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February Garden Updates

Published on February 23, 2026February 21, 2026 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

If you haven’t followed us on YouTube then you are missing out on what we’ve accomplished in our garden over the past month. We have been busy little bees getting ready for our new garden season. The cold had killed a lot of our plants so we took advantage of that and replaced most of our beds with some new metal beds. You can find links for those HERE:

New Garden Design and Product Links

We don’t have our tractor anymore so that meant we had a lot of digging to do and boy am I glad that part is over! There was a lot of hard work and a lot of sore muscles! We just did a little each day and we are finally finished. I’ve started planting out a few things, but I am waiting until mid-March to get the more sensitive plants out.

Here’s a video to show you some of what we’ve been up to:

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Biblical Feasts: Passover Menu & Activities

Published on February 21, 2026October 8, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

If you’ve been around here for a bit, then you probably know that we have been on a journey to learn more about the Biblical Feasts. Well, Passover is almost upon us, and I decided that being prepared makes it more likely that I can follow through with the intentions of celebrating this year.

We plan to try to incorporate some traditional dishes, and we plan to eat by candlelight whenever possible. Please note that I am not an expert, and most of these ideas are just ideas that I have, and I can not say that they are traditional or ‘allowed’ for a traditional Jewish celebration.

The Lord had told Moses to have the people take an unblemished lamb into their homes and let it there with them for four days before killing it for the Passover Dinner… we probably won’t be doing this but we will try to eat lamb.

Wine or Grape Juice is normally served with meals as well, although we will probably opt for sparkling juice, apple cider, or juice.

You can change whatever recipes you need to make this work for you… you can even buy premade foods and make this work. The idea is to celebrate your BLESSINGS and show THANKFULNESS to GOD.

DON’T FORGET TO INVITE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY! Click below for FREE printable invitations:

Biblical Feasts: An Invitation to Attend

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Embracing Love Even When It’s Hard

Published on February 19, 2026February 11, 2026 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

This month’s theme has been LOVE. We’ve had a lot of changes in our family, and I will say that sometimes LIFE has been HARD and we lose our FOCUS. This means that sometimes we lose sight of needing to show LOVE to people who are being difficult.

A Love That Never Fails Devotional

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. – Luke 6:31

We should always treat others the way we want to be treated. We give respect to get respect, we are kind and expect kindness in return, but what happens when the other person isn’t being respectful or kind? It is easy to start going tit for tat and treating them the way they are treating you, but is that what we are really supposed to be doing?

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. – Matthew 22:39

Hmm… ouch! The BIBLE never says that we are to LOVE them differently, but we are to love them as we LOVE ourselves… even when it’s HARD!

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Special Holiday Meals: Polar Bear Day Menu

Published on February 17, 2026January 4, 2026 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

Polar Bear Day might not sound very interesting to you, but my kids love Polar Bears, so we will probably spend part of the day researching them and making some fun snacks and foods related to them in some way. No, there won’t be any raw fish, but we will have items that go with the theme.

Polar Bear Day Menu Ideas

Breakfast

Make ‘Polar Bear’ Pancakes, spread with yogurt or whipped cream

Or Bagels with cream cheese

Use fresh fruit slices, berries, cheese, or lunch meats to make polar bear faces

Lunch

Tuna Salad Cold Plates

Dinner

Baked Salmon

Mashed Potatoes, Oven Roasted Veggies

Veggie Tray w/dip

Snacks

Use marshmallows and mini chocolate chips to make Polar Bears.

Dip Nutter Butter cookies into white chocolate and add candy eyes to make polar bears.

Dessert

White Chocolate Covered ‘Snowball’ Candies or

Polar Bear Coconut Cake/Cupcakes w/candy eyes/ears or

Ice Box Cake

Or you could try making a Baked Alaska… I might try this!

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Love with Limits: Essential Screen Time Rules for Kids

Published on February 16, 2026February 17, 2026 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

The title might sound a little contradictory, but I promise that it is possible to show LOVE with limits, especially when it comes to raising children. If we just let our kids run wild all the time, then they may never learn to be the respectful, fair, and caring citizens that we would like them to be.

One way that we do this is with some limits on their electronics. The world is FULL of not-so-nice people and bullies, and it is our job, as parents, to protect our children in whatever ways we can. While not allowing access to screens would prevent a lot of potential issues, we want them to learn to make good choices when it comes to electronics and screen time.

As we learned in our science lesson today, PREVENTION is the number one key to keeping diseases away. This goes for gardening, health, and habits. It is also the best way to PROTECT our children and show them that we LOVE them. Boundaries are an important part of our PREVENTION PLAN. We need them to learn to make responsible decisions even when we aren’t around. We also need them to let us know when there is a problem and if something is making them uncomfortable.

Another thing that our children learn, from early on, is that SCREEN TIME is a PRIVILEGE and if they are not responsible, then it CAN and WILL be taken away! I don’t remind them of the rules, as they have all had plenty of time to learn them at this point. If we see that they have not finished their chores, used more time than allowed, or not followed the rules in one way or another, then they will LOSE their SCREEN TIME for a designated amount of time.

The rules that we have are to ensure that they develop other interests, stay responsible around the house, and keep EVERYONE SAFE! I don’t need to tell you how DANGEROUS the internet can be. We don’t always allow them online, and they are only allowed online with supervision. They generally are not allowed in chats unless a known adult is in the same chat group or right there with them.

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