I had my first yarn stolen by Romeo. Sigh. Goodbye Blue Hawaii crochet thread, and hardly used. A chair was left out and not pushed in and in a millisecond, he was up on the chair and out with the yarn.
Got three sticky notes taken down and off the to-do list. Woohoo for that. Propane is on the way.
I got one of our 3 porches cleaned up. Flower pots dumped, coolers put away, and other misc. items. One down, two to go. I do need to re-do the outdoor winter cat house. It needs cleaned out and re-packed with straw.
Homemade Croutons
6 slices organic whole wheat bread (or baked bread)
2 tsp. homemade Italian Seasoning
1 tsp. homemade garlic powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup organic olive oil
Preheat oven to 350°F. I like to put everything in a bowl and toss as I drizzle the oil, but you could also do it all on the baking dish. Bake 14-16 minutes or until crisp enough.
Freeze until needed. We add these to soups and salads
Tip: I used these for "bread crumbs" in recipes. I bring them to room temperature, from the freezer, and grind them up in my food processor.
Tip: Too lazy to bake bread? Or no time? Look for day old marked down organic bread at the grocery store. I got one loaf for $1.29 and sometimes they are $.99. I was able to get two batches from one loaf. The last few pieces were tossed to the chickens.
We were very blessed with sunny weather yesterday, and a high of 67°F. I took advantage of it and cleaned the side door porch completely off.
Guess what I saw on the front porch?
A wheel bug. Apparently, after asking what it was, I found out it's a wheel bug. It was put to it's death quickly. I am told they come form TX via semi shipments etc. Lovely. We had our share of semi's this summer with another highway closed. It's back open, but now I'm wondering how many more I have around the front porch. I read it's bite is nasty and worse than a bee. Can anyone verify this? I have never seen this bug in the entire time we've lived here.
I called the surgeon's office finally. They re-sent the "under the knife" procedure to the insurance now. Not what I wanted but I will update once insurance takes their good ol' time answering this request.
Update: Our son-in-law is now in ICU. I will update as we get them. Thank you for good thoughts, vibes and prayers.
"Eat it up,
Wear it out,
Make it do,
Or go without."
~A Pioneer Sampler, by Barbara Greenwood~
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.
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Monday, October 28, 2019
Happy Homemaker Monday
It's now cold weather handiwork, winter coat weather, but more so hurry-up-and-get-it-done outdoor work weather.
A recent conversation on the porch with Hubby got us talking. We talked about what we would never do again as a homesteader - deal with black walnuts.
The other day workers were going up and down the country highway, and cutting back trees near the power lines. Our black walnut tree is one of them. I looked out the window and saw the guy on the ground throwing black walnuts at the guy in the bucket. It gave me a chuckle. I thought to myself, his hands are gonna be black when they drive off.
I then remember my hands after peeling those walnuts. Yeah, with two pairs of gloves, my hands burned for days after that. The tree is getting old, so it may become firewood. Who knows.
Another thing I won't do ever again - buy straight run chickens.
We have a plethora of grasshoppers. I mean a plethora, so much that when I took the dog out in slippers I felt something up in my jeans near my thigh. I shook my pants twice and out popped a grasshopper at my ankle (but it was in panic mode as you know I was bitten by a spider - note to self - boots on always). There was some chicken free-ranging going on to reduce the bug population.
You never know what works for your homestead unless you at least try it, so there are no regrets of trying. I still would like to raise either angora goats or alpaca in the future, but who knows.
We canceled our camping trip that was for last weekend. The weather went to a low of 37° one night and 90% chance of rain all day Sat. It wouldn't be fun to camp and not cook over a campfire (we do all our meals over the campfire). I was okay with that. It would not have been fun to put down the camper in the rain either.
I started more deep cleaning again. Let's hope I get it done this time, and before the holidays.
I got a bag of clothes and hangers donated to a church, and passed down some tops and shoes to Youngest Daughter.
Today I'm joining Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom.
On the breakfast plate . . .
Have no idea yet. It's 6:04am right now.
The weather outside is . . .
Should be 65°F and sunny
As I look out my window . . .
It's pitch dark out right now.
Right now I am . . .
Drinking coffee in my PJ's and trying to wake up
As I look around the house . . .
This arrived! Thank you so much Rebecca! Can't wait to use it too.
On the to-do list . . .
-laundry
-make a 2nd batch of homemade croutons
-make homemade sausage
-continue to deep clean bedroom/bedroom closet
-continue to deep clean hallway
-re pot a houseplant
-clean off driveway side porch
-make a trip to the post office
-go to the library
-purge Halloween totes
On the menu . . .
Homemade Corn dogs, and (gulp) homemade fries
Sausage sandwiches with home canned cabbage/beet relish
Cowboy Beans (Crock pot)
Mama Pea's Lentil Burgers
Leftovers in there somewhere....
Snack: Hummus and Einkorn Chips
Breakfast: Homemade English Muffins or Bagels, Homemade Sausage for patties
Currently reading . . .
Nothing right now, just blogs right now when I can
On the TV . . .
We finished Goliath, so we are looking for a new series to watch.
What I am creating . . .
I finally had time to dig through my yarn stash. I am making a scarf for a daughter (had the colors wrong, but now they are correct). I also got an order for an XL hot pad, so that's started.
I also got more netting cut, so I'll have yellow dish scrubbies soon too. I'm looking for more fall craft shows, now that the November show has been canceled (due to it being the same day as the OH/MI game.
New recipe I tried or want to try . . .
Cowboy Beans, Crock Sausage/Pasta Dinner, Baked Spaghetti, Taco Dip
Favorite photo from the camera . . .
Prayers . . .
Our son-in-law (married to our daughter who just lost their infant son) who is having open heart surgery today, myself (leg, insurance denied the easier procedure), our daughter and grand niece who lost their babies, a friend's mother, our older two daughter's (they seemed to have left the universe), and other personal requests
A recent conversation on the porch with Hubby got us talking. We talked about what we would never do again as a homesteader - deal with black walnuts.
The other day workers were going up and down the country highway, and cutting back trees near the power lines. Our black walnut tree is one of them. I looked out the window and saw the guy on the ground throwing black walnuts at the guy in the bucket. It gave me a chuckle. I thought to myself, his hands are gonna be black when they drive off.
I then remember my hands after peeling those walnuts. Yeah, with two pairs of gloves, my hands burned for days after that. The tree is getting old, so it may become firewood. Who knows.
Another thing I won't do ever again - buy straight run chickens.
We have a plethora of grasshoppers. I mean a plethora, so much that when I took the dog out in slippers I felt something up in my jeans near my thigh. I shook my pants twice and out popped a grasshopper at my ankle (but it was in panic mode as you know I was bitten by a spider - note to self - boots on always). There was some chicken free-ranging going on to reduce the bug population.
You never know what works for your homestead unless you at least try it, so there are no regrets of trying. I still would like to raise either angora goats or alpaca in the future, but who knows.
We canceled our camping trip that was for last weekend. The weather went to a low of 37° one night and 90% chance of rain all day Sat. It wouldn't be fun to camp and not cook over a campfire (we do all our meals over the campfire). I was okay with that. It would not have been fun to put down the camper in the rain either.
I started more deep cleaning again. Let's hope I get it done this time, and before the holidays.
I got a bag of clothes and hangers donated to a church, and passed down some tops and shoes to Youngest Daughter.
Today I'm joining Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom.
On the breakfast plate . . .
Have no idea yet. It's 6:04am right now.
The weather outside is . . .
Should be 65°F and sunny
As I look out my window . . .
It's pitch dark out right now.
Right now I am . . .
Drinking coffee in my PJ's and trying to wake up
As I look around the house . . .
This arrived! Thank you so much Rebecca! Can't wait to use it too.
On the to-do list . . .
-continue to deep clean bedroom/bedroom closet
-continue to deep clean hallway
-go to the library
-purge Halloween totes
On the menu . . .
Homemade Corn dogs, and (gulp) homemade fries
Sausage sandwiches with home canned cabbage/beet relish
Cowboy Beans (Crock pot)
Mama Pea's Lentil Burgers
Leftovers in there somewhere....
Snack: Hummus and Einkorn Chips
Breakfast: Homemade English Muffins or Bagels, Homemade Sausage for patties
Currently reading . . .
Nothing right now, just blogs right now when I can
On the TV . . .
We finished Goliath, so we are looking for a new series to watch.
What I am creating . . .
I finally had time to dig through my yarn stash. I am making a scarf for a daughter (had the colors wrong, but now they are correct). I also got an order for an XL hot pad, so that's started.
I also got more netting cut, so I'll have yellow dish scrubbies soon too. I'm looking for more fall craft shows, now that the November show has been canceled (due to it being the same day as the OH/MI game.
New recipe I tried or want to try . . .
Cowboy Beans, Crock Sausage/Pasta Dinner, Baked Spaghetti, Taco Dip
Favorite photo from the camera . . .
Prayers . . .
Our son-in-law (married to our daughter who just lost their infant son) who is having open heart surgery today, myself (leg, insurance denied the easier procedure), our daughter and grand niece who lost their babies, a friend's mother, our older two daughter's (they seemed to have left the universe), and other personal requests
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