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Michele and 2022 garlic harvest

Un-Smoky Skies and Spätzle

Un-Smoky Skies and Spätzle Chocolate Box Cottage Diary, Volume 2 Week 29: July 23, 2022 We are marveling over the ...
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waterfalls and gratitude

Of Waterfalls and Gratitude

Of Waterfalls and Gratitude Chocolate Box Cottage Diary, Volume 2 Week 24: June 18, 2022 Half of me is grateful ...
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Easter and Firewood

Easter, Firewood, and Forest Finds

Easter, Firewood, and Forest Finds Chocolate Box Cottage Diary, Volume 2 Week 16: April 23, 2022 We are fortunate to ...
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Homestead Anniversary

Happy Homestead Anniversary #4

Happy Homestead Anniversary! Chocolate Box Cottage Diary, Volume 2 Week 15: April 16, 2022 Happy Homestead Anniversary #4! I can ...
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washing quilts

Washing Quilts and Greenhouse Repairs, Continued

Washing Quilts and Greenhouse Repairs Chocolate Box Cottage Diary, Volume 2 Week 10: March 12, 2022 Mild weather is perfect ...
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Painted Desert lambs

Pressing Tinctures, A-Frame Greenhouse Repairs, and Painted Desert Lambs

Pressing Tinctures, Greenhouse Repairs, and Painted Desert Lambs Chocolate Box Cottage Diary, Volume 2 Week 8: February 26, 2022 One ...
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Homemade Apple Pie and White Christmas

Homemade Apple Pie and a White Christmas!

Homemade Apple Pie and a White Christmas! Chocolate Box Cottage Diary Vol. 1Week 51: December 25, 2021 Merry Christmas, friends! ...
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Beehive check

Beehive Check, Duck Eggs, and a Very Important Birthday

Chocolate Box Cottage Diary Vol. 1 Week 29 July 24, 2021 This fourth week of July included a beehive check ...
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Coffee and Muffins on the Porch for Father’s Day

Coffee and Muffins on the Porch for Father’s Day Chocolate Box Cottage Special Edition, Vol. 1 Week 24: June 20, ...
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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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