Home & Homestead Living
~ Bogus Cranberry Marmalade ~ In another post, I mentioned making cranberry marmalade, mainly for friend Mary, but also for me. She eats the stuff with everything…and I do mean everything! I don’t make it to suit her exact taste because she likes it with a lot more sugar, but I try to stay away from a lot of white…
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~ Carly Shetland ~ OHMYGOODNESS…can you believe it? Patrice is hosting Chat Number 120…although Wendell is a bit under the weather (is it possible too many carrots made him sick?) Her questions and my answers: 1. Have you baked any Christmas cookies yet? No, but baking short bread is on my calendar for tomorrow. I want to give short bread…
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~ PacaRose , left~ Woman plans, God laughs and I’m more than a week late with the second part update. Good news, PacaRose is fine and dandy and I’ve come to the conclusion he’s F.A.T. and has a problem getting to his feet when he lays down with his head uphill. ~ Carly Shetland, right ~ But, I should start…
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“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” ~ Isaiah 7:14 ~ “Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ.” ~ Martin Luther ~ “If you will read history, you will find that the Christians who did…
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“When you give to the poor it is like lending to the Lord and the Lord will pay you back.” ~ Proverbs 19:17 ~ “A wise person should have money in their head but not in their heart.” ~ Jonathan Swift ~ “Money often costs too much.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ “Never stand begging for that which you have…
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~ two of my alpacas ~ Some have said they really enjoy my farm posts and, in that interest, I’m going to encapsulate the last week for you. This is Part 1 and Part 2 will be on Monday, after tomorrow’s Sabbath Keeping. A week ago Thursday, or maybe Friday, I noticed an alpaca wasn’t acting “right”. Anyone who works,…
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Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor–and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and…
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It’s been another great day on the farm, albeit extremely cold, windy, snowy and exciting. At some point last night, the rain turned to sleet and, early 0’dark thirty, sleet turned to snow. Since Dave died, my sleeping arrangements are…crazy. The three dogs and I sleep together and there are mornings I awake and we’re piled up like a litter…
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~ wild turkey ~ Patrice is hosting Chats Number 118 and here I sit, at the computer while watching it pour rain outside. It’s supposed to turn to snow and I wish it’d get to it. The dogs and I walked to the mailbox…correction, Sam and Sadie walked with me to the mailbox while Sophie watched from the upstairs window….
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~ left, week’s worth of wood ~ Snow is expected, 70% chance, from Wednesday through end of week. Tomorrow, 70% chance of rain and temps are low, low, low and I’ve been beavering away at outside chores to prepare animals, farm and myself. The wood rack is full and the wood stove is readied as well, all it needs is…
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“Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before Him with thanksgiving and extol Him with music and song. For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods. In His hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong…
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