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07/29/2012 Sunday Search Terms and Project 365 – Random Facts: 205-211
Happy Sunday, Dear Readers! What a crazy busy week. I’ve honestly been working a lot and am just plum wore out between jobs 1 and 2 and home – hence the radio, well internet, silence. Not that I’m not writing … Continue reading
Bitchin’ Kitchen!
I’m a bit of a “Foodie”. I love food, always have. I like to try new recipes and try techniques I’ve not tried before. Over the years though, I’ve learned how to “put up” or “can” various foods. Many a … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Canning, Cooking, Country Life, Food, homesteading, Musings, Personal, Preserving, Random Thoughts
Tagged Brennan's Market, canning and preserving, Cranberry margarita, Drinksmixer.com, Foodie, Homemade Whole Wheat Tortillas, Honey-Strawberry Jam recipe, putting by food, putting up food, Sourdough starter, Spicy Sweet Corn Casserole, Sure-Jell, Sure-Jell's cooked strawberry jam, The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond
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Part 4: My Life with Mice – There’s a Mouse on my BED!
*Please note… I really wish I had decent drawing skills. Sadly, the ‘perfect’ illustrations I have in my head for this story don’t seem to transfer to paper. You’ll just have to use your imagination. Something interesting was always happening … Continue reading
Oh what a beautiful Morning! Oh what a beautiful Day!
I would like to thank Gordon MacRae (I share a birthdate with him!), Rodgers & Hammerstein and the film adaptation of the musical, “Oklahoma!” for my being a morning person. I don’t particularly enjoy the act of getting out of bed … Continue reading
Just another day in the life of, Moi
My day started with the alarm going off at 5:15 AM. No, it wasn’t a work day, but I thought that I should get up at the usual time anyway. It didn’t work. I hit snooze. Then I just turned … Continue reading
A thought on Hunting
Maybe more than just ‘a thought’. Perhaps it will be two or three. Maybe more. I saw this photo going around on Facebook: Let’s establish some facts: I am pro-HUNTING. Why? We humans have killed off a good deal of … Continue reading
Interesting proposal
I’ll begin this post by saying that I am not a “doom ‘n gloom” kind of person. I am pretty optimistic and believe that most people are good; that said, I believe in knowing how to take care of myself … Continue reading
Posted in Country Life, homesteading, Musings, Personal, Random Thoughts
Tagged country living, doom and gloom, doom n gloom, Doomsday Preppers, homesteading, learn to take care of myself, learn to take care of yourself, many hands make light work, musings, personal, preparing for a major disaster, preparing for a minor disaster, random, survival of the fittest, when the shit hits the fan
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Never butt heads with a goat
I think it’s safe to assume most of the population of the United States does not raise livestock anymore for their own consumption. Therefore, I believe it safe to hypothesize that the general populace has no idea that livestock are … Continue reading
Posted in Country Life, Humor, Personal
Tagged adventures in emergency care, butting heads with goats, concussions, country life, hobby farms, humor, personal, raising goats
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Conclusion of the Christmas Light Vandals
I’ll begin this entry with a review. DH and I had strung Christmas lights all along the fence for our yard, and twice I’d written about finding our lights cut. We were frustrated. The second time the lights were cut, … Continue reading
Posted in Country Life, Humor, Musings, Personal, Random Thoughts
Tagged Christmas light vandals, eastern grey squirrels, humor, personal, random, squirrels
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Musings of the Amusing Muse 