As I slowly regain my mobility (well, it seems slow to me), I have discovered how far behind I have been on everything. I expected to have muddy pigs and chickens because I was unable to move them to new paddocks, but I was surprised to learn that I did more sleeping than work on […]
This is my version I took from Saveur Magazine found at cooking.com 1 Whole Chicken, cut into pieces Lard, Tallow, or cooking oil for frying the chicken Salt and Pepper to taste 5 Bunches Scallions, trimmed and thickly sliced 1/3 Cup White Wine 3 Cups Chicken Stock or Broth 2 Large Russet Potatoes, peeled and
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When I wrote to you last, we were in the mad scramble to get the master bathroom in working order so that I would no longer have to go to the barn to shower. I didn’t mind it, though I really was looking forward to having a toilet, shower and sink just a few steps
Last week was fairly eventful with Tom being on vacation. He had hoped to get some more deer hunting in, but spent the week working on the bathroom remodel. He got the last piece of sub-floor pulled up Monday morning before we went to town. I was supposed to ring the bell with a friend
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Last week was a little rough when it came to homesteading/farming. The owl continued to pick off my ducks and chicks at night and I even lost a chick or two in the daytime to a hawk. My owl deterrent did not work. Sometimes I would go out just after dark to lock up my
I have been having significant trouble with my feet for several months and had tried to repair the damage with physical therapy. My right foot responded favorably to the therapy, but the left foot did not. X rays showed lots of calcification from a past struggle with plantar fasciitis along with two bone spurs in
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It’s been an eventful few days, not from any busyness off the farm but life at home. First off, my husband came down with a stomach bug strong enough that he actually stayed home from work for a day. He seldom takes sick days, regardless of his symptoms. While he slept, I posted a short
You know how it is, especially if you are the one who runs the household and need to prepare everything for the family you’re leaving behind for a couple of days. So many preparations, whether for farm animal care, meals for the family, packing, laundry–or whatever, life gets a little busy. Still, I tried to
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September was crazy busy and I struggled to get much of anything actually done. Softball season came to an end with up to four games in a week and I spent considerable time cataloging the footage of the games for future use. Combine that with several physical therapy sessions for both Kinzie and myself, a
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Kinzie is back to playing softball again after her knee injury and actually looking good. I must admit relief. She has never had an injury like this and it hurt her psychologically as well as physically. She was afraid of re-injuring it before it was completely healed. She had told me that her biggest asset
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