Got a yen to organize thy household? Well, step right up. There’s nothing wrong with a little “New Year’s” motivation…and with single digit temps and snow everywhere, there’s not much to do outside. Wish you could see the curvy path I’ve tramped through the snow to the chicken barn each morning and night the past [...]
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Baby Chicks Arrived!
Published by March 18th, 2009 in Book Recommendations, Chickens and Homemaking. 3 CommentsUp at 5:50 A.M. anticipating a phone call from the neighbors…who were anticipating a call from the Post Office…saying, “Come get your chicks!!”
Yes, you too can order chicks via a reputable hatchery. Or check your local farm store, many of them advertise “Chick Days” this time of year and have everything you need to get [...]
Homemaking: Teaching our Daughters
Published by January 31st, 2009 in Homemaking and Parenting. 1 CommentCame across a great post today that really affirms all we do as mothers, and equally important, how important it is that we teach our daughters all they need to know to equip them to run their own homes some day. I think you’ll enjoy it. It’s at the Girl Talk blog, and titled, Homemaking [...]
I love Monday mornings! Sundays are busy for us, so having a day at home is always something to look forward to!
Plus, my children are usually over-tired from a busy Awana club meeting the night before, so they sleep in a little bit, allowing me more time. I’m usually fired up about getting the house [...]
What to do with Ginger? Homemade Ginger Tea
Published by November 15th, 2008 in Cooking and Food, Health and Homemaking. 29 CommentsIf you’re like me, you’ve often wondered just what all you could do with ginger root. I had some leftover after making my Super Tonic, and there it sat on my kitchen counter until one fine–er, actually, brisk and chilly–day found me and my daughters at Farmer John’s place again. After spending a couple hours [...]
Some interesting reads for you…
Published by November 13th, 2008 in Health, Homemaking and Life. 11 CommentsI apologize for the lack of *me* around this neglected blog lately. Just for fun, here’s some good stuff:
Tyson Foods Injects Chickens with Antibiotics Before They Hatch to Claim “Raised without Antibiotics”–hm, is this premeditated deceit or what? Read up on why these antibiotics are so harmful to you…and if that’s not enough to make [...]
Making Super-tonic in the Great Outdoors
Published by November 3rd, 2008 in Cooking and Food, Family Ties, Health and Homemaking. 27 CommentsThat’s right, super-tonic. I’ll get around to explaining it in a second.
I knew the minute my hand left the back porch door knob this morning that *this* day was going to be a hum-dinger! I couldn’t make myself go inside after letting the chickens out…thankfully only my oldest daughter was awake, so I reveled in [...]
Going Back to the Land
Published by October 25th, 2008 in Cooking and Food, Homemaking and Life. 25 CommentsI still have a lot more city girl in me than country, depending on how survivalist a mindset you might have. Sure, I love canning and storing up food for my family, and having chickens and eggs and a garden this summer made me as giddy as a little girl playing house in her tree [...]
I’ve got to tell you, I’ve been so thankful for a good stove this week. For instance, on Tuesday several good friends came over and apple peels and paring knives flew as we processed several gallons of homemade applesauce and a big batch of pie filling. Every burner on my stove had a big kettle [...]
Do You Have a Muffin Plan?
Published by September 7th, 2008 in Cooking and Food and Homemaking. 5 CommentsHello! Sorry it’s been so long again…I’ve had some behind-the-scenes blog issues to resolve, and being short on time, I’ve had to let the blog sit till I could do some tweaking! Thankfully all issues were resolved today when I upgraded my Firefox browser to the latest edition…whew, simple fix! So here’s that picture I [...]
