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Welcome to Chickens in the Road! Click the category index pages above to find all sorts of fun, frugal, useful, and creative ideas for simple but splendid living, whether you live in the country or just want a bit of the country in your city or suburban home. Be sure to check out my daily farmhouse blog for all the latest and don’t forget to subscribe to my feed! Feel free to contact me with comments or questions either via posting in my blog or by email. Find out more about our farm here and please join us in the forum.

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Feb 9, 2010 - Make Your Own Brown Sugar Scrub
Feb 8, 2010 - Winter in the Country
Feb 7, 2010 - The Snowy Here and Now

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Suzanne McMinn

"It was a cold wintry day when I brought my children to live in rural West Virginia. The farmhouse was one hundred years old, there was already snow on the ground, and the heat was sparse-—as was the insulation. The floors weren’t even, either. My then-twelve-year-old son walked in the door and said, “You’ve brought us to this slanted little house to die." Keep reading our story....

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Short on Inspiration?
by ChrisUK on February 9, 2010
Need prayers and good thoughts!!
by Rose H on February 9, 2010
Question for Dede
by JeannieB on February 8, 2010
Out of the Mouths of Babes....
by msbolt24 on February 8, 2010
Framed Garden
by Alanna on February 8, 2010

$Old Farmer\'s Almanac$

February 2010
"Punxsatawney Phil's befuddled; rain and snow are mixed and muddled. With your valentine be cuddled, by a fireplace happily huddled. Rain on frozen ponds is puddled, ice-boats scuttled."

Tuesday, Feb 9
Light Freezing Rain
Currently: 30˚F
Feels Like: 30˚ F
Hi: 36˚, Lo: 20˚

weather feed courtesy of weather.com - thanks!

Now all of your readers are going to have bright clean faces! Thanks for the recipe! - claudia w on Make Your Own Brown Sugar Scrub
I hope there’s a light at the end of the tunnel soon! - kerri on Old-Fashioned Flashlight
Thanks for sharing the recipe! I am going to give this a try. Also, thanks for sharing the recipe for tortillas. I’m making tortillas tonight... - Kerin on Make Your Own Brown Sugar Scrub
Suzanne, Its time for you to get some Bees……Natural, unpasturized honey. YUM! - Angela Pierce on Make Your Own Brown Sugar Scrub
It’s like Bill Murray’s Ground Hog Day, isn’t it? We just get to keep RELIVING storm after storm after storm. - Dixie in Iowa on Old-Fashioned Flashlight
Can’t wait to make this! I’ve been buying Bath Junkie’s scrub, $28 for a jar and now I have a recipe to make my own! Thanks... - Joycee on Make Your Own Brown Sugar Scrub
Oh my gosh, I can’t believe you’re still in the dark. Hope things “lighten up” soon. - Mary on Old-Fashioned Flashlight
This is a new idea for me, and I’m anxious to give it a try. Thanks so much. - Mary on Make Your Own Brown Sugar Scrub
I have already decided this is going to be my Christmas present for all my girlfriends this year! Alos great for feet (if summer ever... - aint for city gals on Make Your Own Brown Sugar Scrub
Oddly, I want to eat it, too. It may be good for your skin, but is also sounds delicious!!! Susan - Susan at Charm of the Carolines on Make Your Own Brown Sugar Scrub

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