Todays adventure is waiting for the FedEx guy to try to find me. Why is it when you live in the country if they cant find you...they think you dont know your own address?? I mean..come on.. i know where i live even if your computer doesnt!
So once they get directions.. then the adventure begins. Dogs put up.. and a watchful eye on the driveway. Why? Because the last time he threw open the gate, zipped up to the house and stood chatting.. Arg! This time if 30 sheep get out.. HES putting them back in! How can you deliver to the country and not know the gates rule! If its open, leave it open..if its shut leave it shut! Duh!
Okay..this hot weather is making me a mite cranky I admit :) Who besides me is ready for fall?! Crisp air.. pretty leaves..and temps under 100!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Friday, October 30, 2009
Pumpkin Carving
Hey I remember this orange ball! We got it at the grocery store but papa wouldnt let me throw it!
Ewww grandma what did you do to my orange ball?? The guts are coming out!
How gross is that! Im putting the lid back on! You want me to put my hands in that stuff and take it out?? No way..you do it!
Hey cool! The gross stuff is gone and now my orange ball is a Boo!
Happy Halloween!
Preston says nothing tastes better on a cool rainy fall morning than..
Oatmeal cinnamon raisin bars
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup self-rising flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
1 cup raisins .. put in microwave save bowl. Cover with water. Cook for 5 minutes in the microwave and then let sit for 10 minutes. Then drain.
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar and white sugar, until smooth. Beat in the egg then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt: stir into the creamed mixture. Fold in the quick oats and raisins. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges are starting to brown. Let cool in pan before cutting into bars.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Are you ready for winter?
As the leaves start to fall a homesteaders thoughts automatically turn to winter preparations. Are you ready? What are some of the things you do to prepare for winter?
Around here winter preparation tends to center around health, food and shelter for both critters and humans. My animals all get wormed and vaccinated. The healthier they are going into winter the better than handle the harsher weather conditions. I make sure everyones shelter is ready for them.. no leaks, no major holes for winter winds to find their way through.
I dont tend to stock up on food for them since its a rare winter storm that leaves us stranded for more than a few days and they could all survive on their hay for a few days if need be. I do make sure that they all have a full round bale of hay before any winter weather hits. Its not fun to try to put hay out in a snowstorm!
Our pantry is stocked so that no trips to the grocery store are necessary. We butcher in Nov and then the freezer will be full. I always get a little nervous about full freezers since we cant afford a generator yet..but should the power go out for too long we move everything outside til its back on again..so far thats worked for us!
I need to bring wood up closer to the house incase we lose electric in a storm because our heat is electric. But we have a fireplace that keeps us toasty when the power is out. Ive got emergency meds stocked. And candles and flashlight batteries. We need to get some propane for the propane tank for the tractor. Dont want to run out of fuel when we need to be putting hay out for critters either! When we lose electric we have grills to cook on outside and the fireplace inside. So i pick up an emergency stock of charcoal and lighter fluid..just incase. I have a coleman stove but its old and i dont like to use it. I much prefer just to shiver outside long enough to throw some meat on the grill. Hopefully after the next half of the cabin is built we'll get a good wood stove put in and i'll be able to heat soups and stews on there. I used to do that with the old wood stove when the power went out and it worked great.
Everyone is wormed and vaccinated except the horses and we'll do that sunday. The new sheep barn is shelter for them, and hopefully it will be finished completely before the first snow flies..but even if not its got the first floor finished so they'll be warm and dry! Lambing starts in January this year so im hoping the barn will be finished in plenty of time for me to get all my sheepie supplies moved out there.
So.. we're ready for winter..are will be by this weekend. Are you?
Around here winter preparation tends to center around health, food and shelter for both critters and humans. My animals all get wormed and vaccinated. The healthier they are going into winter the better than handle the harsher weather conditions. I make sure everyones shelter is ready for them.. no leaks, no major holes for winter winds to find their way through.
I dont tend to stock up on food for them since its a rare winter storm that leaves us stranded for more than a few days and they could all survive on their hay for a few days if need be. I do make sure that they all have a full round bale of hay before any winter weather hits. Its not fun to try to put hay out in a snowstorm!
Our pantry is stocked so that no trips to the grocery store are necessary. We butcher in Nov and then the freezer will be full. I always get a little nervous about full freezers since we cant afford a generator yet..but should the power go out for too long we move everything outside til its back on again..so far thats worked for us!
I need to bring wood up closer to the house incase we lose electric in a storm because our heat is electric. But we have a fireplace that keeps us toasty when the power is out. Ive got emergency meds stocked. And candles and flashlight batteries. We need to get some propane for the propane tank for the tractor. Dont want to run out of fuel when we need to be putting hay out for critters either! When we lose electric we have grills to cook on outside and the fireplace inside. So i pick up an emergency stock of charcoal and lighter fluid..just incase. I have a coleman stove but its old and i dont like to use it. I much prefer just to shiver outside long enough to throw some meat on the grill. Hopefully after the next half of the cabin is built we'll get a good wood stove put in and i'll be able to heat soups and stews on there. I used to do that with the old wood stove when the power went out and it worked great.
Everyone is wormed and vaccinated except the horses and we'll do that sunday. The new sheep barn is shelter for them, and hopefully it will be finished completely before the first snow flies..but even if not its got the first floor finished so they'll be warm and dry! Lambing starts in January this year so im hoping the barn will be finished in plenty of time for me to get all my sheepie supplies moved out there.
So.. we're ready for winter..are will be by this weekend. Are you?
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Sunshine!
Its rained for so many days now that I can barely remember the last time the sun was truly shining! Its colder out.. colder than October in Oklahoma usually is, but i'll take the cold over the rain any old day!
My critters are all awfully happy to see that sunshine too! Everywhere you look you see one of them stretched out just soaking in the sunshine. They know that winter is coming and they had better enjoy that sun while it lasts!
My critters are all awfully happy to see that sunshine too! Everywhere you look you see one of them stretched out just soaking in the sunshine. They know that winter is coming and they had better enjoy that sun while it lasts!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Brrrr....
Fall has finally arrived here on the homestead..and Im sooo ready for it! Spring was beautiful but short. Summer was long and hot with a lot of rain. Im hoping for a long gorgeous fall and a mild winter! Especially since i will be lambing in January this year! Brrrrr!
I still have a lot to do to get ready for winter. The horses need wormed. The sheep need to be ran through the chute to check eyelids and worm as needed. The front really needs one last good mowing, and probably wont get it. My container garden containers need to be cleaned out and winterized. October is going to be a busy month..but not as busy as November butchering season betting!
I still have a lot to do to get ready for winter. The horses need wormed. The sheep need to be ran through the chute to check eyelids and worm as needed. The front really needs one last good mowing, and probably wont get it. My container garden containers need to be cleaned out and winterized. October is going to be a busy month..but not as busy as November butchering season betting!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
First Snow..
or so it looked like this morning when i woke up to Den grumbling and tracking in clouds of fluffy white stuff all over the floor.
But snow..in Sept? Oh.. wait.. the stupid dog decided to bust open the sack of DE on the porch and roll in it! That *cloud of snow* was really a cloud of DE!
DE is great for a lot of things.. esp bug killing..but its not great for having heaped on your door step! So after dusting the cats and dog better with it for flea control.. i started the morning sweeping up 40 lbs of dichotomous earth!
But snow..in Sept? Oh.. wait.. the stupid dog decided to bust open the sack of DE on the porch and roll in it! That *cloud of snow* was really a cloud of DE!
DE is great for a lot of things.. esp bug killing..but its not great for having heaped on your door step! So after dusting the cats and dog better with it for flea control.. i started the morning sweeping up 40 lbs of dichotomous earth!
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