Recently our church took our children and preschool departments to The Pumpkin Patch. We've been once before when my children were much younger... so it was a treat to get to go again.There was a hayride, a corn maze, a corn-bin for the kids to dig and play in and a hayride to … [Read more...] about Pumpkin Patch 2013
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The result: Sourdough Artisan Bread
I promised that I would fill you in on the outcome of my attempt to come up with a good "No Knead 5 minute Artisan Bread w/ Sourdough Starter"Well, here it is...The GoodThe Badand The UglyLook above... if you have ever dealt with bread dough, you know that looks very … [Read more...] about The result: Sourdough Artisan Bread
Scuppernonggin’
Yesterday, I got my hands on some Scuppernongs.Don't know what Scuppernongs are? Well, they are a variety of muscadine grapes that grow well here in the South. They have a slightly thick skin and are much larger than Concord grapes. They also have several seeds inside the … [Read more...] about Scuppernonggin’
Losing my flock…
During the summer, I added to my chicken flock. We were up to almost 30 hens. I had dreams of dozens of eggs pouring in each day. Plenty for us and our family...Those dreams were not a reality. In truth, through much of the summer, I got maybe 5 eggs a day. Pathetic, huh?I … [Read more...] about Losing my flock…
Glory
I have to laugh... God has a fantastic sense of humor, in case you didn't know that already. I finally laid down all my plans, my dreams, my hopes of a homestead. I laid them down because it was not my husbands calling from the Lord. I knew it, it wasn't. He didn't have … [Read more...] about Glory
