Doesn’t the above picture look nice and inviting?

I took it on one of mine and my husband’s last summer dates before colder weather set in. Sigh. The winters are long where I live, but I’ve got to tell you, the summers more than make up for it, I am really looking forward to when our warm weather get-aways resume! BUT- there are still get aways- just not as often! This coming week, there will be no posts from Fruitful Vine because our family is taking a break and heading to a big city for some fun! I am excited because there will be malls and Starbucks, ha ha.

I will try to do what I can for the Master Bedroom with the Sweep & Keep Challenge, but the focus this week will be preparing for the trip, cleaning the house and packing. (I sure am glad I allowed for an extra week to finish up each room!) We are going to do a short study on the state we will be visiting in homeschool time, looking at maps and talking about the places we will see. We will visit a couple museums while we are there to add to our learning.

Aside from that, I have tomatoes to can before we leave, an herbal class to prepare for and more Tangerine Topping to make! What a wonderful winter treat! I originally was going to make Tangerine Syrup, but couldn’t stand the thought of only taking the juice from these beauties. So, Chunky Tangerine Topping was born! I plan to use it on ice cream, waffles/pancakes and as a topping for sponge cake. If you are a Bountiful Baskets family and are on Pinterest, you can see all the recipes I’ve posted there for Tangerines on my Pinterest board here. I haven’t tried them all yet, but everything looks so good, I may have to try to get a hold of more tangerines! If you are interested in my chunky topping recipe, you can find it here: Chunky Tangerine Topping

Here are this week’s posts:

Mother Roar Series Conclusion

January Sweep & Keep Challenge: Master Bedroom Week Three

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Have a blessed week!

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