Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

No Buy November 2019

It is No Buy November and we certain need it this year.. I have done this challenge in years past as a way to remind myself to not hit that “holiday” splurge that is SO easy to get caught up … Continue reading

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Happy Halloween.. Some Treat Ideas for you!

Its All Hallow’s Eve today.. Here are a few adorable idea’s for your party.. the things I loved about these are that you are not “buying” things to make the mood that will only be used once for a event … Continue reading

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Happy National Cat Day

Smudge.. The youngest of the Purr Pride Just a touch older then Smudge (Half-Siblings) is Jimmy Kitten LeeLoo is the next oldest.. she says I just turned one not long ago.. and I am still very much a teen kitty … Continue reading

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Second Hand Stores “Finds”

Anyone who has read the blog for long knows I love my second hand shops but there has been a few interesting things happening to them over the past years that is not being talked about. So lets have a … Continue reading

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Lets talk about Health for a moment..

Well, Its almost the end of Oct and I am still coughing.. Sigh.. I have had some very supportive folks, supportive comments but I have also gotten the “are you still sick?” Wow.. sick again? (uh, no, still sick..) and … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Carving From The Bottom

Originally posted on Different From the Ordinary:
This is a picture of my daughter cleaning the guts and seeds out of a pumpkin. You probably can’t tell by looking at this picture, but she’s cleaning it out from the bottom…

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Reworking Kitchen Garden Plot 1 and 3..

Yesterday was one of those perfect fall day’s, sunshine, light cool but not cold breeze, falling leaves and a willing husband who wanted a full day of physical work. I on the other hand, wrapped myself in way to many … Continue reading

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Eggless Butterless and Milkless Cake Recipe

This is a old fashioned Wartime cake.. That is a lot of sugar but most of the older recipe call for so much sugar in them.. however it helped preserve the food at that time.. Plus people were working harder … Continue reading

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Meat Chicken 2019 Overview

I now know why people raise White Rock Chickens.. Yeild and returns! Now I have to own up to a few things.. before I get to costs I over grew them.. I fully admit this.. I would have had less … Continue reading

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46 years is in the rearview.. 47 is in front of me!

Yesterday was my birthday..  I asked for and got the birthday present I asked for.. I asked for Jason to take the day off work and spend the day with me on the farm.  I also got a big fuzzy … Continue reading

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