Practical Savings

While at Burney Falls, we decided to hike the Headwaters Trail. The headwaters are beautiful, crystal clear and very cold. Walked about a mile on the Pacific Crest Trail and discovered what that is all about. #bucketlist #burneyfalls #headwaters #headwaterstrail #hiking #pacificcresttrail #pct #Burney #norcal #norcalliving #northstate #mysummerpics #camping (at Burney Falls)

Good morning. No, not our breakfast but does involve cereal. Pulled out an old childhood cookbook last night and showed the girls how to make an old favorite... Crunchies. #nomnomnom #cerealbar #sonothealthybutsogood #homemade #happyhumpday #itswednesday #thecottagelilac

My lemon balm has taken over and I have so much I need to harvest. What are your favorite uses for it besides tea? #lemonbalm #gardening #growyourownfood #growyourown #rhubarb #blackberries #basil #lavender #oregano #herbs #rosemary #apples

Spent some time last night and this morning picking from the garden. Apples, blackberries, rhubarb, basil, lemon balm, oregano, rosemary and a few sprigs of lavender. #homegrown #garden #herbs #fruit #nomnom #growyourown #growyourownfood #gardening

Celebrating the 6th birthday of our 4th born today. He was incredibly excited over the watermelon and pina colada cupcakes. #birthday #cupcakes #nomnom #instadaily #instafood #instadessert

We had guests over the other night and I went with my go-to dessert of angel food cake with fresh berries. This time adding fresh blackberries from our yard. 🍓🍓🍓 #angelfoodcake #dessert #berries #redwhiteandblue #simpledessert #instadaily #instafood #instadessert #foodie #nomnom #foodpics #foodstagram #food

Our holiday involved spending the day putting in the last two raised beds and installing some soaker hose. Now to transplant some plants, remove excess dirt, finish up the walkways and add a bench. #gardens #veggiegarden #smallspaces #raisedbeds #thecottagelilac #instadaily #instagardens

It's a M&M's mega chocolate chip cookie kind of day. #cookies #megachocolatechip #homemade #instafood #instadaily #instadessert #chocolate #m&ms

This is my home brewed (?) apple cider vinegar experiment. The experiment is to see if I damaged all the mothers that have grown during months of neglect. 😱 #oops #acv #applecidervinegar #instadaily #thecottagelilac

It was made and devoured all within minutes. Naked strawberry shortcake. #instafood #berries #strawberry #shortcake #simplecakes #nakedcake #angelfood #instadaily #thecottagelilac #birthday #foodie #instadessert

Birthday cake prep for my husband's special day. Family favorite around here. #birthday #strawberry #shortcake #berries #instafood #instadaily

My 3 year old helping me mill the last of our wheat berries and put the flour in jars. 💜 (he wasn't feeling good today 😞 and never got dressed) #freshflour #wondermill #lifewithlittles #toddlers #littlehelpers

Loving the yummy mangos @foodmaxx has on sale right now. #foodie #instafood #freshfood #freshfruit #afternoonsnack #foodmaxx #mango

Making Baked Berry French toast for breakfast this morning. #fathersday #breakfast #berries #frenchtoast #instafood #foodie

One of the benefits of having shelves in the kitchen...you can hang herbs from the brackets. #lavender #drying #homegrown #homesweethome #frenchmarketbasket #herbs

Picking some lavender before it completely goes to seed. 💜 #lavender #garden #gardening #frenchmarketbasket #simple #purple #flowers #instaflower

Needs some work but fun first attempt. #flowers #instaflowers #lilyofthevalley #drawing #sketch #beginner #firstattempt #delicate #simple #bellflowers