This area is where I will share news and events of our ventures into homesteading. We hope to turn 10 acres of sagebrush and cactus into something a bit more verdant and productive through the use of a very limited supply of irrigation water, capturing and putting rain water & snow melt to good use … Continue reading Homestead Happenings
What’s This About?
My interests are many and varied. A few are represented in the categories for this blog. The opinions expressed here are mostly my own, but, I will also share from time to time things that I read from others which I find of value. Some will be things I agree with. Some will not, particularly … Continue reading What’s This About?
Whole Wheat Sourdough French Bread
This bread is our absolute favorite. It's quite a bit of work, and not a speedy bread, but it's well worth it! And, fwiw, the work is broken up into short segments. What's not to love about sourdough anything? If you have good sourdough starter, you don't need yeast, and it lends a very pleasant … Continue reading Whole Wheat Sourdough French Bread
Sourdough Pancakes – Whole Wheat w/Flax Seeds
These yummy pancakes are very easy to whip up, and very filling. The taste is a bit nutty, with a touch of the sourdough "zing" but I find the "zing" isn't as strong with whole wheat as with white flour. I do not use white flour - including in my sourdough starter and breads so … Continue reading Sourdough Pancakes – Whole Wheat w/Flax Seeds
Christmas Cheer
There have been 3 Christmas' in my life when the world felt very dark and bleak. One followed that dreadful attack on 9/11. This year is another due to all of the problems caused by this COVID-19 and associated isolation. Sure, we have chosen to live in an area where we are relatively isolated all … Continue reading Christmas Cheer
GARDENING, WEATHER, CLIMATE & MICROCLIMATE
Few things can have a greater impact for good or ill on a garden than the weather, or, put in another word, climate. Planting and harvest dates, i.e. growing seasons, are quite different from one town to the next. The average length of the growing season in our two counties here is about 14 ½ … Continue reading GARDENING, WEATHER, CLIMATE & MICROCLIMATE
Saturday General Conference Musings
Twice a year, in October and April, my church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, meets for a world wide General Conference presided over by the man we sustain as the one and only anointed and set apart Prophet of God on the earth today, accompanied by the twelve currently living Apostles … Continue reading Saturday General Conference Musings
Painful as HELL but Light MUST Shine to stop the Pain
Many of us have cringed or reacted with disgust or mortification as we've listened to or read about the infamous Epstein, his Lolita Express, his island hideaway, and many "big"names supposedly associated with the horrific sexual abuse that apparently occurred. But there is more to the story, much more. Abuse Rape Incest Prostitution Pornography Victimless … Continue reading Painful as HELL but Light MUST Shine to stop the Pain
There Couldn’t Be Any Contention In The World…
if everyone had food like this. That was my cherished husband's comment as he ate dinner this evening. It was a simple dinner... an omelet made with eggs from our chickens, left over vegetables from our garden that I had cooked last night, herbs from the garden, and cheese plus fresh corn on the cob … Continue reading There Couldn’t Be Any Contention In The World…
I Goofed on Earlier “Great News” Post
For those who may have seen it, I mistakenly cited a source that is usually reliable and didn't check their facts before citing them. MY MISTAKE! I'm sorry! So, here is the actual data as a screenshot direct from the CDC and including their web address And if that's too small for you to read, … Continue reading I Goofed on Earlier “Great News” Post
Summer Veggie Delight
What do you do when the garden is "squashing" you nearly to death? Mix it up! This simple garden delight consisted of half a baked spaghetti squash, half an onion - chopped, 2 sliced and quartered zuchinni, and 3 tomatoes sliced into thin wedges, all cooked lightly in a bit of olive oil. And yes, … Continue reading Summer Veggie Delight
Spaghetti Squash-a-dilla
I baked a large spaghetti squash from the garden the other day. It was too much for the two of us to eat in even two meals, so, I got a little creative and added some of it to some cheese quesadillas. Easy as can be, and we both loved 'em! Fry a corn tortilla, … Continue reading Spaghetti Squash-a-dilla
