Daniel Ridgway Knight (Artist)
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I’m Sallie — wife, mother, just-retired homeschooler, and curator of my home. Our little family lives a quiet and cozy life of home education, self-employment, and pithy exchanges. I’ve been writing here for 20+ years about Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. And I like to laugh. A lot. Start here. ♥

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