New Goals & Lessons Learned.
One of these years we’re actually going to have more goals than lessons learned. At least, I hope so. Homesteading is the perfect lifestyle for those of you our there…
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Dreaming has always been one of my love languages. There was a season when babies… farming… flowers… all of that was a dream. Here’s what’s next.
Merry Christmas from the Elliotts!
Merry Christmas from the Elliotts! We are so grateful that you’re a part of our story and that we get to share in this coming year with you, our readers…
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My Christmas Cottage Kitchen
Pour a glass, slow down for a few minutes, and join me in the Christmas cottage kitchen.
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Cooking Pasta Alla Norma | Food Travels to Sicily
Come with me to the Ballarò market. In this video, we’re buying ingredients for Pasta Alla Norma. The history of Sicily is complicated – they’ve been conquered and ruled over…
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Homemade Wine: Celebrating Our 2022 Zinfandel Harvest
Hey friends. I’m quite pleased to announce that the 2022 Zinfandel grape harvest is complete. The moment our family has waited over six years for has finally come and the…
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Espresso at Casa Stagnitta | Food Travels to Sicily
Hi. It’s me. I’ve been (not so) patiently waiting to share our Sicily trip with you. It’s taken Stuart, my poor video editor/husband, a few weeks to organize the audio…
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I’ll Take Every Morsel | Food Travels to Sicily
We left our farm at 7:03 AM. I remember the time precisely because Stuart sat in the car for a moment or two while the three littlest kids were waving…
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The piece of me that loves something else.
The calendar and clock continue to move forward. May. June. July. August. I’m desperately torn between my darkened skin soaking up every ray of sunshine it can catch, while simultaneously, anticipating…
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I learned how to do all of this.
It’s been 106 degrees here this week. Scratch that – today, we should hit 109. It happens, every year, and yet each year when the molten air arrives on the…
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All I had to show for it.
After the last dishes in the sink are scrubbed and tucked away for the night, at least at this time of year, I immediately scurry outside to the gardens. In…
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I hope I can make people feel like that.
Fifteen years ago, I tucked my fresh, unstamped passport into my purse, closed the small travel locks on my brand new Kelty pack, made sure my iPod was loaded with…
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Come tour my spring cottage gardens!
It’s late spring here on the farm – and the cottage gardens are looking so wonderfully beautiful. Come tour my spring cottage gardens and enjoy the bird song, crunchy gravel,…
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