Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Shiver me’Timbers an a once a decade snow storm

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Just another day on the farm

Well, the little Chocolate and White ewe lamb Shiver me’timber is doing very well indeed, she spent a full 24 hour plus out with her momma in her jug pen, and is drinking steady now, using her heated spot, or … Continue reading →

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Bad Day to be Born

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Just another day on the farm

It did not matter that your momma was in the big barn It did not matter that your momma picked the most draft free jug corner in the far end of the barn It did not matter that Dear Hubby … Continue reading →

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Splintered

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Just another day on the farm

Just that log in the kindle cracker I feel like I am being split, splintered, that I am living a odd kind of double or even more life currently.. No do not worry I do not mean that I am … Continue reading →

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Broken..sigh..Tears over a machine..

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Just another day on the farm

Yesterday I made a wrong move taking my jacket off and caught the strap of my workhorse of a camera and up it fly into the air, somehow coming off me and coming down in my foyer at clearly the … Continue reading →

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Looking a little lean “sort of”

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Just another day on the farm

Its been 14 days since we picked up our last fresh food box, plus it’s now Jan which means alot of things that came in sept, oct fresh into storage has been used up. The fridge is looking very “winter” … Continue reading →

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New Freezer or Fridge Unit

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Just another day on the farm

A good Freezer is to a point a must have if at all possable, a small chest freezer in a apartment can be both freezer, covered with a pretty table cloth and a shelf/storage. Once you get to the … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged Filling your freezers, food storage, owning freezers on the homestead, sorting your freezers, Use the food you grow, Working your freezer to the best use | 7 Comments

Thermos Shuttle Chef Review – TEN years later!

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Just another day on the farm

Can you believe it, my 10 YEAR review on the Thermos Shuttle Chef.. and I still love it! First Thermos Shuttle Chef review 2011 and lots of photos, cooking info and more.. Thermos Shuttle Chef 5 year review and round … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged Cooking with a Shuttle Chef Thermos Cookpot, Frugal, multi use, save energy cost, Thermos Shuttle Chef Beef Barley Stew Recipe, Thermos Shuttle Chef making yogurt, Thermos Shuttle Chef Pot, Thermos Shuttle Chef review, Thermos Shuttle Chef ten year review | 6 Comments

Hello Lockdown.. Brace for Impact 2022

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Just another day on the farm

Well the powers that be.. that run our province of ontario just informed us! “BRACE FOR IMPACT” media report.. point in fact, that was one of the most honest reports of what we had now and what could be coming … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged Frugal, Garden, Give a helping hand | 2 Comments

Squash or Climbing tunnels

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Just another day on the farm

This lovely photo/drawing is not mine, its from the site I bought mine from.. While I still would like to use Cattle Panels at some point in the future, they are proving harder to get and far more costly then … Continue reading →

Posted in Gal in the Garden Series, Garden, gardening, Kitchen garden | Tagged Cattle Panel Garden, Garden, Garden Tunnel, growing greens in the shade, growing your food, squash tunnel, Vertial Gardening | 4 Comments

Staples Baked Beans

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Just another day on the farm

If you eat beans, then one of the first thing I would recommend for making as a filling staple is without a doubt would be baked beans.. In this case I soaked a pound of Molasses Face heritage beans over … Continue reading →