We have noticed that quite a few blogs are not linking back to one of the Simple Lives Thursday host blogs (see guideline #2, below). If this is you, please realize that this prevents us from choosing you as a featured blog. Thank you for linking back to us!
The Simple Lives Thursday Blog Hop
Welcome to Simple Lives Thursday, a blog hop dedicated to simple living. “Consume less, produce more. ” So many topics fit: Gardening, raising animals, cooking from scratch, real food, natural cleaners, sewing, recycling, thrifting, a mindset of simplicity, saving a buck…
This blog hop is hosted by:
- Diana at A Little Bit of Spain in Iowa
- Alicia at Culinary Bliss
- Anette at Sustainable Eats
- And me!
Featured Posts from Last Week’s Submissions
We really enjoy reading your posts each week! Featured post bloggers, please grab the badge above and display it on your site! Link it to one of the host blogs’ posts for the specific week that you were featured.
Here are our picks from last week’s submissions. Thanks to all who participated — it is always hard to choose!
1. Healthified Lemon Blueberry Yogurt Bread by Practical Stewardship. “My husband asked me, ‘did you make this?’, as he thought I got it from a bakery. I always consider that a compliment. We gobbled this up so fast and enjoyed it immensely!”
2. How to Take Care of Compost Worms by Your Gardening Friend. “To keep red wigglers and other compost worms alive and healthy, there are only a few things that must be done.”
3. Attempting to Use More of the Animal by Learning and Yearning.”Traditional cultures prized organ meats. It’s unfortunate that our culture has rejected its use since organ meats and fat are high in vitamins A, D, E and K, essential fatty acids, and macro and trace minerals.”
Share Your Simple Lives Thursday Post
Bloggers, make a “Simple Lives Thursday” post on your own blog, then come back here to add your post to the linky box below the featured posts. If you don’t have a picture, feel free to download the Simple Lives Thursday banner (at top of post) and upload it using the script’s prompts (it is easy). Your post will appear on all host blogs!
Non-bloggers, feel free to add a comment here with any ideas or thoughts about simple living.
These are three simple guidelines for participation:
1. If linking real, traditional and simple recipes, please make sure all ingredients used are whole — such as whole grains, vegetables, legumes, meats, even sugar. In order to keep the integrity of “nourishing” food, we will delete any recipes that utilize processed, boxed foods. We are definitely not going to be ingredient policemen! But, please note that this is a hop hosted by advocates of the real, local and sustainable food movements.
2. Please link your posts back to one of the hosting blogs. This is a common blog hop courtesy. This link helps build the Simple Lives Thursday community by sending your readers to all of the other participants’ posts. We all end up sharing and learning from each other.
3. No giveaway or otherwise primarily advertising oriented posts. Keep your topics to fit our simple living theme of “consume less, produce more.” We will delete posts that don’t fit.
What will you share this week? We all look forward to your submissions!
About Wardee Harmon
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Thanks so much for hosting this week! Have a great day!
Hello, Wardeh!
This week, I’m sharing about manuka honey and how to use it as a supplement (among other posts). Thanks for hosting.
http://www.riddlelove.com/2013/01/manuka-honey.html
Katie recently posted… Sausage Kale Soup ~ A Healthy Winter Recipe
Howdy Wardeh! The party’s just getting started, and there are already so many shares. Today I brought simple instructions to make pizza from scratch in half an hour.
http://www.stealthymom.com/2013/01/thirty-minute-pizza-from-scratch.html
Thank you for hosting!
Laura recently posted… Chicken Clarinda (gluten free, dairy free option)
Thanks for hosting Wardeh! This week I’m sharing how my allergy symptoms were helped with raw milk.
Kathy at Granny’s Vital Vittles recently posted… Scratch Cookin’ Tuesday is Going on Vacation
Sharing our blueberry almond sourdough muffins today! thanks for hosting, Wardeh.
Blessings, ~Lisa
http://happyindolevalley.blogspot.com/2013/01/blueberry-almond-sourdough-muffins.html
Lisa recently posted… 40 years ago, pt. 2
Thanks for hosting again! I am linking up an easy Crock Pot Ham & Beans that sounds really good since it’s 16 degrees outside. Hope you all stay warm!
Jamie at Prepared to Eat recently posted… Wasteful Wednesday 1/23
Thanks for hosting, Wardeh!
Today I added a post about emergency power options for when the grid goes down, something most of us have had to face at one time or another.
http://www.commonsensehome.com/emergency-power/
Laurie recently posted… How To Heal Thyroid With Foods
The links are not here. Can you bring them for us? Thank you!
Hi. This week I posted a detailed comparison of 3 healing diets: Gaps, Paleo & Wahls. Thanks for hosting, Wardee!
Eileen recently posted… Comparison of 3 Healing Diets
Hey Wardeh! glad to be here
its not as fun without pics in my posts 
Teri Gelseth recently posted… What do you feed sick kiddos?
Wonderful idea! I will be perusing these recipes for HOURS!
Shannon recently posted… 20 Minute Curry