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Wednesday Wisdom 01-28-26
*** I have to say it these days, no part of my blog is created or edited by AI. These words, grammatical errors and all, are of my own creation and thought. *** Wisdom shouts in the streets She cries out in the public square. She calls to the crowds along the main street, to those gathered in front of the city gate: “How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge? Come and
5 hours ago
Butte America Pasty Recipe
I find making pasties super quick and easy! Pie crust for the outside and a mix of meat, onion, potato and carrot for the filling. Add...
Sep 26, 2024


13 years and 30 weeks alive
It wasn't too long ago that my feet were trapped inside scratchy nonslip hospital socks. My third trimester belly protruding out of the...
Jul 24, 2024


First Market
It was one of those "be brave" moments when I clicked the link to apply to be a part of a local farmer's market. When the "you have been...
Jun 24, 2024


Hope
Hope lies in the last warm glows of the day. Promises are stored in the present orange hue. In the flickering glow of an already...
May 1, 2024


Balm of Gilead - Cottonwood Oil Salve
The smell of cottonwood buds connects me to early springtime. They smell so woodsy and fresh, sweet and grounding. Collecting these...
Jan 31, 2024


Our Daily Bread
This is the only daily sandwich (toast or honey-butter delivery system) bread recipe you need. It works up quickly in a stand mixer,...
Dec 29, 2023


Preserving Eggs - Water Glass Method
When raising chickens and ducks for eggs you will quickly noticed there are different seasons where you are getting many, many eggs and...
Oct 4, 2022


Water Bath Canning Dill Pickles - A video
Watch me can pickles. I also share with you 3 secrets to achieving crunchy pickles! This is my first try at editing pieces of video...
Oct 4, 2022


Salsa for canning
Isn't it incredible how tomatoes, peppers and vinegar come together in a make-your-mouth water kind of happiness. For me that is what my...
Oct 3, 2022


Fall Molt
You may be noticing more and more feathers blowing around your property or you may be concerned that the number of eggs you’re getting...
Sep 30, 2022


Connecting to Symptoms
When you are truly connected to your body a simple symptom can tell you so much. You know exactly and precisely when something is out of...
Sep 23, 2022


What the Elderberry?
I choose to use elderberry syrup to support our immune systems throughout fall and winter, and if needed for allergies, fevers and head...
Sep 21, 2022


Tomato Sauce
Fall is for all things .... not pumpkin, but tomato! I water bath can a very simple, very basic tomato sauce. Because this recipe adjusts...
Sep 20, 2022


Valor! Give me all the Valor.
it lives in the pit of my stomach. the pull, the knots. at any moment everything will tighten in my chest, numbness spreads to my arms...
Sep 9, 2022


Wild Medicine - Mallow
My property has many, many wild growing plants that are medicinally valuable. I absolutely love foraging and gathering in the woods, but...
Sep 7, 2022


The Observer
I choose to became a true observer. of human interaction. of the bee. of the moon. absorb instead of react ponder not coordinate from the...
Sep 6, 2022


Refrigerator Pickles
A quick, easy and delicious way to make your own dill pickles without a canner. This recipe will make one quart jar of pickles, that’s...
Sep 6, 2022


Wellness to Greatness
It seems that the word wellness has been so overused that it no longer has meaning. Wellness companies have commandeered the word to sell...
Apr 6, 2022


Chicken Scraps or Compost?
If you raise chickens you likely have some sort of "chicken bucket" adorning your kitchen counter at all times. My kids, visiting friends...
Mar 8, 2022
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