Serving Up a Hot Cider Drink, just as you ordered….

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Many of you did indeed request the hot cider drink simmering on our stove the other day.  I must say, our kids can’t get enough of it.  We all started a WICKED FUN project out in the bitter cold and snow today. (That’ll be coming up in a few days or so, on the blog here.)  Soon after we came in to warm up, we decided to make another batch of this cider to enjoy.  It smells and tastes SO good.  We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Please note:  The ingredient amounts listed below must make one-big-batch!  We’ve been making it by halving the amounts, and it’s been plenty enough for at least 2 cups each, for our family of 6.  But for many more people, it might be best to make the whole batch.  This WOULD be a GREAT treat to serve, if you are entertaining a small party.  I think guests would be impressed with such a delightful warm beverage, and appreciate it coming in from the cold too.  So here it is.  If you make it, let us know what the verdict is at your home!Read More

Our Cozy Long Weekend

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We’d like to gush just a BIT more, about how much we  are enjoying this wood stove.  Honestly, I may never get over   the sheer joy, of having it.  We have gained a room to use in the winter! It’s open to our living area anyway, which is open to the kitchen, which is open the school/eating room… so it’s a perfect extension to the main space of our home.  So cozy, and so beautiful too look out our windows, that surround us.  We all just spend a lot of time in there — schooling, playing games, reading, chatting-all by the fireside.  It’s been lovely!… Read More