Fairy Tale Frugal,
A Travel Blog...
finding magic every day!

Last week, I was able to help my mother-in-law and sister-in-law process corn! We had such a fun day. We are a dairy farming family, and...

Last year we traveled to Canada. We were driving back to our hotel through the countryside and noticed a roadside ice cream stand. Of...

This week's sundae was actually a sundae on Monday due to a very busy weekend! I really enjoyed this little treat. It wasn't my favorite...

We have now been trying our "sundaes on Sunday" tradition for a little over a month. I am one who has always struggled with the "Sunday...

Even though we are coming out of the deepest recesses of quarantine and summer break is FINALLY "officially" upon us, I think it is...

We have nearly completed a landscaping project that I have wanted to do for the last two years! It looks so great, and I can't stop...

Sundaes on Sunday (or Monday as it was this week) is quickly becoming one of our favorite family traditions. This week, we took on more...

I have been wanting to have a Disney themed movie night for ages. I asked the kids what movie they would be interested in focusing on,...

I really miss supper clubs. I know I have alluded to this in other posts, but I REALLY do. My husband and I enjoyed so many fun date...

I have just started feeling confident enough in the kitchen to adapt recipes or improvise. You see, when I learned to cook and bake, I...

We had a fun, festive Mother's Day lunch that I LOVED! All my favorites were there... Homemade garlic cheese sticks homemade ranch...

I have found in quarantine that the ONE thing that always gives me peace is being in the kitchen. I have enjoyed having the time to...

Today, I went back to the old faithful kids' activity book I got for free from the library castoff shelf. It is SUCH a fun little book....

A few years ago, I attended a fairy garden workshop at a local garden center near my apartment. In the workshop, I learned about the...

Today, we took inspiration from another favorite blogger of mine, Kelle Hampton. She recently posted about a fun and simple family...

Today we tried out a fun "home ec/cooking with stepmom" activity--candy sushi! I have really enjoyed having the time during quarantine to...

Within the last week, we have been enjoying some wonderful simple pleasures at home. Some favorite moments include... *walks in nature...

One of my FAVORITE travel destinations is Dollywood, Dolly Parton's theme park located in my home state of Tennessee. It is such a great...

This week, we tried some fun and frugal family activities in the kitchen. Our family is BIG on food and home cooking (and dining out too)...

Hi friends! How is everybody holding up? I was looking over what I did last week that actually kept me sane. I definitely had my ups and...