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(,(")("). . .We have baby rabbits now. 🐰🐇🐇 I've not been able to get to see them, but soon I hope, before they're too big to look like babies. lol Photo soon! 🙏🏼
Honeysuckle Nectar
A Deep South Girl's Life at Honeysuckle Farm.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Monday, March 25, 2024
Sewing Tips
Re-covering an old potholder to look like new. (2009)
MaryJane's Ideabook, Cookbook, Lifebook: For the Farmgirl in All of Us, MaryJane Butters
I think I found this idea in MaryJane Butters book or website. If not, it still has some cute projects, tips and ideas on lots of things. Come to think of it I learned how to do the blanket stitch in her book, it has directions for SEVERAL different stitches
Friday, March 01, 2024
daily motivation video
We all need a little motivation to do the things we need to do! Take it one day at a time, baby steps, make a list, take breaks, reward yourself, make it fun, you'll not only get there. . . but enjoy it!
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Keepers at Home
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Seasonal Pleasures
Friday, January 28, 2022
Thursday, January 28, 2021
I recently bought a book call Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Classic Children's Tales. It is a wonderful book! Of course I'm a little prejudice, since I've loved her writings since I was child. Actually, I've grown to love her even more as an adult, because of her attention to details about the home, cooking, and gardening. She truly had a green thumb, and a most wonderful sense of artistic abilities. You can see it in her books of course but even in her yard, farms, decorating and clothing.
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Realities - Lots of things on my mind
Spring. . .
It's one of my favorite seasons. If you can even call it that in this age we're in. Winters are usually not really cold here, spring is beautiful but short-lived, summer is exasperating with the heat, and fall can't be enjoyed for all the misery of the bugs, heat, and rain it brings. (I actually use to be an optimist.) I've honestly been thinking lately that the next season was summer. Ha!
Sidenote...So, I’ve actually had this post saved as a draft since 2018 for some reason. So as of today, Dec. 31, 2023, I’m posting way ahead of spring, and maybe I’ll get a headstart on it this year... I mean next year! 😁
Back to the original post (Mar. 14, 2018)
So, I bought lots of seeds to start, plant, and apparently save this year. I've been so excited to plant these seeds and actually started thinking it might be too late to plant some of the flower seeds I bought. I know the Zinnias, marigolds and such will eventually bloom - but I'm pretty sure bulbs and perennials should have already been planted back in the fall. Here I am clutching the seeds, dreaming of beautiful flower gardens, and reality struck a few days ago that it might be too late to plant them. I have seeds for the most gorgeous snapdragon called Apple Blossom. . .
I think I'll plant just a few of the seed and see how it goes, and save the rest until fall. You have to have a back-up plan. 🌷🌸🌹🌼🌺
I think I'll plant just a few of the seed and see how it goes, and save the rest until fall. You have to have a back-up plan. 🌷🌸🌹🌼🌺
Monday, September 19, 2016
Collards Greens & Turkey Wings w/Rutabagas
Add abt. 2 qts water, cleaned chopped greens, smoked turkey wings and diced rutabagas to dutch oven, season with salt, add a Tablespoon butter or oil, bring to boil, turn down and let it simmer to desired tenderness. Serving Suggestions: Serve w/cornbread and sweet iced tea.
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Dilemma
I didn't know my new computer didn't have a slot for my camera card!! So I've been trying to figure out how to use Pinterest, Polyvore (the best, if you can find the pics you need) and other places on the web for finding pics, and posting them. There use to be a button you could download to your toolbar to "Blog this"...so you could blog a picture and article, or whatever from any webpage to blogger....Anybody know more about this?? :(
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Link Hopping to Find the Perfect Blueberry Tart/Pie
http://www.cannellevanille.com |
Oh the wonders of link hopping...
While looking for a recipe for blueberries, I found this gorgeous website, above! I ♥ it!
That tart looked gorgeous, as well. Following the link for the recipe, Aww, disappointed... I was out of yogurt. Which sent me looking for a substitute...
OK, kick in early morning thinking, with the brain on very little coffee helping it along...Risotta!!! So I searched......But all the pictures I found were not very appealing.
So, I came up with the idea of a custard tart...Bingo! Well, almost...It was a pie, but it definitely looked like what I was looking for!
http://lisaiscooking.blogspot.com |
Yet another gem of a website!!! It looked exactly as I had envisioned...While I have a tried and true custard recipe, I wanted one that was a bit firmer for the tart/pie---and this looked like a winner! But...no recipe, only another link to the original.
Martha Stewart |
At last...ahhhh!
But wait!!!
Look what else I found!!!
This: Flatbreads with Winter Squash, Cremini, and Camembert
And this: Tuscan Squash Pie
Oooo, ahhhh!
And curiosity got the best of me, when I kept seeing "CSA" on this website....Hmmm! Soooo, I searched and found THIS.
Wow, now I'm really rolling....I had been searching for something about starting something like a Farmer's "Co-op" for a long time! No, not a new idea...It's one that's been around forever. But what use to be a simple way/place to buy or trade eggs, fruits, vegetables, etc. has become a modern day craft-artisan set-up. And usually big $$$...I wanted something simple, affordable, old-timey...and this looks like it could be that. May be another one of my dead-end dreams...I'm only one person!!! And it looks like it might take a lot of hands-on help to do something like this, not to mention a little moolah, and some elbow grease! But I'm going to keep investigating and see what I can come up with!
See what treasures you can find, link hopping!!! Love it! ♥
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