Tag Archives: Hobbies

Food Storage Friday- Garden Monday- This and That Post!

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Just another day on the farm

Wow, its been a crazy busy week, filled to the brim with great things but by the time I get done, I am crashing into bed and sleeping the dead LOL While this is offically a Food Storage Friday, its … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged Chickens, Chores, compost, Farm Life, freezer camp, Frugal, Garden, Health, Hobbies, Weight Loss | 2 Comments

Decoding Gardening Advice by Jeff Gillman and Meleah Maynard

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Just another day on the farm

Advice – it comes from friends, family, and from the stranger at the coffee shop, or at the garden shop where you are looking at plants, and among that free advice are some gems and some duds, the fun part is … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged compost, Garden, Greens, Hobbies, Homesteader Books, Veggies | 5 Comments

Homemade Super Soft and Frugal In House Dog Collars.

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Just another day on the farm

My old Girl is being kind enough to be the model to show off some of the new super soft yet amazingly strong knitted (lucet style) slip on in house dog collars. This blue one is a simple two strand … Continue reading →

Posted in frugal | Tagged Dogs, Frugal, Hobbies | 5 Comments

Cold-Slush-Wet with a bitter wind! Yup, its a offically a snow day!

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Just another day on the farm

God bless those new amazing winter duck boots, they sure came in handy today, we have hit the deep freeze (they say the cold is coming)but today has been on again, off again freezing rain, sleet, and snow taking turns, … Continue reading →

Posted in farm | Tagged Farm Life, Hobbies, Homesteader Books | 7 Comments

Orange ShortBread Cookies-New rolling pin #1

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Just another day on the farm

A fellow blogger was posting about making Marmalade. and as I said, I got some of the coolest rolling pins for christmas! This one is small, just the three rows of patterns, and works for cookies, and also I figure … Continue reading →

Posted in food | Tagged Food Production and Recipes, Hobbies | 3 Comments

Old Fashioned Cord Making! -Lucets

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

So Pretty, my different sized lucet have arrived, the big one is to be used to make cords for my larger critters halters or ropes, the smaller are for personal household uses.. I got them from Lynn the weaver, he … Continue reading →

Posted in Just in Case | Tagged crafts, Frugal, Hobbies | 3 Comments

Catalogs starting to come in now.. Got Sheep? Like Wool?

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

This past week my garden catalogs have started coming in and some of the new an amazing fruit trees and veggies are looking just wonderful but this post is all about my new woolgrowers catalog. If you have never heard … Continue reading →

Posted in Critters, knitting, sheep | Tagged crafts, Hobbies, sheep, Sheep Milk | 5 Comments

Food Storage Friday-One month in..

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Joining in the ranks of Canadian Doomer and others like Chile Chews, and Backyard Farm along with unprocessed real food month with its daily updates on idea’s and thoughts on how to use whole food in your diet, we are eating out … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Storage | Tagged Farm Life, Garden, Hobbies, personal care, sheep, Sheep Milk | Leave a comment

Dear Hubby’s Prospecting then and now..

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Back in the day, I (Dear Husband) did some prospecting out on the tundra. I’d be looking for mineralization in the old Canadian Shield rocks of the north, and if I’d done my homework correctly, I sometimes found little bits … Continue reading →