We were tired of zoom calls and staring at our computer screens. When we have not been working from home we’ve been working on projects all around the farm. We .. well, we were just exhausted. We typically go for a walk during Joe and I’s joint conference call but the other day we decided…
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Ten Best Memorial Day Sales Online
Happy Memorial Day Weekend everyone! I am looking forward to a weekend of beautiful weather here in Michigan and I think Joe and I are going to finish putting in the garden! I’m so excited to watch things grow and hoping by next month to start being able to eat from the garden again. My…
My Favorite Places for Antique and Handmade Online
Last Memorial day weekend was all about cookouts, cottages and flea markets. This year will most likely be spent at home with my family hopefully enjoying some nice weather and the garden. We have been so busy around the farm getting ahead of all our projects during this time at home and weather permitting it…
Moisturized Curls with Maui Moisture
This post has been sponsored by Maui Moisture. All thoughts and opinions are my own. My curly hair has always been a part of my identity. I have heard so many stories about hair texture changing with pregnancy and childbirth however; my curl pattern didn’t change with the exception of hair loss and dryness. Now…
How to shop and care for Vintage Tablecloths
Along with pyrex, vintage tablecloths were one of the very first things I hunted for at flea markets and estate sales. I love the bright cheery color and floral patterns and the way they look pressed and folded neatly in my display cupboard. I used them for my sister in laws baby shower and it…
Spring Outfits under $50 from The Found Cottage
Spring is here and I’m slowly starting to put actual pants back on. It’s amazing how different and more productive you feel getting dressed in the morning even if it’s just to take a drive to get otto to take a nap. (The boy is so stubborn he will only fall asleep on a perfectly…
Gift Guide for The Garden Mama
As otto likes to say, “The sun came back today!” we are itching to get our work done so we can go soak up these 70 degree temperatures that the first day of May is bringing us. Many of us are going to be celebrating Mother’s Day while still sheltering in place and that is…
Visiting Pigs
It will always amaze me how fast kids can adapt. We are closing in on 7 weeks of being home and by week 3 otto knew we just wave and talk to people through the windows. When my parents came over to drop off some groceries Otto ran to the door and never crossed the…
Mrs. Rabbit Our Newest Farm Addition
When Joe and I decided in early March it was best for us to start staying home we got plans in place to keep us busy on the farm over the weekends trying to go out as little as possible. As time went on and it became more of a realization how long this might…
Hatching Baby Chicks What I learned
When quarantine first started i thought it would be fun to raise some baby chicks with Otto. We could use a few more and it would give us something productive to do. I found out one of my friends sells a variety of bird..eggs. I agreed to buy them without reading the find print at…
Madewell Extra 40% off Sale!
I don’t know what I’m supposed to be shopping for right now. Madewell is having 40% off almost the entire site (including sale) which is bringing some of my favorite items to less than $20. My absolute favorite blazer is on sale with an extra 40% and I’m debating if I need it in ALL…
Online Garden Seeds
The discussion lately in Garden Group (free group on Facebook for all things gardening) is that so many online garden seeds sources are sold out! Territorial Seed closed their website and sent an email that never in their 35 years of business have they ever had this type of overwhelming demand. While I’ll agree this…