Tag: Miriam

Truckload surprise: planting mix

Truckload Surprise

Truckload Surprise Chocolate Box Cottage Diary, Volume 3Week 16: April 22, 2023 Samuel came home from work on Thursday and …

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Buckets as Giant Canisters

Buckets as Giant Canisters

Buckets as Giant Canisters Chocolate Box Cottage Diary, Volume 3Week 13: April 1, 2023 Five-gallon buckets with Gamma Seal lids …

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Michele raking mulch

Garden Improvement 2023

Garden Improvement 2023 Chocolate Box Cottage Diary, Volume 2Week 12: March 25, 2023 Garden improvement “Garden Improvement” – a work …

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Valentine snowstorm

Valentine Snowstorm and Meal Prepping for One

Valentine Snowstorm and Meal Prepping for One Chocolate Box Cottage Diary, Volume 3Week 7: February 18, 2023 Join me in …

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gray fox

Fox in the Hen Yard, Grain in the Storeroom

Fox in the Hen Yard, Grain in the Storeroom Chocolate Box Cottage Diary, Volume 3Week 4: January 28, 2023 One …

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Christmas baking

Christmas Baking, Chimney Cleaning, and Indoor Salad Gardening

Christmas Baking, Chimney Cleaning, and Indoor Salad Gardening Chocolate Box Cottage Diary, Volume 2Week 51: December 24, 2022 What with …

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Christmas tree - felt snowman ornament

The Snow Plow and the Christmas Tree

The Snow Plow and the Christmas Tree Chocolate Box Cottage Diary, Volume 2Week 49: December 3, 2022 While Miriam and …

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Christmas tree hunt: basket of cocoa mugs

Kitchen Day and Christmas Tree Hunt

Kitchen Day and Christmas Tree Hunt Chocolate Box Cottage, Volume 2Week 47: November 26, 2022 One of the perks of …

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Making strawberry mint tea

Blowsy Days and Strawberry Mint Tea

Blowsy Days and Strawberry Mint Tea Chocolate Box Cottage, Volume 2Week 44: November 5, 2022 A batch of blowsy days …

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Michele Pryse, FNTP

Michele Pryse, FNTP

I'm a homesteader, wife, and mom of 5 adult children living in rural Oregon. I have 20+ years of experience teaching cooking and gardening skills and love to read cookbooks and cozy mysteries!

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