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My Thoughts on Eternity
What is TIME anyway? When you are a child, you are absolutely certain that you will never live to be an adult. That stage of life is so far in the distant future that you cannot even imagine living that long. But you are good with it, because you are living life as you should–one…
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Wild Beehive Rescue!
Honey Bee Rescue from a felled tree Getting Started–These kids are awesome! Today at the farm we cut down a huge pine tree that had been struck by lightening last fall. As soon as it hit the ground, we realized that it had been home to a hive of honey bees. Word spread quickly throughout…
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Old Time Cherry Cake
Baked from scratch by Bella! This was the BEST cake I have ever tasted! 7 people and 6 hours later…. Bella picked out a cherry cake recipe for today, and it is absolutely delicious! The pink color of the cake is beautiful with no added food color. The color comes from the maraschino cherry juice.…
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Bella Makes Old Fashioned Peanut Brittle
So simple–So quick! Only 4 ingredients! And ohhhhh sooooo GOOD! 1 C. sugar 1/2 C. white Karo Corn Syrup 1/4 C. water 2 C. raw peanuts 2 t. baking soda My mother loved to make peanut brittle when I was a little girl. And I loved to watch. When she added the baking soda at the…
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Water from the Spring
One of our neighbors dug out a spring on his property and installed pipes. It is right on the side of a little country road, and the whole community uses it. It is so good when people work together to help each other. Everyone doesn’t need their own spring. They just need good neighbors. Maybe…
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Molded Cookies
Are you having trouble getting your cookie dough out of the mold? Here is a trick we tried here at Cozy Kitchen Wood Stove! They come out of the mold perfectly every time! A Special Treat for the Holidays! After baking for two days and struggling to get the cookies out of the mold–Bella and…
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Holiday Embossed Cookies!
Embossed and Molded Cookies–an Extra-Special Treat for the Holidays! I wanted the Holiday Baking Season to be extra special this year, so I ordered embossed rolling pins and cookie molds. Bella has taken a break from baking this summer, but we are definitely ready to roll! We started with the embossed rolling pins, because I…
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Chickenbone Church Reunion
By Blog Author Anita Havens Murder, moonshine, and dark secrets spanning seventy years—set in the red clay hills of Mississippi. Seventy years have passed since that night—since two children witnessed something so horrible that its very memory has been erased from the consciousness of this close-knit southern community.Now, Scott Griffin has come home, home to…
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