Promise of Spring~

The Snowbells are popping their little heads up. Even in this dreary freezing rain. THANK-YOU!

~*~FROSTY~*~

This guy better not come to Life!



I keep checking out the window to make sure he's still where I left him :) He's HUGE & Very HEAVY~ but sooo Adorable!

Snowed In!

HOMEBOUND in the Hilltown!!
Almost 2 feet of snow has fallen here! Phew~ Besides the never ending Shoveling & Bringing in Firewood, I had time to take some pics of my new (old) mini hutch for the living room~ We found it in Vermont a few weeks ago.
Love it!


Old & Beat Up- Just how I like it.



And Here's a shot of the Dining Room with my "Newer" plate rack.
Love that too~



Good to be Home :)

Handmade CATNIP CAT BEDS~

I got my New Catnip CAT BEDS in today & they Look GREAT!!
Sprinkled with our Organic Catnip~
Your cat will Thank-You :)

Berry Cobbler~

I've had this "Cobblers & Crumbles" book for a few years and finally I took the time to make one of the Recipes in the book~



~*~Blueberry & Lemon Polenta Cobbler~*~



Made with Organic Berries, Lemon Zest & Polenta, came out SUPER YUMMY!!



This book is worth getting!! Even if you just look at the Pictures :)

NEW 16ounce Soy Candles~

After Many requests~ I've finally started making Bigger Soy Candles! Thanks for the "Pressure" I'm so glad to be able to offer a choice in candle sizes!!



I'm burning my New "Country Cupboard" in our Living room right now~ Wick is burning great, wax is melting perfectly across and the "Throw" is Strong! Yeah!!!

Think I'll offer the most popular scents for now and eventually offer All the scents that are available in the 8oz. Here's Vanilla & Primitive Home 16oz.




Here's Vanilla~ Super Yummy!





And here's "Primitive-Home" a Very Popular scent at the Crow's Nest!

~New PRIM Valentines~

I'm Excited about my NEW "Prairie-ROSE" Collection!!






A blend of Antique Rose with a touch of sweet Vanilla in each of my new "Prairie-Rose" Goodies~




Prairie Rose Cakes



Prairie Rose Soy Candle



Prairie Rose Melting Tarts

Sunflowers in January

After a Long day at the Shop~ I came home to a Wonderful Surprise of SUNFLOWERS!


Aaaaaaahh :)

Dried Clementines~

This is the time of year for Clementines~
They are abundant in all the grocery stores now and pretty reasonably priced. Besides being Yummy, Clementines are very easy to dry. I dry the peels on the ones that we are going to eat, and for the fruit that's gotten older, I will dry them whole.



I'll layer the clementines on a tray and place them near the woodstoves. Very rustic! Once they are completely dried, store them in a glass jar.



These look beautiful in my NEW Lavender-Mandarin Potpourri!!

Wild Turkey Invasion

And there they Go...


I counted 32 this visit. They were close to the house a few minutes ago and of course the battery died in my camera....didn't take long before their bellies were full and they were running across the field again.

Besides eating all the Sunflower seeds in the yard, these wild turkey's have discovered their reflection in the truck bumper and they can't get enough of themselves!!

Happy New Year!

After a dusting of snow, this turned out to be a Beautiful New Years Day! And a Beautiful Anniversary for me & my Honey :)

A Perfect day to light the wood stoves and stay indoors~



The fire has been lit in our new Bedroom wood stove and of course I had to fill the Melting Pot w/ my Forest Melting Tarts. Spooky has made her way to the fire too and now she's in her little bed right in front and I don't expect her leave that spot all day :)

Happy New Years Everyone!

Christmas Trees are Up~

Now I have to fill the bottom up w/ Presents!!



This one came out Really Cute~

1st SNOW!

What a Winter Wonderland!




I hung the last of the Cedar Garland over the front door yesterday~ just in time for the snow to arrive!



I went with minimal "fresh" decorations but lots of twinkle white lights~ Looks spectacular at night :)

Where's the CatMint??

Where's my CatMint ??
After laying around for a few weeks in the house, Spooky ventured out yesterday to get a "bite" of her favorite plant. Boy was she shocked to find nothing but a bunch of brown sticks! Winters coming Spooky!



She's all about being in the spot-light :)

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Rosehip Harvest

It was a Beautiful Sunday here at the Homestead! Between the chores of stacking wood & clearing brush, I snuck off to harvest some Rosehips~ That can be a painful job too...but rewarding in the end :)






Here's what I collected and bunched today. I thought the color of the Rosehips look great against the ornamental Kale on the table~ Here's another Kale that has gotten HUGE!





Love the Color~

New Home for White Sage

Harvested the last of the White Sage today and it looks beautiful drying on top of my old Herb Hutch.



When the Sage is dried I'll just lay the bunches loosely on top of each other inside the hutch. The smaller pieces will be placed in jars and used as needed.



White Sage is a sacred herb used by the Native Americans for purifying and cleaning. The leaves are burned like incense and wrapped in bundles called "smudge sticks". At our herb shop we've sold smudging herbs for years and used them in our homes as well. My White Sage is grown without chemicals and is harvested respectfully in my garden. I always give thanks to the plants and appreciate their healing qualities.



Here's a jar of Pineapple Mint on the left and White Sage on the right~
I'm considering selling some bunches of white sage on my website, I can't possibly use all of it myself :)

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