Saturday was a "just do it" sort of day for me. Hubby had to take off in Daughter's car to diagnose it. Yeah...more car repairs. We just put a $170 part in the truck.
I have been going from utility room to closet, back and forth. It's due to the magic I am preforming. I'm downsizing, and moving as much crafting supplies as I can, to the utility room. The kids will have easier access and there is a small table to work on too.
Last night Hubby said, "Hey! There's a floor in there?" laughing of course. I had yarn everywhere.
Upon entering my closet,
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~
Sunday, February 5, 2017
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Pearl ~ Purging the Bedding
Ever wake up feeling like Pearl (we accidentally left her out all winter)? Rained on, snowed, on, hailed on, wind blown, knocked down.........looking all haggard? I did. All of December and all of January.
February is a new month, and I am back to almost walking 2 full miles a day. It's been painful, but trips to the chiropractor are swiftly returning my body to a painless stage. It's a lesson to myself really. I think about that miserable experience, and I wake up to a fully charged, positive demeanor.
I don't skip the herbal teas. I don't skip the exercise. I clean something every day even in the midst of a canning day, or other engaging day.
February is a new month, and I am back to almost walking 2 full miles a day. It's been painful, but trips to the chiropractor are swiftly returning my body to a painless stage. It's a lesson to myself really. I think about that miserable experience, and I wake up to a fully charged, positive demeanor.
I don't skip the herbal teas. I don't skip the exercise. I clean something every day even in the midst of a canning day, or other engaging day.
Friday, February 3, 2017
Kitchen-ness ~ Dogs
Here is what has been cookin' up this week (and last):
Labels:
Dogs,
Freezer Meals,
Healthy Eating,
Healthy Snacks,
Motherhood,
Self Sufficiency
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Ma's Little House Shawl
I continue to receive emails asking for the pattern, so here it is:
Random Tidbits
The weather is turning a bit cooler today, so I as up early to make sure the fire was going (or started). We had some lovely sunshine yesterday, and I found excuses to go outside - dump the egg shells, walk the dogs, feed the barn animals, let the goats out, get the mail. It was so nice to see the sun for a while.
Hubby and I got a laugh out of this. It's a writing magazine that I found, opened to this page, stuffed in the desk I am cleaning out. Ha ha! Oh the laugh we got. So fitting for the cleaning I am doing.
Hubby and I got a laugh out of this. It's a writing magazine that I found, opened to this page, stuffed in the desk I am cleaning out. Ha ha! Oh the laugh we got. So fitting for the cleaning I am doing.
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Habanero-Apricot Jelly
I dug out my canning pot, utensils, and hot peppers yesterday. If you froze any habanero peppers, this is perfect to can in winter time. The weather forecast was for snow. Lots of snow.
Ha.
We got rain. A lot of rain. Is the weather guy drunk? Or is mother nature drunk?
It is a "try-it" recipe that was sitting around, and it smelled so good on the stove top.
Ha.
We got rain. A lot of rain. Is the weather guy drunk? Or is mother nature drunk?
It is a "try-it" recipe that was sitting around, and it smelled so good on the stove top.
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Random Tidbits
One of our kids actually made a sandwich using my homemade sweet potato butter and peanut butter. She said it was pretty good. I love it on toast at breakfast, but have yet to try it on a pancake or waffle. This is not canned with a water bath method. It is stored in the freezer, so I am making sure we continue to use it, as well as our pumpkin butter.
Labels:
Canning,
Homesteading,
Motherhood,
Self Sufficiency
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