I have two choices, quit blogging or simplify dramatically. I'm not just talking about my house and livestock but my blog if I am to continue. It has become imperative that one of our granddaughters school from home. Her mother is unable to do so and so our oldest daughter is doing the technology class …
Breeding Goats
My last to breed was Cheyenne. Was she too young to breed at 7 months? What do you think? I asked a gentleman, who did linear appraisals for the A.D.G.A. all over the country for over twenty years when I met him. It was to settle a difference of opinion between myself and my two …
What Organization Style Are You?
It's January, time to set goals and organize ourselves. Admit it, after the business and clutter of the holidays, you are looking to simplify life. How's it going? I know it's only the beginning of January but I've been at this for years in our new location. In fact, seven years down the road and …
Autism Limitations
"Don't let what you can not do interfere with what you can do."-John Wooden I see my husband hovering in fear as my heart refuses to beat a steady rhythm, racing so fast you can barely discern one beat from another or so irregular with races and stops that my legs barely dragging me across …
Home-made Fire Starters
Fire starters, there is lots to be said on the internet for good reason. Starting a fire in a cold stove, on a frigid day, in a chilly house is not easy, especially one of poor design. I've found some tricks and yes, that is plural. The theme for this year’s discoveries is 'Don't put …
Lessons From the Past
My grandparents have been on my mind a great deal lately as I see ourselves heading deeper into a turbulent time period. They were born in the early 1900's. They grew up on horseback, later traveled in airplanes, and saw man land on the moon. They survived WWI, The Spanish Flu, The Great Depression, WWII, …
Egyptian Onions, Cobra Comparison
Our 10 day weather forecast looks like the dead of winter with the first 8 days forecasted to snow. It started off with 12 inches. A huge contrast with the severe drought we had all summer. Life is unpredictable and helped along by ages sapping energy, I've come to realize a garden should be based …
Drought Brings Predators
Ever been on a coon hunt? Flashlight in hand, stumbling rapidly through the dark trying to figure out which way the baying sound of the dogs is coming from. Naw, this wasn't like that. Nor, waking up in your sleeping bag to the clanging noise of a BIG boar coon taking off with your backpack …
Tips to Grow More Tomatoes Per Plant
Fourteen water starved, sun roasted, wind battered plants grew enough tomatoes to supply a years worth of tomato sauce and stewed tomatoes. These 14 tomatoes during a historically severe drought and two major water leaks did what 28 never have during 41 years of marriage. Only in adversity does one truly learn truth, for there …
Three Ways to Make Tomato Sauce
Tiny Tim Tomatoes
Easy Living the Hard Way 