Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Complete Book of Breads-Bernard Clayton

I don’t shop at Chapters often, and when I do, I tend to shop the very much reduced tables, but my momma had told me about a certain book in the cooking section and asked if I might be interested … Continue reading

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The years are flowing by..

Its a cold grey snow blowing day this morning, and my little girl would be a year older. The years are flowing by, and I wonder sometimes what would she have been like? Who would she look like now? What … Continue reading

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Spice Rack Challange-Citrus

Ok, I will admit that adding zests could be considered Spices, they have been used that way for a long time so it made sense but my first though was HUH, Citrus is not a spice, took a bit to … Continue reading

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Farms, Gardening and Composting..

This past weekend, we hauled about 30 pds of straw and sheep/cow manure out of the barn and up into a spot in the garden and it got added to the coming year’s compost pile (which just happens to be … Continue reading

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Gardening when it counts by Steve Solomon

Ok, while I had every plan of at some point reviewing this book, as I want to talk about some of things in it in the coming next post, it only seems fitting to give my thoughts on this book.. (I … Continue reading

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Men in Black Parkas

Of course this is a spin on Men in Black, but its just to Canadian Eh! Men in Black Parkas by DH Long day. Loooooong day. I knew it would be, well before the day started, but it changed nothing. … Continue reading

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Tent Cities?

I just saw this story in the Globe an Mail about tent cities an I am bit on the amazed side, not that there are folks that have lost their homes and need a place to stay and have formed groups … Continue reading

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A Son Arrives Home to Mother by Dear Hubby

(Says Dear Hubby:  On the board where I usually post my stories, various folks will post writing challenges, some of which I take up, others I don’t.  One such challenge was strictly to use “A day like any other” as … Continue reading

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Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon

This is a nice big and heavy book, I have the revised second Edition, and I would love to tell you that I use this book lots but I don’t.. I love to read it, I really like to read … Continue reading

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Winter Challange Meal #8

Dark Day’s Meal #8 was a meat filled treat, This weeks offical food is Strawberries, yup, you read that right!, runner up fresh sheep yogurt. So we had local slow roasted pork ribs (from Levernes) with homemade BBQ Sauce, Spinach … Continue reading

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