Hello! I'm Celeste. I'm a happy wife married to my true love and a blessed mama to four amazing small humans. I enjoy creating and designing; a watercolor painting, a healthy bar of soap, a delicious meal, a toy for my little one. I love to read and you will find me reading anything from fiction to theology to poetry. I love both tea and coffee and I hope to always live near the mountains. ...
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The Journal
Homemade Laundry Detergent Recipe
I first started making thishomemade laundry detergent recipe about 14 years ago when we were dirt poor farmers and I wanted to be as healthy and natural as possible. Store bought natural detergents were expensive, certainly more than we could afford. So when friend shared this recipe I gave it a try and it worked! …
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No Fuss Sourdough~ Soft Sandwich Bread
In my last post we learned how to make no fuss sourdough artisan style bread. This time I am going to share my recipe for no fuss sourdough soft sandwich bread. This recipe contains a few more ingredients than the artisan style loaf but follows the same simple proccess. When making the artisan bread we …
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No Fuss Sourdough~ Artisan Style
I call this my no fuss sourdough method because it is so easy anyone can do it! I have been wanting to write this post up for awhile because I have seen so many posts online making sourdough sound so complicated. I have seen everything from detailed multi-step proccesses to throwing out discard daily to …
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Christmas Shorbread with Five Variations
I love baking and making a mess in the kitchen. The children and I love baking lots of these Christmas shortbread with five variations to have on hand for the holidays! During the summer we are busy and spend nearly every waking moment outside so don’t do anything time consuming or elaborate in the kitchen. …
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Hand-dipped Beeswax Candles
As the evenings get dark earlier and the days are more often gloomy and grey I find myself lighting candles more often. I love the way the cheery glow of a candle brightens up a room on a cloudy day. My favorite type of candles to burn are beeswax tapers. I buy big ones from …
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