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Garden Updates, Greenhouse, Flower Planting, and a Pantry Challenge

Published on January 21, 2025January 12, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

Hey everyone!

How is your new year going so far? We’ve been busy as usual and trying to get as much done as we can before the summer comes… although these lower-than-normal temperatures have been making that a little difficult.

Our gardens are still going and we are so thankful for that as we have really been enjoying the food that we are getting from them. Up until a week ago we still had tomatoes and green beans… the tomatoes don’t look too happy at the moment and the green beans are a little sad too but I think they might pull through when we get past these crazy temps.

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Old Fashioned Divinity and Seafoam Candy

Published on January 12, 2025January 20, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

This candy has been around for a while but I’ve never attempted to make it until I heard Papa reminiscing about it. I’ve meant to try it a few times but that was just the little push I needed to give it a go and my family is glad I did. They truly are divine and they almost melt in your mouth!

It’s a good thing that these will only be made for special occasions as they is FULL of SUGAR!

This recipe really isn’t too difficult but it can be a little tricky… having a candy thermometer and a stand mixer make it a little easier.

It takes about 30-45 minutes to make a batch from start to finish (including clean up) but I can take several hours for the candy to set up completely… try not to eat it all before then!

What are some old-fashioned recipes that you remember from your childhood? I’d love to hear about them in the comments below!

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Perpetual Meal Plans

Published on January 4, 2025January 12, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog31 Comments

I made these up for last year but they have worked so well that we are keeping them around… I can spend less time meal planning and devote more time to other things that need my attention.

Here they are, all in one place:

Perpetual Meal Plan Spring

Perpetual Meal Plan Summer

Perpetual Meal Plan Fall

Perpetual Meal Plan Winter

The links should take you to each post where you can print out the meal plan.

Hope this helps!

Household Routines File Set Up: Getting Started

Published on December 28, 2024November 7, 2024 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

Hey there!

If you haven’t read the post about the overview of our file system then you may want to check that out first. I’ll try to get it linked here:

To get started you need to figure out what you want your day to look like so you can set up your daily routines.

You may find it easiest to break you day up into morning, afternoon, and bedtime routines. You can find more information about setting them up HERE.

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Special Holiday Meals: Our 1st Shepherd’s Dinner

Published on December 24, 2024September 23, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog9 Comments

Hi! Just wanted to jump on really quickly and share a few photos of our 1st Bethlehem/Shepherd’s dinner which will be happening on a yearly basis in the future… the timing might change a bit but we definitely want to repeat this!