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. D.I.Y. Kitchen: chai tea by 6512 and growing. ”My chai recipe is simple and tastes like sweet and spicy met at the altar of your stove”
2. Community Gardens: A Few Things to Consider by Livin’ in the Green. “Apartment dwellers, gardeners with limited space, people who are looking to share their garden experiences and new gardeners can all benefit from a community or a shared garden.”
3. Invigorating Citrus Body Wash by Whole New Mom. ”Looking for an inexpensive way to pamper yourself? How about homemade invigorating body wash?”
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 for the feature!!!
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Hi, Wardeh!
Thanks for hosting!
This week I’m sharing our cookie dough bite recipe. It’s a staple at our house.
http://www.riddlelove.com/2012/12/healthy-cookie-dough-balls-raw-gluten.html
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Just linked up my Senate Bean Soup recipe, so easy and delicious!!!
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Thanks for hosting Wardee! Hope you’re having a super week!
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Hi Wardeh,
It is much appreciated! Have a great day!
Thanks for hosting this fun hop
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thanks for hosting!
Wendy (The Local Cook) recently posted… Slow Cooker Apple-Scented Venison Roast
Thank you for hosting! I’m sharing two posts this morning: one is a canning tutorial and the other is the monthly installment of the first year on our homestead. Have a great weekend.
Jenny recently posted… Let’s Make A Gathered Dust Ruffle
Thanks for hosting Wardeh! We’re moving on to step one of the Granny Plan with buttered carrots the first baby step on the way to cooking real food regularly. I’m also sharing my recipe for chicken cacciatore soup and the final part of what makes a diet good? Hoping you have a great week!
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Thank you for hosting! It’s so nice to have a community to share such ideas with and to learn from.
homegrown(Montessori) recently posted… Heirloom Tomato Seeds – and Kids
Thanks for hosting Wardee! I linked up to my favorite way to eat kale – it’s fast, easy & delicious. Have a wonderful weekend, everyone.
Eileen recently posted… For the Love of Veggies:Kale Spotlight
Thanks for hosting! I’m sharing a new goal I have of being off the computer by 9pm so I can get back to simpler things, and four simple guidelines that help me choose healthy recipes and foods in posts #107 & 108.
Kristen recently posted… The praise of stars and whales
Good Morning! This week I shared two posts: a vegetarian fried rice that is SO good, but so versatile. Plus an easy guide for choosing cooking fats so that we’re not eating free radicals! Thanks for hosting!
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