Simply making your house your home
April showers bring May flowers! April was a very rainy and windy month this year but in between the wind and the rain my husband and I managed to get the yard cleaned up. Now that the yard work is done, I’m just itching to get into the garden! Yesterday… Read more“Garden Journal May 4, 2019”
Winter is almost over, (I hope!) and spring cleaning season is upon us! Homemaking Jewels is adding some fun to our spring cleaning this year with this cleaning bingo sheet. Be sure to reward yourself each time you complete a row. Happy cleaning! For help with some of these cleaning… Read more“Cleaning BINGO Sheet for April”
I know it’s spring when I see the tips of asparagus spears breaking through the surface of the garden soil. This chicken and asparagus casserole is a tasty way to serve the favourite springtime vegetable. And it’s ready in less than 60 minutes. Check out these posts as well: Chicken… Read more“Chicken and Asparagus Casserole”
Have you welcomed an unexpected guest into your crazy life? Often in times of the unexpected we experience life’s most memorable moments. I was reminded of this while reading Lucy Maud Montgomery’s “Anne of Avonlea”. Anne is preparing for the arrival of a special guest – Mrs. Morgan, a famous… Read more“Imperfect Hospitality”
“The secret of surviving housework is simply to do it. Pull the plug on the part of your brain that always wants to negotiate everything. You need to change a diaper, rinse a bottle, clean a spill, fluff a pillow? Consider it done. It’s a no-brainer. End of conversation. End… Read more“Surviving Housework”
To use up the leftover pork roast from the weekend, I created this concoction – a delicious recipe with just enough tang and not too much smokey flavour. You can adjust the flavour with the amount and kind of BBQ sauce you use. This can be made in a cast… Read more“BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches”
Winter is almost over, (I hope!) and spring cleaning season is upon us! Homemaking Jewels is adding some fun to our spring cleaning this year with this cleaning bingo sheet. Be sure to reward yourself each time you complete a row. For help with some of these cleaning tasks visit… Read more“Cleaning Bingo Sheet for March”
Makes 8 pints. If you like brown sugar or maple flavoured beans, this recipe is for you! I have created the best combination of these two flavours for these baked beans. Pressure canning the large batch of beans produces a quality product. These beans can be baked and frozen, but… Read more“Baked Beans for Pressure Canning”
My husband and I made this thread caddy. We made it from pieces of oak we had left over from a previous project and used finishing nails for the posts. Now I can store the matching bobbin under its spool of thread. Super handy. Subscribe to Homemaking Jewels today.
Everyone loves these oven door towels. Made with the same cotton yarn as dishcloths, they are absorbent and durable. By: Doreen Childs and Julia Stewart Use 100% cotton yarn, as you would with a dishcloth. Use 8 US (5 mm) knitting needles. Cast on 64 stitches. Row 1-4: Knit 4… Read more“Oven Door Towel – Knitting Pattern”
