Category Archives: At the kitchen table

Motto for 2024 Just be better

Posted on January 14, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

A group I belong to asked for a vision board for 2024 and I have certainly done a few of these for different projects over the years but it was just not calling to me in the right way, I … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged be a better friend, be better, do better, Farm Life, Feel good about the choices you make, indepth learning on subject matter, live in the moment, Work the small stuff | 3 Comments

Heading West for the Holidays

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

Happy December, where did November go? 25 days till christmas! How! I am heading to visit family in Alberta for the holidays this year, I can no longer really say I am heading home, the farm and my community here … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table, Blogging, farmgal photography | Tagged Cats, christmas horse, cross country christmas trip, december, Farm Life, Farmgal, farmgal photography, friendship, holiday plan, travel plans | 7 Comments

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

First Snow Fall

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

I adore this photo taken on the first skiff of snow with Remmi (this is about the same amount of snow we got overnight) and I like that its perfect for the post.. Winter is here and keep on moving … Continue reading →

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The Shifting Moral Sands Under our Feet

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

My Back to the Land Parents taught me young about shifting sands, on one hand I was allowed to flourish as a wild child, barefoot and bushy tailed, land, water, hounds at feet, wind running over me as I rode … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table, Life moves on daily | Tagged Fair Trade, Frugal, Media Spin, Morals, support your local farmer, Supporting small business, Who to trust | 8 Comments

Rationing??? Is it coming or Is it here?

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

A friend shared the qoute below and then commented that they didn’t feel that right now that Canadian’s would feel the same way at all.. I totally agree, I think right now at this point that anything like this would … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged Food Rationing, Household rationing, rationing | 9 Comments

Just Another Day on the Farm Blog Happy 11th Birthday!

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

Wow! 11 YEARS AGO, I wrote my first post.. Creamy Rice Salad 1 cup of uncooked Red Rice (which if you have never had is as close as I have found to wild rice in taste without the very heavy … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged blogging for 11 years, Cat photography, homestead blogging for 11 years, the blog is 11 years old, Wild Rice Salad | 7 Comments

Hello November..

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

What a fall, we got our first killing frost Oct 25th, that is the longest garden fall without the killing frost I have ever had in 17 years on the farm.. Did your killing frosts come early, on time or … Continue reading →