Hello and welcome to another great weekend!
And what better way to enjoy it, in full, than with a visit to Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot! for August 1, 2025.
What makes this link-up special is that we encourage you to link up not only your current posts and good ideas, but also the great stuff in your archives! Yes, let's all show some love for those great posts resting in the archives, until you share them again.
Yes, that's right! We love all your new posts. But those older posts are not only encouraged, they are welcomed and very appreciated! So don't hold back, share, share and share some more! Because great ideas don't go out of style...they just rest quietly in the archives, until you share them again, right here!
Wait, did I hear that correctly? Yes you did!
Huh?, did you say, older posts are welcome too? Yep, we sure did. And UNLIMIED sharing as well. So let's give those older (and STILL really great, by he way!) posts some recognition and respect. Because let's be honest, last month's or even last year's creative work is still great work, simply buried in the archives...and why we encourage you bring them out and share them all right here!
At each Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot, we look forward to seeing all your great projects, ideas, recipes, crafts and any other family friendly blog posts you wish to share.
Bring them on, all of them, because, in our opinion, the more the merrier!
Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot is currently shared over three FOUR blogs:
Let us introduce ourselves! We each offer a different perspective on life and hope you enjoy not only this link-up, but all that you may find, when you visit any of our personal blogs!
Melynda@ Scratch Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household - Our name says it all! Scratch cooking and baking while living on a three generation homestead in East Texas. In my spare time I garden, chase chickens, spend as much time as possible with my grandson, and knit. Life is good!
Marsha@ Marsha in the Middle - Marsha started blogging in 2021 as an exercise in increasing her neuroplasticity. Oh, who are we kidding? Marsha started blogging because she loves clothes, and she loves to talk or, in this case, write! You can find her on her blog, Marsha in the Middle.
Lisa@ Boondock Ramblings - Lisa shares about the fiction she writes and reads, her faith, homeschooling, photography and much much more on her blog, Boondock Ramblings.
Sue@ Women Living Well After 50. - Sue started blogging in 2015 and writes about living an active and healthy lifestyle, fashion, book reviews and her podcast and enjoying life as a woman over 50. She invites you to join her living life in full bloom.
I invite you to follow our hosts on their individual blogs and on any of the social media pages you visit, making it easy to keep up to date with just about every little thing going on! And there are many...little things! We tend to be a busy group.
It's our goal to honor all bloggers at Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot!
And our new feature, that I am most excited about! As promised, we have rebooted the reboot! In honor of the bloggers who take the time each week to share their creative content with us. We will be featuring a different blogger each week! We invite you to stop by the featured bloggers blog, take a look around and say hello!
And our new feature, that I am most excited about! As promised, we have rebooted the reboot! In honor of the bloggers who take the time each week to share their creative content with us. We will be featuring a different blogger each week! We invite you to stop by the featured bloggers blog, take a look around and say hello!
This week we are featuring...
Joanne does it all! Homeschools, crafts, travels, she is a serious reader, loves health, fitness, and exercise. And she is a genuinely nice person who also happens to write a blog! I do follow her, and by that I really mean I kind of stalk her blog and read it, when ever possible! Why? Because Joanne is up to something good, all the time! Do I recommend that you also stop by Slices of Life and see what is going on? I sure do, and tell her Melynda sent you!
We would love to have additional Co-Hosts to share in the creativity and the fun! If you think this would be a good fit for you and you like having fun (come on now, who doesn't?!) while still being creative, drop one of us an email and someone will get back with you!
Joanne does it all! Homeschools, crafts, travels, she is a serious reader, loves health, fitness, and exercise. And she is a genuinely nice person who also happens to write a blog! I do follow her, and by that I really mean I kind of stalk her blog and read it, when ever possible! Why? Because Joanne is up to something good, all the time! Do I recommend that you also stop by Slices of Life and see what is going on? I sure do, and tell her Melynda sent you!
And now back to our regularly scheduled Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot!
So what's happening at our house?
First I can't believe it is already August! We have planted corn and it is about two inches tall, The acorn squash vines were spent, largely because we planted too early, next year we will plant acorn squash in July. We did harvest about 15 squash however. I have some baked up for my lunch this week.
The melons are growing and I think the onions are coming up. But honestly in my limited gardening experience, right now it looks like a blade of grass...My biggest mistake in the garden is forgetting to water the newly seeded beds, twice a day. But I am getting better at that and a lot more garden stuff!
Egg production is down, it is simply too hot for the hens right now. I am making sure to give them extra food because foraging is also down. Currently there are fewer bugs for them to catch and enjoy, also due to the heat.
And as the middle season of gardening here in Texas comes to a close, I do have to say, I am looking forward to the third leg of our gardening journey that will extend into November. I have been planting new beds as the spent plants are removed and sent to the compost bin. I do like the idea of a three part gardening year, and harvesting as much as we can for our tables!
So why did my husband and I put together a tiny house homestead here in East Texas?
Turns out, it is a bit of an interesting story, you can read about it here if you like...and now that we are settled in, we have also made a photo tour of our 5thwheel tiny home. You really must be organized to fit it all in, cooking, gardening, homesteading and also a bit of fun from time to time!
And from time to time when inspiration strikes, I write about it all. The good, the bad, and all the other stuff from years ago, if you have an interest in creative thoughts down on paper...you could take a gander here.
And...
I try each day to get out and take a moment for myself to observe and see the daily changes taking place on our property. These moments taken out wandering have helped me find small repairs needing done as well as a rose that might have just bloomed!
I decided to photograph these findings for enjoyment yes, but also to observe the land around me along with the changes (and hopefully improvements through the years.) You can find those photos at our Welcome to our Homestead page.
In case you missed them, here are two of our favorite recipes that we enjoy on regular rotation from Scratch Made Food & DIY Homemade Household.
And these three that caught my eye!:
Recipes We've Been Making Lately @slicesoflife
Project Fail, Leaky Washer @thecannaryfamily
Discover 6 Reasons Why Taking Stock Matters @debsworld
And this random pick!
Random Saturday - The New Flatmate @catswire
And now on to the Link-up! THANK You to all that share and visit, we appreciate it very much because Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot wouldn't work or be as much fun, without you!
Just a note or two about linking up with Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot:
By linking to Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot, you give permission to share your post and images on Scratch Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household blog. Proper credit with a photo and link-back will be provided. Thank you for being a part of WTJR each week.
That is cool that you get you get such a long growing season. Ours is from mid-May to October. Thank you for the party. I'm #'s 31, 32, and 33
ReplyDeleteAmy so far we have not had great harvest amounts, as we are still building up the soil. But it has been a labor of love, and we have plans for a better harvest next year. Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing at WTJR, we all appreciate it!
DeleteI can't believe that you have 3 planting cycles! I can understand why Cycle 3 is a favorite! Our season feels so short - the Farmer's Markets are just starting to get some produce now! Thanks for another wonderful party! We're sharing #41 and #42 today. Happy Friday!
ReplyDeleteLaura, once we get the soil built up there would be no reason NOT to eat from the garden almost the year round, that is my goal, let's see if I can make it so! Thanks for stopping by and sharing with us at WTJR, we all appreciate it!
DeleteAw, thank you so, so much for that super sweet feature and for sharing my post from last week's party. How wonderful to have such a nice long growing season.
ReplyDeleteJoanne you are so welcome! Thanks so much for always dropping by and sharing with us at WTJR, it is very appreciated!
DeleteGood day Melynda, thanks for this party, enjoy your weekend
ReplyDeleteMy entries this week #58+59+60
Esme, thank you so much for stopping by and sharing with us at WTJR!
DeleteThanks for hosting a FABULOUS linky party every week Melynda!
ReplyDeleteDon't forget to join us over at the Creatively Crafty Linky Party every Wednesday through Sunday
https://creativelybeth.com/creative-crafts-linky-party-2/
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Beth thank you so much for stopping by to share with us at WTJR, I know we all appreciate it. I have your link-up on my list, thanks so much for the invite!
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