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💘 Happy Valentine’s Day! 💘

It’s the day of love, but it doesn’t have to be all about romantic love! 💗

Today is a great day to remember to love all people in our paths, especially those who are often overlooked. 💕

Share a note, give a smile, or make a sweet treat! I think you’ll notice how great it makes you feel to give a Valentine! 💌

Blessings to you!

Laurie

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Here’s a recent video from our YouTube channel. A glimpse into what happens when our upper East Tennessee region actually gets snow! It’s rare!

Have a great day!

Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop!

Homestead Blog Hop will take place every Wednesday and is for all things homesteading: real food recipes, farm animals, crafts, DIY, how-to’s, gardening, anything from-scratch, natural home/health, self-sufficiency, self-reliance, natural remedies, essential oils, & more! Basically anything related to homesteading.

Join us for the Homestead Blog Hop for ideas and tips for gardening, homesteading, raising animals, crafts and recipes.

Meet Your Hosts!

Homestead Blog Hop Featured Badge - Join us each Wednesday for crafts, DIYs, homesteading tips and recipes.

Follow Their Blogs

Natasha – Houseful of Nicholes (Facebook | Pinterest | Twitter | Instagram)

Laurie – Ridge Haven Homestead (Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram)

Liz – The Cape Coop (Facebook | Pinterest | Twitter | Instagram)

Kelly – Simple Life Mom (Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram)

FEATURED POSTS from the Last Homestead Blog Hop

Each week we take turns choosing three posts to feature. Each post will be shared on all social media platforms by all of the hosts! Here are the features from Last Week’s Hop:

Homestead Blog Hop Feature - how to sharpen fabric scissors and quilting rotary cutters the easy way

1. How to Sharpen Scissors and Rotary Cutting Blades at Home from Condo Blues

Homestead Blog Hop Feature - Nutter Butter Cookie Heart Recipe

2. Nutter Butter Cookie Hearts Recipe from Drug Store Divas

Homestead Blog Hop Feature - Homestead Daily schedule

3. Homestead Daily Schedule from Simple Living Country Gal

Congrats! Feel free to grab the featured on button for your post.

Just right click and ‘save image as…

Homestead Blog Hop Featured Badge - Join us each Wednesday for crafts, DIYs, homesteading tips and recipes.

Guidelines for this Get-Together:


  1. Click on the “Add your Link” Button below and add a great image of your project or recipe. Make sure you link to the page of your family friendly post – not the main page of your blog.

  2. Link up to three posts each week.

  3. Try to visit at least a few other blogs at the party. Be sure to leave a comment to let them know you stopped by.

  4. Link your post back to the Homestead Blog Hop. If the hop isn’t linked to your post then you cannot be featured. All featured posts will be shared on all hosts’ social media channels.

  5. Please link up posts that you haven’t linked to the hop before. You are welcome to link old posts from your blog.

  6. By joining the party, you are giving the hosts permission to use one photo from your post with a link back to your site if it is selected as one of next week’s Features.

  7. This is a family-friendly link up meant to inspire and motivate the homesteader in all of us.

Let the Party Begin!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Join Our Pinterest Board

Follow all your hosts on Pinterest and send me a message that you’d like to be added to our Homestead Blog Hop group board. The only rule is to only add posts that you’ve also added here.

Homestead Blog Hop - Homestead tips, ideas, animal care, and recipes every Wednesday
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4 Replies

  1. Thank you so much for hosting Laurie and happy V-day should you participate.
    My links: 17+18. We will be honored and happy if you share your links with us at SeniorSalonPitStop. Link under BLOGGING

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