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It's Me, ChristyB Lifestyle blog of a new empty nester keeping busy trying all the things

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CHANGING SEASONS // Top o’ the morning to ya. The

CHANGING SEASONS // Top o’ the morning to ya. The garden bench comes alive at the end of winter. Live pansies mixed with faux forsythia branches. The color fills the soul after a dreary winter. Happy St. Patrick’s Day and cheers to spring!

Buy me a dairy cow and put it in the backyard. I m

Buy me a dairy cow and put it in the backyard. I made homemade butter. And it’s so simple.

Whip 2 cups heavy cream in a mixer or blender until it turns to butter and separates from the butter milk, 10-15 minutes. Strain butter milk from butter. (Reserve butter milk to culture for buttermilk in baking, if desired.) Place butter into a very cold bowl of water. Squeeze out remaining liquid, changing water several times, until water remains clear. (The colder the water, the less the butter will stick to your hands.). Dry out butter in a paper towel or clean dish towel. Add 1/8 teaspoon sea salt to flavor the butter and mix in well. You can omit salt if using butter for baking. Store finished butter in a dish or form into a rectangle in parchment paper. Store in refrigerator up to one week or seal tightly and freeze.

STILL STANDING // You would never know yesterday t

STILL STANDING // You would never know yesterday the barnstand was blown over and beaten up. Today she’s back up, standing tall full of St. Patrick’s goodies on this Snake Saturday. Open today, 3/14, 10:00am-7:00pm. 1909 Woodlawn, Pleasant Hill. Closed Sunday due to more high winds and bad weather. #farmstand #honorsystem #honorsystemfarmstand #homemade #homemadewithlove❤️

ST. PATRICK’S // Someone asked me the other day if

ST. PATRICK’S // Someone asked me the other day if I decorated for St Patrick’s Day. Is the grass green? If it’s a holiday, I’m going to do something to celebrate. It’s not much but I did add a little Irish magic to the dining room table. I never miss a reason to celebrate (even if I’m not the least bit Irish).

GOODBYE, WINTER - HELLO, SPRING // I can’t wait an

GOODBYE, WINTER - HELLO, SPRING // I can’t wait any longer. Daylight savings is the unofficial start of spring in my book. While I loved the winter arch full of bird treats (the birds visited often), I couldn’t wait any longer to get outside and bust out the spring color.

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