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Special Holiday Meals: A Hobbit Inspired Menu w/printable menu

Published on September 18, 2025September 28, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog4 Comments

My family loves the Hobbit books and movies, so when I saw that there was an actual ‘Hobbit Day’ on September 22nd, I had to make a note of it on our Fall Perpetual Meal Plan. Last year, we were in the middle of wedding prep, followed by hurricane prep, so it kind of got forgotten about. This year, my kiddos have not let me forget!

We worked together to make a menu so that we can celebrate… we might even watch the movies, if we can! We might also enjoy our Elevenses outdoors under our garden arches… so many ideas. Our kids love reading and we love to encourage them so this is a cute way to keep that spark ALIVE!

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Yummy Lentil and Chaya Soup

Published on September 18, 2025September 19, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog5 Comments

This is a recipe that we make at least two times a week or more. I have recently started using Chaya in place of the spinach and it is so GOOD! You just need to do your research before using Chaya to make sure it is a good fit for you. This soup is still AMAZING with or without spinach or kale as well, so don’t worry if you can’t get your hands on any.

This soup is so good for you and it is so easy to make … you can add just about anything you like and it will only make it better! You can also leave it as simple as you like and still have a healthy, filling meal. I can make a pot of this in the beginning of the week and have it for lunch all week… as long as the kiddos don’t get to it before I do!

Here is a look at one of our Chaya plants…. or ‘yard leaf’ as Mr. Awesome calls them…

I think I will definitely be adding even more next year! I’m also planning to pick some more and cook them up before putting them in the freezer so we can enjoy them all winter long!

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A couple of garden walks

Published on September 16, 2025September 18, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

I love walking through the garden … especially when it’s a little cooler than those crazy temps we had last month.

It is also more enjoyable when there are no mosquitoes or ants to bite me… here are a couple of garden walk videos we’ve done so you can enjoy the garden without breaking a sweat or getting bit!

God Bless

Fall 2025 Garden Prep

Published on September 11, 2025September 9, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog1 Comment

We recently did a video showing a little of how we get ready to reset our gardens for the Fall growing season. We are a little behind schedule but I think we have time to get this cleaned up and planted.

We put the chickens to work to cleaning up the kids’ garden area but they are definitely slower than goats were… not a bad thing but I did like having the bigger animals go through first and then the smaller animals for finishing up but we will work with what we have.

Here’s the video we made showing this: