Category Archives: Life moves on daily
Prepping for the Deep Cold
So the news today has a warning to it.. it says that this weekend, that we are going to get down to -40 (including windchill) and let me tell ya.. that be cold! we have been at -27 to -30 … Continue reading
Applesauce Cake Recipe
This recipe is listed as coming from Grandma Brownell.. Apple Sauce Cake Half cup of Lard 1 cup of sugar 2 eggs 1 cup unsweetened apple sauce 1 cup of raisins 1 tsp clove 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp Salt … Continue reading
Wordless Weds
Have not had one of these in a while and I am running today….so you get photos today!! And last but not least.. its lock down day.. cross our fingers that we will have fluffy butts for Valentines day! on … Continue reading
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No Buy Feb 2016- Week 1 Overview
Hello Folks, Well, the first week is done and it was both easy and hard.. The easy part was we are not lacking.. while I am already out of fresh fruit, we have lots of canned and frozen fruit, we … Continue reading
Our First piglets
Now it might seem that given that I have a background which included time on a farm or two with my folks, a good amount of time in teen years at my uncles farm working with horses and farm critters … Continue reading
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From the Ground Up – Homestead Gardening
If this works out well, this will be a full years worth of weekly-monthly updates of posts on gardening on a larger scale from the ground up. I know that like many other folks we are worrying about the rising … Continue reading
Thermos Shuttle Chef Review -5 years later!
I have now had my Thermos Shuttle Chef cooker for a number of years, now this is specially made steel pots, one that gets heated and the food is brought up to a boil and or is simmered at a … Continue reading
Green Pea Shoots
Packed with vitamins A[1], C[2] and folic acid[3], Pea Shoots are a delicious, nutritious modern slant on the classic British garden pea. Lyndel Costain, B.Sc.RD, award winning dietitian and author of Super Nutrients Handbook, says, “Pea Shoots are a … Continue reading
Investing in the Farm -Feb Item One-Bakers Couche
My Flax proofing cloth has arrived, its huge, way bigger then I needed and going to give me a run for my money, I think I am going to need to use my big wooden cutting board to proof on. … Continue reading
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Visiting with Deb
Deb found my blog in its first year, an she became a regular commentor, she lives a number of hours away, after a good while just being in touch though the blog, we decided to meet. the first time we meet … Continue reading
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Just another Day on the Farm 