Harvest Lane Cottage

Welcome to Harvest Lane Cottage. I invite you to enjoy a cuppa and browse through hundreds of posts on faith , family , thrifty homemaking and encouragement.   Hello Dear Reader,     Isn't it wonderful? Winter must surrender to the calendar! It's Spring! I love Spring second only to Autumn. I love the cozying up of Fall, but Spring splashes forth with new life and hope! As soon as those first spring flowers push up and blossom, and the warmer breezes begin to blow, it's as if I'm young all over again! Do you feel the same?    I find myself wanting to do all kinds of new projects and activities both inside and outside. I'm healing well, and look forward to many pleasurable and rewarding things this season. I'll be writing my Spring Bucket list soon. If you'd like to see some of my old bucket lists, you can see them here. If you'd like, look at how I did on my Winter bucket List 2021 .  Well enough of my rambling. Let me share my blessin...

Hello, I am Laura Lane. I am a big city girl gone small town. I am married to my high school sweetheart, and we recently celebrated 35 years of marriage. I am a Christian. I am a breast cancer survivor. I have known pain, fear, lack, and loss. BUT GOD. I write about faith, family, thrifty living, books, sewing, knitting, and sometimes homeschooling. I specialize in using it up, wearing it out, making it do, or being content without. I am a woman of faith in a BIG GOD who has taken amazing care of me and my family through very hard times...many times. I delight in encouraging people, sharing my faith, and trying to splash the love of Jesus and smiles on everyone. I've been writing this blog since 2007. I have been reviewing books for over ten years, though I don't remember when I began. I have also reviewed homeschool curriculum which I used with my four children (now grown) and various products. I love Jesus, my family, small town life, and writing. Won't you write b...

Hello everyone! Recovery is going well. Thank you all so much for your prayers. I looked back and saw that my last Thrifty Things post was in January! Gasp! So here are the things that came to mind when I thought about just what we've been doing...besides   writing lots of letters! Snow ice cream using sweetened condensed milk from Aldi bought last Christmas poured over a bowl of snow.  My Lowell fixed the bedroom door using a dowl rod. The screws had stripped the wood and they needed to be put back in so that the door would stay on the hinges. I cut off the frayed edges on my old towels and zigzagged the edges using thread left over from other projects. I patched a towel. It worked amazingly well. Bought a like new blue dress shirt for $2  and a suit jacket for $5 at a thrift store. My Lowell bought 4 dress shirts $10 on clearance! He also went to a catalog return store and bought a golf jacket for $4 (He doesn't golf, but...), dress slacks for $4, four pair of dres...

  Hello everyone. This is a very fast post. I want you to know that I am recovering very well. I am away from my computer, because my husband has arranged to change our internet provider. I should have internet at home by Friday. So, if you've commented or written to me, it may be a bit before I can get back to you. Thank you all for being such wonderful readers and Friends. Laura  Blessed to be a blessing.

Hello everyone,  I'm still recovering from surgery on Monday. This post was scheduled ahead. I'll be away from my computer for awhile yet, but here are some things to read while you're waiting for me. From Harvest Lane Cottage Archives: Something to Think About... Words Matter When Times are Tough ~ Lentils and Rice Something to Think About ~ A Morning Prayer 113 Things for Kids to Do Without Electronics 8 No 10 Ways to Fight a Cold From Out and About: A Different Perspective on Taking Responsibility  by Donna @ GDonna 5 Things You Can Do to Make Home Sweeter by Aunt Ruthie @ Sugar Pie Farmhouse How the Benefits of Epsom Salts Can Help Heal by Roxy @ Living From Glory to Glory  Trash or Treasure? Both!  by Cheryl @   Cheryl's Frugal Corner  Dilute and Save  by Phil   @ House of Simple Thank you all for praying for me! I'll be back soon, and I'll start writing regularly. I miss it, and I miss you!