Sharing a few new blooms around the homestead....
Pioneer Woman at Heart
One Flourishing, Frugal and Fun Family!
One family learning to live off the land, cut back on expenses, and to live a simpler and a more self-sufficient lifestyle.
Adopted Motto
"Eat it up,
Wear it out,
Make it do,
Or go without."
~A Pioneer Sampler, by Barbara Greenwood~
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Monday, July 7, 2014
Fridge Fizzled Out . . .
Although Saturday was a good day, Sunday was not.
First I woke up to a warm refrigerator. I thought the kids had left a door open all night (bad seals on it, and if one door is shut, the other pops open), but by 4pm we realized the fridge was fizzling out. Gone. Pa-toot. The blasted thing stopped working.
First I woke up to a warm refrigerator. I thought the kids had left a door open all night (bad seals on it, and if one door is shut, the other pops open), but by 4pm we realized the fridge was fizzling out. Gone. Pa-toot. The blasted thing stopped working.
Labels:
Homesteading,
Motherhood,
Self Sufficiency
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Hay Day and Other Tidbits
Hubby spent most of the day wrestling with the mower. He did have to order a part, which should arrive in a week or so. I continue to wrestle the weeds in the garden.
Saturday, July 5, 2014
Perfecting Sorghum Baked Beans ~ Pickling Sugar Snap Peas
Now that the kids have associated summer gatherings and cookouts with baked beans, I think I have come up with a nice homemade version. In fact, I think I'll take pre-soaked beans to our next camp-out. I would love to try cooking these over the campfire all day long.
(They were steaming in the photo. I had just taken some out of the crock pot)
Friday, July 4, 2014
July 4th ~ Sesame Chicken Strips ~ Rhubarb Chutney
Although very rewarding, gardening can be exhausting work to say the least. No, we did not go camping (again). I am just dreaming and looking at some old photos.
We are having the most perfect weather, and where are we today?
We are having the most perfect weather, and where are we today?
Labels:
Family,
Holidays,
Motherhood,
Recipes,
Rhubarb
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Winston Update ~ Jam ~ Leftover Chicken
(Winston, playing under the rug during a snowstorm)
I don't know if you remember or not, but last winter (before last Christmas) we found this cat in one of our barns - declawed, neutered, and the best behaved, loving cat I ever met.
Unfortunately, with 3 indoor cats already, and two that are males, spraying was a huge problem. Unable to find a home for him myself, he went to a shelter about 1 hour away. I don't think I even blogged about it either. It was just a sad moment for me.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Homemade Goat's Milk Cream Cheese ~ Whey
(photo of them very young)
What did I make?
Labels:
Goat's Milk,
Homemade Cream Cheese,
Lamancha Goats
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