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Goals for July

Goals for July

With so many fruits ripe in the garden all at once (which are normally spread out from June through August) my first priority is to take care of the fruit in the garden. I need to cover grapes from the birds, pick apricots, peaches, and grapes. I’ll also be canning. Because so much has been…

1840’s Pioneer Reproduction Dress and Bonnet: Winter’s Outfit for a Mormon Handcart Trek

1840’s Pioneer Reproduction Dress and Bonnet: Winter’s Outfit for a Mormon Handcart Trek

Note: This post contains affiliate links.  My 14-year-old daughter, Winter, has been working on a sewing project for the last couple of months. She participated in a Pioneer handcart trek, and everyone was supposed to dress for the time period. This is a living history event where groups of people recreate a Mormon pioneer handcart…