homestead building update

Homestead Building Update—Camper Canopy & Barn Doors

Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Family, Home-Built Cabin, Homemade, Hobbies, and Handicrafts, Homeschool, Homesteading Journey, Lessons of Life, Practical skills

Homestead Building Update and Inchworm Progress What’s Going On at Ridge Haven Homestead? It’s time for an update on our homestead building project. There has been no update of late, because you can’t report much when not much is happening. But, we’ve worked on some of our homestead projects, and I’m happy to report that…

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school readiness

Friday Friendship Feature #6–School Readiness

Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Friday Friendship Feature, Homeschool, Homespun Education--Lessons and Lessons

Welcome to the Friday Friendship Feature, #6–School Readiness School Readiness Impacts Kids and Families The topic of School Readiness is an important topic for all families. School Readiness impacts homeschooling families as well as traditional schooling families. I have felt passionate about this topic ever since I began researching the topic before our boys started…

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homestead Blog Hop

Homestead Blog Hop 248

Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Homestead Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop, #248! I’m glad you’ve stopped by! Our week has been full, as always!  We’ve been working on some Homestead Cabin chores.  Our sixteen-year old son and our friend have been busy sawing, routing, and nailing, as they make barn-style doors for our cabin. …

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berry picking with kids

Go Berry Picking (with kids) Without Losing Your Mind!

Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Book of Nature, Family, Home-Grown Bounty, Homeschool

Tips for Going Berry Picking with Kids This post contains affiliate links. So…you want to take your kids out to the berry patch? Great plan! Berry picking with kids can be a wonderful time, or a huge frustration to all involved. The last thing you want on an outing for fun is for everything to…

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Chicken Soup for the Soul books reading

Friday Friendship Feature #5–How To Get Published In Chicken Soup For The Soul —Beyond Your Blog

Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Blogging, Friday Friendship Feature, Homemade, Hobbies, and Handicrafts

Welcome to the Friday Friendship Feature #5! How to Get Published in Chicken Soup for the Soul This week, I’m thinking about Writing For this week’s Friday Friendship Feature, I want to share a what’s been on my mind–writing! I’m sure that since many of my readers are fellow bloggers, you also think quite a lot…

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homestead Blog Hop

Homestead Blog Hop 247

Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Homestead Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Happy Wednesday to you! And Happy Homestead Blog Hop Day! Here in East Tennessee, we’ve had it HOT for this past week or so!  Summer has come full force! At Ridge Haven Homestead, we are back into our building projects again.  Choosing metal colors for our cabin roof and…

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Refreshing Melon Freeze! Vegan Recipe

Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Boys Can Cook, Home-cooked Goodness, Recipes

Simple Homestead Recipe–Refreshing Melon Freeze! (Boys Can Cook Series) I don’t usually do random recipes, but this one hit the spot so well last Sunday that I just had to share my son’s SIMPLE RECIPE! The Refreshing Melon Freeze will cool you off FROM THE INSIDE OUT–exactly what you want on a hot summer day!…

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