Pics from around the homesteadPosted by Heather on April 18, 2012
Sephira eating some “browse”…she refused to share her goodies with Nellie. It was rather comical watching Nellie try and get some while Mom pulled it away to chew herself. After she had her fill, she finally allowed Miss Nellie to have some, too. Since our area is safe for the chickens to roam freely, they [...]
Mousakka RecipePosted by Heather on January 23, 2012
I got some eggplant the other day, and I just had to try this recipe from Joy of Cooking And, the recipe looks very time consuming, but I tell you, it was easy to make. ingredients: 2 large or 3 medium eggplants 1lb lamb (or hamburger) 2 T olive oil 1 large onion, chopped 2 [...]
Books I want to read in 2012Posted by Heather on January 6, 2012
Here is some of the books I am planning on reading in 2012: Having a Mary heart in a Martha world-Joanna Weaver Cast of Characters by Max Lucado Taking care of the ME In Mommy-Lisa Whelchel A Place to Belong-Lisa Troyer Total Money Makeover-Dave Ramsey (I reread this every year) Crazy Love-Francis Chan Courageous-Randy Alcorn [...]
Pantry Challenge…Epic FAILURE!Posted by Heather on January 5, 2012
So, just the same day I posted about my pantry challenge , I made dinner out of leftover cooked chicken and rice. I call it “creamy chicken and rice” and it’s a family favorite. The only problem is that I was out of milk. And, since we weren’t going to the farm until the next [...]
Pantry ChallengePosted by Heather on January 3, 2012
It’s another new year, and another looooong winter. We were graced with a lot of snow the other day, and it keeps trying to snow more. While the kids are enjoying playing outside, building forts, snowmen, and the like, I usually dread driving in it. Not because I am from Arizona, where 1/4″ of snow [...]
Ignorance truly IS blissPosted by Heather on December 27, 2011
If you’re anything like me, you try and keep up with all that’s going on in the world. I mean, that’s the smart thing to do, right? Until you get so inundated with information, that it’s a misery to you. And that is what has become of me. All the info that I see on [...]
Winter and spring projectsPosted by Heather on December 8, 2011
I’ve been thinking about my spring projects a lot lately. I usually make an enormous list that is humanly impossible for even master craftsman to complete, but expect myself and my hubby to be able to. My first project is to fence in the yard. We currently do NOT have fencing, and that will make [...]
Black FridayPosted by Heather on November 24, 2011
Every year, I get that “itch”. And my friend Nancy and I spend hours pouring over ads, plotting routes, coffee stops, and where each of us will go in that store. We start at 11:30 Wednesday night, at CVS for their sales. We go to Walgreens in the morning on Thursday, then eat turkey all [...]
CoffeePosted by Heather on November 20, 2011
Last birthday, my husband got me a new coffee maker. A Keurig, to be exact. Isn’t it pretty, next to all those beeeeeyooooutiful k-cups? You just, rotate, choose, and brew, people! Well, those little buggers can be downright expensive! Even ordering online with a HUGE DISCOUNT makes them around $.30 each. Cheaper than Starbucks, fo [...]
No Grocery Store UpdatePosted by Heather on July 16, 2011
Here’s what I bought this week: Yep…that’s it. NOTHING. I “enjoyed” using up what I had in the freezer, getting some beans, peas, lettuce, and spinach from the garden, and I was very blessed by a friend with some ducks. Frozen ducks. With the head, feet, and eyes still on it. It was creepy, to [...]
