Learn the best way to freeze green beans so you can enjoy garden produce all winter long! Got the most colossal green bean harvest of the century but no bandwidth for canning it all? I get it - sometimes canning wears me out like running a marathon in tropical heat. Know the feeling? It's like sliding and skating around in my own sweat. Fortunately, you can preserve your scrumptious harvest in half the time and with far less hassle. Here's the best way to freeze green … [Read more...] about Best Way to Freeze Green Beans – Alternative to Canning
DIY Envelope Box Cushion Covers
Looking for a DIY Envelope Box Cushion Covers tutorial? Look no further. I have you "covered!" (couldn't resist) You see, a few years back, we got this sectional outdoor couch, of sorts, to use on our screened porch: As you can see from the photo above, the cushions it came with had white, zippered covers. They weren't terrible, but I removed them at the end of the summer to launder, and they started to fall apart. Zippers began to break, fabric began … [Read more...] about DIY Envelope Box Cushion Covers
Easy DIY Square Pillow Cover Two Ways – No Zippers Required
Easy DIY Square Pillow Cover Two Ways - No Zippers Required Winter - when we're indoors more than out and cold more than warm - Cozying up on the couch with the dogs, fire burning in the wood stove, throw blankets, and soft, pretty pillows... Pillows? I don't know about yours, but mine could sure use a refresh! Maybe you'd like a different look this winter? Or perhaps you're thinking ahead to spring and summer when decorative pillow covers are lighter and … [Read more...] about Easy DIY Square Pillow Cover Two Ways – No Zippers Required
Visible Mending-How to Repair an Old Quilt Simply and Beautifully
Not that the party was boring, I was just exhausted from doing too much...again. All I could think about was getting into my warm, comfy bed under my favorite, soft, well-worn quilt. Finally home and just where I wanted to be, I went to pull the covers up to my chin just as my thumb went right through the top of the thread-bare bedcover! Make Do With Visible Mending Throw it away? Never! This quilt has a history with me and therefore it has my heart. With … [Read more...] about Visible Mending-How to Repair an Old Quilt Simply and Beautifully
Introducing a New Puppy to the Old Dog
Introducing a New Puppy to the Old Dog There is a new addition to our family here at the Mountain Farmhouse! Meet Ollie, our West Highland Terrier ("Westie")! This is Ollie at eight weeks old: Our older dog, Finn, a Cairn Terrier, and Ollie like to celebrate every day doing the things that dogs like to do best - eating, playing, sleeping, and spending time outdoors. We'd like to take you on a trip down memory lane to last year when we brought Ollie home. We were … [Read more...] about Introducing a New Puppy to the Old Dog