Just a few photos of winter in rural Appalachia. We havent had much snow, which I am thankful for. With so many hills the snow makes it tough to get around, so much so that even an inch of snow is en...
Heres a few photos from around the house.Thanks for stopping by,Tonya
Well, Ive been here in the hills of rural Appalachia for four weeks now. Its starting to feel like home and my cat has finally settled in. I have to say its quite different from Oregon. For one thing...
Im not sure what I expected Kentucky to look like, but it is beautiful! Its so green. The kudzu plant has really taken hold on the hills and seems to have taken over. Although thats not great for the...
Its been a busy year. I got an internship in rural Southeast Kentucky so I thought I was change things up here on my blog, not that Ive actually been blogging at all lately. Since I will be here for ...
Wow, its been two months since I blogged last. Its been a busy and stressful two months, but not there is a lull in my schedule. For the past three weeks I have been interviewing for internships for ...
Wow, its been a while since my last post. Ive been crazy busy with internship applications. It feels like I havent had time to do anything for myself for the past month, which is probably true. About...
I thought I would show you an easy makeover I did this summer. I found this ugly bench on Craigslist for $25 with the plan of changing it. I spray painted it white and found this cute modern fabric a...
Sorry for the sporatic posting lately. Ive been working on applications for internships for my final year of school. There are more people applying than their are positions available nationwide so th...
In my current obsession with canning I thought it would be fun to make my own ketchup. We did finally get some ripe tomatoes here in Portland, though not very many. I made tomato ketchup and tomato-p...
Over the course of this harvest season Ive canned 3 kinds of salsa; Peach Salsa from Canning for a New Generation, Spicy Tomato Salsa and Zesty Salsa from Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving. I lik...
After about two months mostly focused on food preservation I thought I would show you a small project I recently completed. I found another Goodwill dress that was too big and too 80s, but I did like...
Today was the first day of fall. I love everything about fall, the cool crisp air, the sweet smell of turning leaves, pumpkins, apples, and layered clothing. Fall has arrived here in Oregon. The nigh...
I know its been a while since I posted. Ive been pretty busy lately with school, work and some more canning. I made three kinds of salsa/hot sauce in the past two weeks. Anyways, my busy schedule has...
Here in the northwest spiders seem to come out in droves during late summer and fall. In the summer they stay outside, but if hiking you have to watch so you dont walk through a spiders web. In the f...
This year I found five heirloom tomato plants at my local grocery store (I love you New Seasons). After a cool, wet spring my tomatoes are finally starting to really grow. Hopefully they will have ti...
Ive had the past month off of school and had wanted to do a lot of sewing during this "break", but Ive found myself working on other projects instead. Earlier this summer I picked local straw...
I know Ive been absent for a while. Ive been a little stressed with my school projects. Ive also been working on some fun projects as well that I will post soon. Tonight Im spending my evening with m...
So far 30 feels pretty good. I had several friends over Saturday night to celebrate my birthday. I had such a wonderful time and feel lucky to have a great group of friends. Today I thought I w...
I grew up in a family that was incredibly resourceful. We grew an organic garden, baked our own bread, canned produce during the summer, and sewed much of our own clothing. During the 80s this was ve...
This spring was very wet and cold so it was pretty late in the season when I was finally able to plant my garden. This time last year I was picking cucumbers, zucchini and cherry tomatoes, but the fi...
So Im officially 30! My little sister and I are two years and one day apart and throughout childhood we shared our birthday parties together and always wanted the same gifts, including our cabbage pa...
Hi Friends, I wanted to thank all those who are following my blog and those who have added such kind comments. Over the weekend I finished a project from my stash of thrifted clothing. I wanted to sh...
With all of the crocheted jewelry out there right now I thought I would take a stab at making my own. Heres what I did. I took a crocheted pineapple table topper from a thrift store costing me $2.99....
Before I started my blog I began finding clothing with some potential at thrift stores and change a few details. Today I wore one of the first dresses that I remixed. Heres how the dress began..So it...
Today I though I would share an interesting find. Yesterday I took a walk in my local forested park and saw this strange, yet beautiful flower along the trail. My plant identification book lists this...
I love Anthropologie and often go there to get inspiration. I went there the other day and saw the cutest aprons and thought I might be able to make a similar one at home. & nbs...
Although Ive always loved antiques and vintage things it wasnt until recently that I have begun to seek them out. Growing up we could never afford anything new and I think after moving out I went thr...
I have been thrifting fabric for the last couple of months and have found some cute Ralph Lauren bedding that I decided to use to make a ruffled apron. I love aprons mostly for their decorative value...
Im allergic to milk and if I eat too much of it I get eczema, but for a few years I didnt have any effects. Last weekend I went to a friends wedding and apparently ate something with milk, I got the ...
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