Free Shipping at Harvest Lane Cottage!

Note:  I’ve dated this post so that it will remain at the top of my blog until April 15 or until items are sold out.

Free Shipping at Harvest Lane Cottage Etsy Shop until April 15th! 

Etsy Buy Handmade harvestlanecottage

Hi!

I’d like to invite you, my readers, to enjoy the benefits of handmade items.  I guess you could call this my grand opening. ~smile~ 

I’m having a free shipping special for my readers at my Etsy shop until April 15th!

Just push the little “contact Laura of Harvest Lane” button at the shop; and, let me know you’re going to order so that I can change the shipping to zero for you.

Happy Shopping!

Laura

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P.S.  Additional colors are available.  Contact me for information. 

Just for Fun… A Couple of New Give-Aways

Little Piddles Tutu Give Away!

Little girls love to play dress up.

Little Piddles is having a tutu give -away.  Stop by Little Piddles, choose your favorite, and enter today!

 

An Island Life is also having a give-away.  They’re giving away a $25 gift certificate to Little Piddles.  Hmmm…we have a theme going here, don’t we, a piddly theme, but a theme nevertheless! ~smile~  So head on over to An Island Life and check it out.

Have a great day!

Laura

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It’s a Rainy Day….

 

Hello Ladies,

It’s another rainy day.  I’ve found another lovely blog.  I think you may enjoy Miss April’s blog.  It’s called Maple Grove Farm.  She’s been sick with pneumonia; but, I love how she’s found blessings even in being ill.  I’m saying a prayer for her this morning.

I’ve a sprained ankle; so, I’ll be doing a lot of sitting today.  I plan to do a little sewing, too. I’ve got a shopping bag to make for the swap over at Miss Rhonda’s blog, Down-to-Earth.  I’ve only been reading it for a few weeks, but I’ve been enjoying it.  It’s a simple and frugal living type of blog. 

I’ve just topped 4000 visits to my blog.  I thank you all for your kindness.  I do wish you all would say, “Hello” in the comments section.  I absolutely love hearing from my readers. 

Have a wonderful weekend.  Cherish the little pleasures.

God bless!

Laura

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What a Lovely Honor….

I was looking at my blog stats this morning and noticed several visitors that had been directed to me by Cottage Remnant ; so, I dropped by and found it to be a lovely new blog.  I invite you to visit.  What a lovely honor to be listed in this dear lady’s list of “lovely places” she’s discovering.  I thank you!

Have a blessed weekend.

Laura

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Something to Think About…. Martha Hands – Mary Heart

“I must have the hands of Martha,

Hands that scrub and cook and sew-

I can have the heart of Mary

While I do these things, you know.

Though my hands are in the dishpan,

This soul of mine can soar

And in thoughts sublime and lofty

Go right up to heaven’s door.

I must cook, oh endless dinners,

For my dear ones have to eat;

But my soul need not be cooking-

It can sit at Jesus’ feet!

Help me God, while doing duties

Against which my soul rebels,

But meekly still to peel potatoes,

But not grovel in the shells.

Grant me, God, mid things prosaic

Ere to choose the better part;

Grant that while I must be Martha,

I may have the Mary heart.”

–Author Unknown

May you seek His presence today.

God bless you,

Laura

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Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings

Chicken and Dumplings

 

This can be made very frugally with a few backs and necks.

 

10 lbs Chicken leg quarters,

The more chicken you boil, the better the broth.

6 eggs

flour

salt & pepper

Okay, first of all, put the chicken into a large stockpot. Salt and pepper it generously. Boil the chicken for at least an hour, until the chicken is ready to fall off the bones. Take the chicken from the broth, and put it in the refrigerator until it’s cool enough to handle. Keep the broth simmering.

Next, crack six eggs into a large bowl and beat well with a fork. Add some salt and pepper. Start adding flour half a cup at a time until the dough becomes stiff, hard to mix, and a bit dry. Bring the broth back to a full boil, then begin dropping dough by teaspoonfuls into the broth. Allow them to boil about 20-30 minutes until they are cooked through when you cut them. It won’t hurt them to cook them a little longer. Meanwhile, de-bone the chicken and add back as much chicken as you’d like to the broth. Save the rest for another meal.

Serve this up on a bed of mashed potatoes and enjoy!

Happy Easter!

The Lily by Ron DiCianni

He’s alive!  Jesus is alive!

Thank you God for the gift of your son, Jesus the Christ, who sacrificed himself for our sins so that we could be forgiven.

John 3:16

“For God so loved the world that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.”

Dear Reader, if you have not given your life to Christ, now is the time.  “All who call on the name of Jesus shall be saved.”

“If you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.  For it is with your heart that you believe and are sanctified; and, it is with your mouth, that you confess and are saved.”

Have a happy Easter!

 

God bless you all!

Laura

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The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men Often Go Awry!

Our communion supper went well Thursday evening.  My husband read the scriptures about the last supper.  Then we enjoyed our communion dinner.   It wasn’t perfect, but only Jesus is.

Today, our plans to color eggs were set aside to attend an event here in town that we found out of spur of the moment.  It was an art day for the kids held by Precious Moments.  We went and the kids had fun. 

So, egg coloring has been postponed until tomorrow morning.  Tomorrow afternoon I’ll make the little Easter basket cupcakes complete with jelly beans and a handle made of red licorice.  The kids don’t know about this yet.  It will be a nice surprise. 

Tomorrow night we’ll make the Resurrection cookies.

Have a blessed weekend.

Laura

Easter Weekend Plans 2008

Hi Friends,

I’ve been thinking of my plans for the coming weekend.  Those of you who are Christians know that this is Holy Week.  Now, my husband and I are what I call first generation Christians, though some of our parents are now saved.  We don’t have traditions that have been handed down regarding Easter.  All we knew was the Easter bunny came and gave us a big basket of candy which we then made ourselves sick on. 

When we had our own children, I started thinking about what I’d like it to be for our family.  We’re still in the process of making our own traditions.

Here’s what I’ve got in mind for this week:

Thursday-  “Last Supper” Communion dinner of homemade bread and grape juice.  We’ll talk about Jesus’ last days and the crucifixion and resurrection. 

Note to me…make homemade bread in the morning and stir up the grape juice.

Friday-  We’ll color eggs just because it’s fun, and they make a good snack.  We’ll eat them during the weekend.

Note to me…boil 18 eggs early Friday morning. 

Saturday- In the morning, I’ll make cupcakes with jellybeans and licorice to look like Easter baskets.  In the evening, we’ll make Resurrection Cookies.  Hillbilly Sweetpea shares the recipe here.

Sunday- We’ll go to church, have an egg hunt there, then come home to a nice ham dinner.  My mother-in-love will join us for the day.  I usually give the kids a small gift, $5 or less and a little candy in a basket.  The Easter bunny doesn’t stop at our house, he just hops on by. ~smile~

I’d love to hear what your plans are for the weekend.  Maybe you have an idea we’d like to add to our celebration.

Whatever you do this weekend, keep the focus on our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Blessings!

Laura

Debbie Mumm Has a New Desk Top Available

Hi!  Debbie Mumm has a new Easter desktop background available.  Take a peak!

You can find it here.

 

Have a great week!

Laura of Harvest Lane

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