What Is Slow Living? An Honest Answer …
People ask me what slow living is like they want a tidy definition, and I never quite have one. Here’s the honest answer, from my green farmhouse in Long Grove.
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The Peach Crisp Recipe I Make Every August
This peach crisp is the dessert I've made more than any other since we moved to the farmhouse. It asks almost nothing of me, just ripe peaches and a brown sugar oat crumble, and it comes out warm and golden every time. Here's exactly how I make it.
View PostThe Zucchini Bread Recipe I Make All Summer Long
An easy, moist zucchini bread recipe made from scratch in one bowl. The garden-glut loaf I bake all summer in our Long Grove farmhouse kitchen.
View PostA Slow Living Cleaning Routine That Works With Your Life, Not Against It
A slower, gentler cleaning routine spread across the week in small pieces, so your home stays tended without wearing you out.
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Cozy Bedroom Ideas (Warm, Layered, and Lived-In)
Our bedroom was the last room in the farmhouse we touched, and getting sick is what finally made me turn it into the softest room in the house. Here are the cozy bedroom ideas that actually worked for us, from layered bedding to warm lighting to leaving room to rest.
View PostHow to Simplify Your Home (The Slow, Gentle Way)
I didn't simplify our farmhouse in a weekend. I did it slowly, one drawer at a time, with a baby on my hip and not much energy to spare. Here's what actually worked for me.
View PostHomemaking Tips for Beginners (From Someone Still Figuring It Out)
New to homemaking and a little overwhelmed? Here is how I actually do it, one small rhythm at a time, from our green farmhouse in Long Grove.
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Our Friday Night Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe
Friday is pizza night in our house, and this is the homemade pizza dough recipe I keep coming back to. Just six pantry ingredients, the way I actually make it, plus how to get ahead on tired weeks.
View PostToddler Activities at Home: The Ones We Actually Do
Lochlan is sixteen months old and into everything. Here is the short, honest list of the toddler activities we actually do at home, low energy days included.
View PostHow to Make Your Home Feel Cozy (The Slow, Lived-In Way)
Coziness is not something you buy, it is something you build slowly. Here is how I make our green farmhouse feel warm and lived-in, from the light to the blankets to the pot on the stove.
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