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290+ Stocking Stuffer Ideas for All Ages | Free Printable Shopping Lists

Monday, May 11, 2020 (Updated: Sunday, May 31, 2026)
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Do you need Christmas stocking stuffer ideas? If so, you’ve come to the right place! And best of all, at the very end of this 290+ stocking stuffer ideas list you can download a free printable of the entire list. Print it off and take it with …

Category: Free Holidays PrintablesTag: Christmas Gifts

Our Cozy Home No. 27

Monday, May 4, 2020 (Updated: Friday, May 16, 2025)
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Happy Monday! It’s a later-in-the-day edition of the weekly post. I had a number of things I needed to get done today so writing this had to wait until I had completed them. We’re all doing well. David has been working on some landscaping …

Category: Our Cozy Home This WeekTag: Carl von Bergen (Artist)

Everything You Need to Know About Harvard’s Attack on Homeschooling

Tuesday, April 28, 2020 (Updated: Wednesday, May 14, 2025)
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In case you missed it, a Harvard professor named Elizabeth Bartholet unleashed a firestorm last week with a call to institute a presumptive ban on all homeschooling. In other words, homeschooling would be forbidden unless the parents could prove that …

Category: Choosing to Homeschool

Homemade Taco Seasoning Mix Recipe

Monday, April 27, 2020 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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It has been many years since I switched from those little packets of taco seasoning to making my own. I found this recipe in The Complete Tightwad Gazette (page 423) and it is very good. I mix mine in a small glass jar and keep it in the refrigerator …

Category: Mixes & Rubs

Our Cozy Home No. 26

Monday, April 27, 2020 (Updated: Friday, May 16, 2025)
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Welcome to the official Half a Year Anniversary of Simple Living This Week! I’d like to go back and look at what I’ve written in the previous ones, especially in the beginning which seems a very long time ago now. I don’t know what …

Category: Our Cozy Home This WeekTag: Edmund Blair Leighton (Artist) | Lockdown

Lemon Lover’s Coffee Cake Recipe

Monday, April 27, 2020 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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Lemon is such a wonderful flavor. This Lemon Lover’s Coffee Cake is a yummy dessert or brunch treat you will love. My mom originally made this for us and I immediately added it to my recipe box for future use. If you like lemon, you will love …

Category: Breakfast & Brunch | Desserts & Treats

Simple Granola with Cranberries & Almonds Recipe

Sunday, April 26, 2020 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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Granola is one of our favorite foods for any time of the day. I discovered this particular recipe in a magazine and I like it because it is a quick granola to throw together. The ingredients are simple and easy to assemble. We found the granola a …

Category: Breakfast & BrunchTag: Cranberries Recipes

Easy and Inexpensive Pizza Dough in the Food Processor Recipe

Sunday, April 26, 2020 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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My parents bought me a Cuisinart Food Processor for Christmas a few years ago. The main reason I asked for the food processor was to try the pizza dough recipe in Amy Dacyczyn’s The Complete Tightwad Gazette. We like pizza and I wanted to find …

Category: Main Dishes

Two Minute Microwave Fudge with Nuts Recipe

Friday, April 24, 2020 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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Although it is one of my favorite sweets, I rarely make fudge because I don’t want to take the time to stand there and stir it forever, test it to the right ball stage, etc. This recipe eliminates all of that added fuss. I admit I was a bit …

Category: Desserts & TreatsTag: Chocolate Recipes

Are We Already In The Next Great Depression?

Thursday, April 23, 2020 (Updated: Monday, November 17, 2025)
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This was written April 23, 2020. As with the March 18, 2020 post Cheerfully Adjusting In A Coronavirus World, I have not updated it and so it reflects my thinking at that time. This is a deliberate choice for historical purposes. I have been asking …

Category: The Prudent & Prepared HomemakerTag: Lockdown
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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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