Category Archives: Carfts an Hobbies

Quilt patches show..

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Got out to the local farm fair, more on that later, but today’s post is about some of the amazing quilt patches from the display called “Quilt of Belonging” The Quilt of Belonging is “..the largest and most inclusive work … Continue reading →

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Salve Making-Balm of Gilead Follow Up..

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

As some of the blog members might remember I was on a cottonwood bud hunt this early winter to make a healing salve normally called Balm of Gilead, well it was time to make it into the salve for winter … Continue reading →

Posted in Carfts an Hobbies, Personal Care | Tagged Health, Herbs | 5 Comments

Hit the brakes Honey.. is that road kill!

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

My poor man, the things he puts up with for his darling wife, as we rounded a curve I spotted the dark shape on the side of the road, then did a double take when I realized it was a … Continue reading →

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Homemade Paper Making using Sheep Manure

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Had a couple really great questions and comments on my first post about making homemade paper using Cow Manure, along with a few great ideas. So one of them was that in the UK they sell Welsh Sheep Poo Paper, … Continue reading →

Posted in Carfts an Hobbies, sheep | Tagged crafts, Garden, Hobbies, Homemade Paper, manure, sheep | 8 Comments

Making Paper out of Cow Manure

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Cow Manure, you can use it to help your soil, your garden, you can dry it and use it for fuel for your fire and you can even make paper from it.. thanks to your cow (sheep, horse etc) ability … Continue reading →

Posted in Carfts an Hobbies, frugal | Tagged compost, Family Milk Cow, Frugal, Hobbies, Homemade Paper, manure | 45 Comments

This is for you mom..

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

My Dear Momma wants to know why I never post any of my own short stories or poems on the site, I tried to tell her that each post is like a little short story, which in a way it … Continue reading →

Posted in Carfts an Hobbies, Life moves on daily | Tagged Writing | Leave a comment

A Son Arrives Home to Mother by Dear Hubby

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

(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 →

Posted in Carfts an Hobbies | Tagged Writing | 5 Comments

Knitting-Cowl

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Just finished it last night and got to try it this morning, Ok, so it was wore with a black wool hat for the real chores but I wanted the whole effect for the picture, so here is my first … Continue reading →