HOMEGROWN
A rural woman’s real letters on simple food, photography, art, and finding beauty in the everyday chaos of raising five kids.
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Wet Plate Collodion (and How I Fell in Love with Tin Types) (opens the original)
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I didn’t just wake up one day and decide to try wet plate collodion. I spent a long time in the “talking stage,” completely drawn in by the process, the images, and the sheer audacity of it all. I remember thinking this was something I’d only ever read about. I watched videos, scrolled endlessly through the work of other tintypists, and imagined what it would feel like to make a photograph entirely with my own hands. It honestly seemed too difficult for me - the chemistry, the light, the timing,
Lingering cough remedy. (opens the original)
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Ever have a lingering cough after a cold. It just stubbornly stays for days after. You cough in public and look around thinking - I swear I’m not sick anymore. Easy fix for you - coffee, yes your normal coffee, AND honey. Duh, some of the easiest fixes are just so simple. Read more
Last chance for issue 14 summer (opens the original)
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Summer update. (opens the original)
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It’s already well into July however it does feel as though summer has just begun. We’ve had the rainiest weather we have had in over 100 years . The heat that we have had has been that humid, tornado warning, kind of heat. In the spring we turned our furnace off but never turned the cool air, not air conditioning but just air being circulated around the house, on. Yesterday when it was a balmy 28 degrees celsius in our house, I realized and promptly fixed that! <a href="https
Giant Summer Bubbles (opens the original)
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Extra large bubbles seemed like the perfect way to kick off a season of outdoor fun and the first of many simple summer crafts and activities. Here’s what we did. Read more
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