January happenings...

January 15th...

 

working on this cowl for myself...http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/present

 

 

 

January 14th...

 

January 12th...

 

January 11th...

 

 

 

January 10th...

 

3 Eggs per day now...

 

 

 

Mila: "mom I can't talk right now I'm on an important business call!"..."yes ms. Kitty,
I'll have those cupcakes sent right over.
Who was that? Oh just my mother trying to change my diaper, sorry won't happen again."

 

 

January 9th...

 

 

 

 Prissy approves my coffee...

 

 

January 8th...

 

I doctored up the sloppy joe mix to stretch it. Added 1 qt of my home-canned stewed tomatoes, extra seasonings, and 2 cans tomato paste to the TVP, Wildtree Sloppy Joe Mix, water.

Brigham was in charge of the Sweet Potato Fries: EVOO, Wildtree Chipotle Lime Rub, and Kosher Salt...3 trays made!

 

 

January 6th.....

Porter was talking to the girls...told them to "shake a bootie!"
 

 

Dishwasher paste in the making. Liquid hand soap is cooked and has to set up
and can be finished tomorrow. After that I'll make more Landry Soap.

 

 

Made a Pear Bundt instead of muffins. Soup will simmer until 5pm, then I'll add noodles.
Out of egg noodles, so elbow noodles with do nicely.

 

 

 

September 9th and 10th...

Sept. 9th..........

Made ears for 1st Bear Cowl, and 1/3 done on 2nd cowl. Got another order for 2 Cream Color Bear Cowls as well...will be working on 6 cowls thus far. 

Selling at $40 each in time for Christmas.

Bear Cowl for 10 yr old is done. I now have 3 adult ones in the same charcoal grey, 2 cream colors, and possibly more.

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Went to put the chickens in the coop for the night and Ouiser was already in at the top where they roost. Had to get the other 2 in there. Hoping she can coax them to climb up the ladder as well.

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Sept. 10th.........

Today- (a more relaxed day for me):

1. Pot Roast is in the crock pot for supper. Added frozen green beans, sliced onions and Italian Dressing. 

2. Need to continue crocheting cowls today.

3. Want to make Strawberry-Jalapeno Jam...need to get jalapenos first.

4. Surfing Pinterest...ideas.

Making homemade dishwasher paste x 2. This is the BEST stuff and gets our dishes spotlessly clean and helps the dishwasher smell clean also. I have to shake it, invert it, let it sit, do it again and then blend it in the jars w/ the Bullet Blender blades.

Next up: Homemade Laundry Soap.

Oh...and...The chickens put themselves into the coop and are on their roosts...
all by themselves tonight! Yay!

Things I do to be more Self Sufficient...

'Living an Urban Homesteader Life':

1. Knit and Crochet
2. Dye Yarn
3. Garden Organically
4. Make Kombucha-for intestinal health/probiotic
5. Compost-for garden
6. Collect Rain Water (rain barrel)-water garden and chickens
7. Keep Chickens (eggs)
8. Use Essential Oils-for everything
9. Learned to Bee Keep (and one day raise bees)
10. Learning to Sew better
11. Can seasonal foods to eat in winter
12. Bake Bread from scratch (grind wheat)
13. Bake from scratch
14. Re-purpose/Reduce/Reuse/Recycle
15. Barter/Swap
16. Hand make items to sell/give as gifts
17. Dehydrate...

8/1-8/7....

Getting Supplies...

 

Happy Man. Did Manly stuff!

Porter hangs out with Daddy as he works on the coop.

Mini Bird Cage for Treats for the Chicks....
Sophie, hanging out

Chicks...

Love to see Cameron draw.

Lala looks like Elsa from FROZEN, eh?

Made Chicken Pot Pie Stew for the family

Frogged my Hitchhiker Scarf....
too many mistakes drove me CRAZY!

Other Stuff....