Category: homemaking
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October Soup
Did you ever have one of those days when you have to make some food to take to an event, and you’re having a busy day, and you haven’t been to the grocery store? Yep, that was me, today. And yet the soup BlackLion and I made, which I’m going to call October Soup (because…
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Saturday at the Homestead
After a whole lot of rain in a fairly short amount of time, the moon came out last night. I saw its pretty light from my bed, and then woke this morning to a sunny and windy October day. Got some sheets out on the line to dry; that is, if they don’t blow away!…
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Brown Thumb Guilt
Confession time: I don’t really like gardening. I love the idea of gardening. I enjoy being outside. I don’t mind bugs and worms that much. I compost. I love how the plants look and smell. I adore vegetables – I’m very happy being a vegetarian, and I love trying new veggies. I love to cook…
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Dilated
No, no, silly, I’m beyond the childbearing years. I have teenagers! I’m talking about my eyes. I went to a new eye doctor today. My awesome Dad drove me, and he paid for the appointment (it was my birthday gift). So my blog today will be relatively short. I would have written it later, when…
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Homesteading Update
I haven’t done a homesteading-type update lately. What have we been up to? Well, we joined a wonderful homeschool co-op, and as part of it, we now have the opportunity to once again order items from a food co-op. Our first order includes miso, Bragg’s Amino Acids, soy sauce, and cumin seed. I’m sure we’ll…
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Monday’s Doings
It’s been a pretty mellow day here today. It’s been nice hot sunny summer weather, and the fans are going. Laundry, kitchen cleaning, and grocery shopping, along with doing some work on our business, Feline Dreamers. Lots of hangout time and conversation. BlackLion, ElvenTiger, and I took a lovely bike ride just a while ago,…
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Down to Earth Homemaking
Today I hosted a small gathering at my home, sort of an afternoon tea for women in the Red Temple group of Pagan women. I had set a batch of herbal sun tea out on the picnic table this morning to steep (Indian Spice flavor). I washed and hung out two loads of laundry, and…