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  • The Best Buttermilk Biscuits

    Let’s talk biscuits. There are many different recipes for them using a multitude of ingredients for some very different flavors as well as the traditional flavors using milk or buttermilk. I think every family has a biscuit recipe that’s been… Continue reading

    The Best Buttermilk Biscuits
  • Resurrecting the Lost Art of a Handwritten Note

    I have noticed that as a society progressing and evolving with technology, more and more gestures with a personal touch are becoming a lost art. Such is the case with handwritten notes or cards. In the day and age of… Continue reading

    Resurrecting the Lost Art of a Handwritten Note
  • Homemade Chicken Stock

    A delicious way to make the most flavorful stock Continue reading

  • DIY-Raised Garden Beds : Part 1

    As the warmer weather approaches and the days grow longer and a bit warmer, it brings with it the promise of new growth. The Glory of Gardening: Hands in the dirt, head in the Sun, heart with nature. To nurture… Continue reading

  • Welcome to: She’s In Her Element!!

    Welcome to She’s In Her Element.. a place where I will share my handmade home one day at a time!! My name is Shawn-Marie, but everyone just calls me Shawn. I am a Northerner with a Southerners Soul born and… Continue reading