Hodge Podge Give-Away No. 1

| March 30, 2011

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Food Storage Made Easy

| March 30, 2011

I like to have a food storage.  I do not store food because the world as we know it may come to an end ~ because, let’s face it, if that happens, we’ve got bigger problems.  I store food because I like to feel that I am well-equipped to continue providing meals for my family [...]

Ten Things In a Hodge Podge Give-Away

| March 29, 2011

Well, I didn’t think I would ever do it, but here I am ~ hosting a give-away on our blog.  I have been quite busy sorting through some of our belongings, and one thing has become starkly apparent to me.  We have a lot of them.  Belongings, I mean. As I started sorting through drawers [...]

Our Daily Bread: 28 March ~ 03 April

| March 28, 2011

I can’t believe I just typed that ~ April.  How did that happen?  Anyway, I did pretty well with sticking to the menu last week.  There weren’t too many unscheduled interruptions, with the exception of grocery shopping later in the week than I’d planned, so I swapped Wednesday and Friday around. I made the banana [...]

Such a Silly Spring

| March 25, 2011

We thought we’d share with you a glimpse of the sunny spring day we had here at the Farmstead!  All week long, I’d been noticing the grass quickly turning green ~ which equates to mowing again…very soon.  Then, like someone flipping a switch on, it started snowing last night around 11:00 p.m. This is what [...]

Top Ten Jingles That Make You Crazy

| March 22, 2011

So, yeah.  I sometimes whistle while I work.  The Farmstead is quite serene, and it’s usually my practice to not disturb the tranquility with noise [except the humming of the washer and dryer, and the wailing of the vacuum cleaner, and the screeching of the smoke alarm, and...oh, never mind!] until after 3:00 p.m.  I [...]

Our Daily Bread: 21 ~ 27 March

| March 21, 2011

I think I lost a week.  Yep.  I’m pretty sure we just skipped right over last week.  That’s not good.  I need every minute of every day!  The only thing I remember about last week was baking the Chocolate Strawberry Cake.  It was delicious, and I’m thinking about trying it this week with a banana [...]

Easiest Chocolate Strawberry Cake, Ever!

| March 17, 2011

Remember me mentioning I have a plethora of frozen sliced strawberries in the freezer that need to be used?  Well, I also have a plethora of cake mixes [gasp!] that need used, as well.  So, I tried a little experiment last night, and the result was terrific!  At least we thought so.  So much that [...]

Dirty Fingernails & Mucky Boots

| March 16, 2011

Squeeeeeeeeeeee!  I won an award for having dirty fingernails and mucky boots!  I was spending a little time this evening trying to catch up on my favorite blogs, and happened upon a post by my lost twin over at Ten Things Farm.  Last week, even!  What a sweetheart she is to think of my grubby [...]

Quilted Oven Mitts

| March 11, 2011

Now that she’s received these, I can share them with you!  I do apologize for the poorly contrasting background ~ I was working on a limited time schedule.  At least that’s my story. I am so thankful I have one of the most patient mothers in the world, and likely the most forgiving!  Mom’s birthday [...]