tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321500172011-11-27T20:17:44.559-06:00Life in Texas, trying to eat local, organic food...raise heritage breed chickens, make enough money to support my coffee habit... and restore this old house.Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.comBlogger1721100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-36178180036449122252011-05-13T23:28:00.001-05:002011-05-13T23:33:13.184-05:00

You know, I look out at my lawn and I think of all the things I would love to do. In my mind I can see the rose bushes, full of lush flowers. I mentally walk past the the beds with huge hydrangeas and sweet smelling lilacs... And as long as I don't open my eyes I am good. If I was making lots of money then I would hire a lawn care service. I wouldn't bat an eye. There was a time in my life that

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-30068694604895175852011-05-10T12:38:00.000-05:002011-05-10T12:38:47.698-05:00

How did we get from April to May? We have had some odd weather this spring and I have not gotten my garden in. This may seem like the two statements are related but they are not at all. Nope. I have been working and I have a hard time transitioning from one thing to another. This means that no matter how hard I try I can't seem to get out to the garden. My roses are blooming beautifully.

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-44447036249405073862011-04-22T14:45:00.000-05:002011-04-22T14:45:04.456-05:00

I love to look at the images in Victorian Homes because it proves that if you are dedicated enough, and/or have enough cash your ramshackle, falling apart, money pit can eventually turn into a swan. And I am glad to see that other people have done it. Eventually I plan to be numbered among them. I think that it is easy to look at all of the big things that need to be done and become overwhelmed,

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-47364261033965838472011-04-20T19:05:00.000-05:002011-04-20T19:05:46.143-05:00

I love pretty gardens. You can't tell in the picture at the top but I have added a rose garden in front of the porch. I love the look. I love the smell when the roses are all in bloom and a breeze is blowing in the front windows but I hate the amount of work involved. I just tend to feel like I am putting out fires, you know? Sigh.  Isn't it beautiful? Yeah, it's from my istock account. I

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-82899662769408173632011-04-19T10:03:00.001-05:002011-04-19T18:22:16.103-05:00

I have totally blown off this blog for far too long! Sadly, not much about the house has changed since my last post. I am still trying to work restoration here but it has been slow going. Just to catch you up before we move on ..... I was divorced in 2009 (yes, it has been that long since I wrote her..sad, isn't it?) After 30 years of marriage and 8 kids it was quite a shock but thanks to my

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-19411041220717095742008-04-29T13:54:00.005-05:002008-04-29T14:21:16.082-05:00

It has been a long time.My birthday came and went. Marc got me a bar of Greene and Black organic chocolate..mmm...I have been writing lots at Kettle and Cup and Baking Delights, while still keeping up here and with Apron Strings & Simmering Things. Not doing so good at that, huh?In any case, in my wanderings, I have come across The Simple Woman Blog..and love the concept. I felt that way once,

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-83179070275017021372008-04-18T11:38:00.003-05:002008-04-18T11:48:13.381-05:00

Matt spent the afternoon finishing up the tilling...We had rain forcast and I wanted to get the green beans, okra, cilantro, basil, and cucumbers in. I still need to put in the dill, the corn, the squash...I was able to get them all in the ground so hopefully I am closer to gardening nirvana.I am going to forgo a fall garden this year in the hopes of preparing for a raised bed, permanent

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-69235267715094092812008-04-15T20:13:00.002-05:002008-04-15T20:27:17.307-05:00

Always fun when I *discover* a new blog. I found Homestead Herbs quite by accident and spent a few minutes there..hopefully going back for a visit tomorrow as my time was very limited today. Check it out...Well today we spent another day at the VA. I swear to you, I feel like I should bring a cardtable, some packs of cards, and start a game of Michigan Rummy or something. It is an all day thing

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-32048968903982773852008-04-14T19:28:00.003-05:002008-04-14T19:39:22.358-05:00

We are serious about coffee around here.I have decided to make this my main personal blog..I am leaving the other ones up...but will maintain this and Apron Strings & Simmering ThingsHopefully I will get a chance to update some things on them shortly. SO the finances, the homestead, the homeschool, the small farm..all of it will be here. Personal blogs...personal blogs.:)It is amazing how God

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-30447245096089617432008-04-14T17:35:00.001-05:002008-04-14T17:35:24.308-05:00

What Classic Movie Are You?personality tests by similarminds.comWhich is cool..because I love love love this movie~!

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-58814261184474315402008-04-09T19:53:00.004-05:002008-04-09T19:57:39.972-05:00

Looking around there are alot of reasons for me to complain about how my house is. It has a long way to go to full restoration. Things are insane with 12 people here now, and cleaning is a joke...I have no time...on and on..but going through some old pictures today I found this from last Christmas and I was reminded exactly why I do LOVE my house. It is warm and at least the two front parlors are

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-19463260692065036002008-04-09T00:05:00.004-05:002008-04-09T00:13:00.077-05:00

Wow...time flies.Well, a tono f my tomatoes succumbed to an odd late freeze so I have to start over. I need to get out and plant the rest of my things but my back is still acting up. O.k..not acting up. It hurts like crazy...and sitting and blogging does not help.It does however, help pay the bills.I wrote a long article today on preparing strawberry beds. It would be totally awesome if I could

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-33830430773458725512008-03-24T09:45:00.002-05:002008-03-24T09:55:19.693-05:00

We had rather an exciting Easter, although I could have lived without it. Matt noticed at the five p.m. feeding that Buddy was not wanting his grain...he had been laying down in the barn. Matt bounded up the fire escape stairs to knock on my bedroom window and tell me. I flew off of the bed and headed down the stairs taking them in no particular order..yelled at Erin and Jon to handle dinner,

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-60605592119490743492008-03-21T15:44:00.006-05:002008-03-21T16:02:37.565-05:00

Things have been sunny since the flood. Really, other than the drowned snakes, lizards, and other creatures, and some mud here and there, you would never really know it happened.Which is sort of the sad thing, because it DID happen. And it will continue to happen. But one of us that live along the creek will think about it while the weather is nice...it won't be until the sky darkens and the

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-25239054628013552792008-03-19T07:58:00.006-05:002008-03-19T08:40:04.616-05:00

Life is odd. I read over Monday's post....I couldn't post yesterday I was too busy.First we went to the VA in the morning. Marc had a pain clinic intake appointment. Nothing new there, they have no idea why he is in pain and can't give him any more meds than he is on. Check. They are referring him to neurology for nerve studies. sigh.We head out to Starbucks...You can read THAT fiasco here..

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All kinds of fun things this weekend. I got more of the garden in.So far I have kale, spinach, lettuce, peas, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, broccoli,onions...uh..I think that is all. I still need to do beans..Maybe later today.I also planted rosemary and lavender in the garden by the front porch. I want to use both ornamentals and food plants in that one.I think Marc and I are about to make a

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-54367642966193808972008-03-16T00:09:00.002-05:002008-03-16T00:15:35.311-05:00

O.k..so I have 30 some odd tomato plants in the ground, 20 some odd pepper plants, eggplant, spinach, buttercrunch lettuce, and lavender, and rosemary.I still have seeds to plant but I feel like I accomplished something today. I also disbudded the two bucklings, blogged and wrote an article on Antique Gun Collectors for Love to Know...AND I wrote and article on disbudding goat kids, complete with

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-43891373273636986632008-03-12T13:42:00.004-05:002008-03-12T13:51:10.583-05:00

Marc is finishing up the tilling today. I had to bite the bullet yesterday and get non heirloom plants. It just took too long to get the money together to get the plants and seeds, and I got them from Home Depot. If I wait much longer it won't work...it will be too hot.SO I got 4 roma tomato plants, 3 other tomato plants, and 6 peppers..then several packets of seed. I will be on the lookout for

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-84044775814989422192008-03-10T17:08:00.003-05:002008-03-10T17:17:01.052-05:00

Well we have runt he gamut from spring leaves to snow.. NOw it is 60 degrees again, but I still can't plant anything because everything is gooey and muddy. We had some major thunderstorms last night, with more supposed to move through over the next few days.This happens ot me every year I thinkAnyway. I did handle a credit card problem, and I don;t think things are as bad as I thought they were

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-9039689521936399322008-03-07T10:47:00.003-06:002008-03-07T10:56:20.803-06:00

Do you remember last month when I posted the buds on the trees?Well that was February 19 as I recall......and this is March 7th...So, the kids have a snow day, and the adults are huddled by the fire drinking coffee and chai lattes.Grin still hasn't kidded but honestly with this cold front moving through I am glad about that. I am in a very contemplative mood today..Not sure what direction the

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-64722156820676911782008-03-05T17:58:00.002-06:002008-03-05T18:12:13.934-06:00

This is what love looks like to me. Marc is really in pain from his knees, but he knew how badly we needed, and I wanted, a garden. The thing is that he is on crutches on in a wheel chair most of the time, so I feel awful about him doing this... but I appreciate that he did, you know?I know he is going to be hurting tomorrow. I think he is hurting now.Anyway...I think it is supposed to rain

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-88525076181677118772008-03-04T22:50:00.004-06:002008-03-04T23:06:26.358-06:00

I cannot believe that I have not had a chance to get here since Thursday! Life has been amazingly busy.Spring has apparently sprung here at Pecan Knoll Farm. Amazing about that too, because Texas being Texas..we had the first snow flurries of the entire season last night. That after 81 degrees last week...Remember my post about the leaves?Well today Hadassah, one of our Nigerian Dwarf does,

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-65520493978474006612008-02-28T13:50:00.004-06:002008-02-28T14:03:07.579-06:00

It is funny the way the internet works...I published an article some time ago about Urban Homesteading. The other day I noticed that it was getting alot of hits from one link and when I went there, low and behold, it was the blog of the people I had used as examples in my article.If you have not visited Path to Freedom then you really need to. It is inspiring and informative...and theya re

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-64441077843086935502008-02-25T21:02:00.003-06:002008-02-25T21:11:40.903-06:00

Would you believe it was 80 today...an now we have a strong north wind...strong and COLD. I am sitting here listening to branches fall, and wthe wind whistle around the corner of the house. If I was the owner of a nice barn I would feel much better about the whole thing, but the truth is our horses have a lean to shelter, and I hate that.I am in a contest on hubpages, and we get a subject each

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-86865333367085795032008-02-24T14:30:00.002-06:002008-02-24T14:33:38.381-06:00

If anyone is interested, Jennifer and Peggy at TreeHugging Family are giving away free tickets for a ecowedding and lifestyle show in Canada...I would try for them if my wedding had not been a million years ago.Tree Hugging family is a way cool blog, written by one of my favorite bloggers, Jennifer Chait...Peggy has come on as coauthor recently, and she is an awesome blogger girl too! You beeter

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-41152005793980347222008-02-21T23:21:00.002-06:002008-02-21T23:25:20.965-06:00

I had to take Marc to the VA today so I haven't had tme to check in. We had another cold front come through, as usual Texas cannot make up it's mind!So from 70 degrees to 30 with the fire roaring and the heat on. Blah! The chickens didn't like it either, they only laid 14 eggs rather than the 22 we usually get.I wrote an article on how to invest 100.00. Now I am going to follow my advice, to

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-32758303545804344842008-02-19T14:22:00.005-06:002008-02-19T14:46:26.419-06:00

Do you see that? Look really closely at that tree. Maybe you need to get closer....Spring! I know, I know..it is only February. Today, right this moment in time, at 2:35 CST it is 60 degrees where I am. And the trees really are thinking that it is time to produce some leaves.And oh man, am I ever ready for that. Seriously? I was saying on one of my other blogs, kettle and cup that for the

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-16702864626813323592008-02-18T07:28:00.004-06:002008-02-18T07:39:50.786-06:00

When you live on a farm, even a tiny one, sometimes you look out your kitchen window and see the strangest things....Like a chicken admiring your breakfast through the window.....and then strutting away in disgust because you refuse to let her in to share.

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-37316770038814328872008-02-15T13:52:00.004-06:002008-02-15T14:17:35.838-06:00

Not much happening around here today. The weather was a sunny 70 degrees yesterday and true to form for Texas, it is dropping rapidly today, with a cold rain. It is supposed to end up in the low 40s.Yuck.Marc used the nice weather to split wood yesterday. We have quite a stack again, altho with the weather going cold we may go through it fast.Marc has the day off and is using this time to

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-65394277425631613402008-02-13T09:18:00.003-06:002008-02-13T09:29:20.414-06:00

So, I was writing an article on How to Fix a Leaky Faucet for a specific place, found out it had all ready been assigned..and decided to post it here.Why?Because it happens to everyone eventually. And it can been expensive to hire a plumber...and if not done right..well you can flood your bathroom...and the kitchen..and any other room in the general vicinity. So..if you don;t know how to fix a

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-82107546662827554492008-02-12T05:39:00.000-06:002008-02-12T05:48:53.394-06:00

I am sitting here, at 5 in the morning, listening to the huge storm that has been going on for the past 3 hours move away. Where it was loud and crackly only an hour ago it is rumbly now.It is still dark so I don't know what I will find when the sun comes up...I heard a load crack that sounded more like a tree exploding and coming down that lightening. We'll see.I guess this is what you get

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-81215060692018670452008-02-11T13:17:00.000-06:002008-02-11T13:37:28.065-06:00

I love this picture. To me it says it all about homesteading..you can be self sufficient anywhere if you only just do something.So, I have headed to Heirloom Seeds and made my list...This is what I am going to be planting in the next few weeks for our early spring garden:LettuceBRONZE MIGNONETTEGRANDPA ADMIRE’SLOLITASpinachStrawberry Spinach (this has small red berries on it that I found

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-20861746072374797242008-02-09T11:20:00.000-06:002008-02-09T11:59:50.776-06:00

I whined today at Kettle & Cup that I was out of coffee.Weekends are supposed to be quiet and laid back.I am still kicking myself for everything I have done wrong the last several years, every stupid decision, everything that was not well planned and thought out. A waste of time and energy I know, but easier said than done to stop.If you are a family member reading this-go away. This is private

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-37379910901864777882008-02-08T09:09:00.000-06:002008-02-08T09:41:24.444-06:00

Homeschooling right now is ..uhhh...interesting. We have four adults in the house. The kids that are doing school are used to coming to me with their questions..and I am used to answering them.However, as much as I am blogging, and with 2 adults not working, one adult working part time, and then me...noone is sure what I do.So anyway...Nick is in second grade. He does not read yet. I know,

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-77190356954987757852008-02-07T08:15:00.000-06:002008-02-07T08:41:10.626-06:00

I woke up feeling ...hmm..cranky? Depressed? I don;t know, one of those dark moods that hits you for no reason and you just can't seem to shake.The network server has been down for several days on B5 which hosts my Baking Delights, and Kettle and Cup blogs. It is frustrating because I get paid a percentage of the page hits, and of course readers get as frustrated as writers when things don't

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-26829740738646276472008-02-06T09:33:00.000-06:002008-02-06T09:56:25.965-06:00

There IS light at the end of the tunnel!!!Wow..It has been such a long time.So many things have happened over the past few months that I have sort of lost my vision for Frozen Music and what I meant it to be. It was hard to come and write when I felt that I had nothing to write about and I was writing prolifically elsewhere.I haven't felt much like a homesteader lately, or a home restorer.

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-43316601495441758832007-12-02T23:07:00.000-06:002007-12-02T23:19:59.798-06:00

I have been writing alot of articles about toys and toy recalls lately. Eventually I want my family to simplify to the point that we do very simple,homemade gifts...and we do some of that...but int he mean time not only do I want to buy safe toys for my kids, I want to buy American made as much as possible just to make a statement. I don;t know...I stopped shopping at walmart years ago because

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-63420043116228128482007-11-25T14:26:00.000-06:002007-11-25T14:34:55.656-06:00

Hot baths.... Ahhh. Nice. We have a water heater! Someone or someones heard of our plight via the internet and a sum of money was deposited into my pay pal through a third party. I am praising God...taking hot baths...and..well absolutely blessed.Old bessie was a 90 gallon tank and this is a 50 but so far it is holding up to our massive ht water needs. The plumber had tot ake the doorframe off..

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-68078180560889762062007-11-20T18:54:00.000-06:002007-11-20T18:55:03.052-06:00

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-36806836272503124772007-11-19T07:18:00.000-06:002007-11-19T07:23:29.672-06:00

I absolutely cannot believe it has been more than a week since I posted. I think I am starting to run out of words. Our chickens finally started laying eggs. I think it was the fact that every time I would walk by them I would snarl things like "pot pie", and "dumplings". Not sure...First it was one every other day then two every other day and now it is picking up although they are still small.

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-68179697074247947052007-11-08T16:57:00.000-06:002007-11-08T17:03:55.991-06:00

What's mainly wrong with society today is that too many Dirt Roads have been paved.There's not a problem in America today, crime, drugs, education, divorce, delinquency that wouldn't be remedied, if we just had more Dirt Roads, because Dirt Roads give character.People that live at the end of Dirt Roads learn early on that life is a bumpy ride.That it can jar you right down to your teeth sometimes

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-88215079280281339092007-11-07T18:48:00.001-06:002007-11-07T18:48:57.113-06:00

The North American Union is a plan to unify Canada, Mexico and the United States. First, through super-highways like The Trans-Texas Corridor followed by the NAFTA super highway which will reach into the very heart of the United States. The NAU is the natural next step from The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America. As much as we would like to believe it is an urban legend, as

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-64762952866074780722007-11-06T16:36:00.001-06:002007-11-06T16:36:44.752-06:00

Trans Texas Corridor is touted by TxDot as an economic boost, a way to increase trade, and a cure for hemorrhoids. Is it, really? How does it affect Texans, and ultimately, the United States as a whole? I am concerned because, for one thing, the stupid road is going in not that far from me. We moved here to be close enough to the city that Marc could make money..but far enough in the country that

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-60557950570533129812007-11-06T12:41:00.001-06:002007-11-06T12:45:05.523-06:00

We sold the last buckling from this year! YAY! It is harder than you think because these goats are small, and they don't make much of a bbq. I really struggled with whether or not to *fix* this little guy because he was not going anywhere but I decided not to because he has blue eyes. Anyway, someone saw him on the website and wants him..YAY! That leaves me with 3 goats, 2 does and the herdsire

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-68106392167922371652007-11-05T14:01:00.000-06:002007-11-05T14:09:36.515-06:00

I am really interested in environmental issues. They are a big part of my life and have been for most if it. My parents both were adults in the depression, and I grew up in the 60's. Recycling, environmental issues were all just a given. I grew up eating fresh garden tomatoes in the summer and pickled beets in the winter and I love that cycle of living with the seasons. That is what I am

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-86205133737315551592007-11-04T07:41:00.000-06:002007-11-04T07:44:18.722-06:00

But can they make a John Deere? Check out this cake I wrote about on Baking Delights It solves so many problems...global warming, PMS cravings...WHat to get a 16 year old for his birthday.....

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MAybe you have noticed I changed the header..yeah..I like that one.it is so much more honest. So much more real. SO much more gritty. So much more.... Lets just stop pretending shall we. The truth is that this house is a money laundering operation. I am not sure what we are laundering, it certainly isn't the clothes in the back room, but hey, just don't expect to read about all the wonderful

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-71131949026502835142007-10-31T09:40:00.001-05:002007-10-31T09:53:57.453-05:00

I know that I have been doing alot of sponsored posts lately..but I really need that water heater! Anyway. This is NOT a sponsored post. But it IS a cool website. SO you know that I am so in to sustainable living, homesteading and stuff like that, or you should if you have read for more than, like, oh, two minutes. Well the other day I was doing some research for a hubpages article I was doing

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O.k..seriously ..I want this guy to come spend a month at my house. I am so ready to have all of the stuff finished on this house, you can't believe it. How cool would it be to see Extreme Home Makover's Bus pull up outside the house and have them yell at us that we are going for a week in the Bahamas while they finish up this historical (hyterical?) restoration. I am thinking it would be

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-74647586181978411712007-10-30T17:17:00.001-05:002007-10-30T17:23:33.718-05:00

I love when it starts getting cold.. We have had a fire going in the fireplace for a week now. Yes a WEEK, so what? Remember all those pesky trees that have come down over the past few months? Yeah! Firewood. We are still without a water heater but I know that that is coming. Someday..sometime..somewhere....Anyway.I have been doing some baking..if you have checked out baking delights and apron

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Faucets are a fashion statement. Well, a DECOR statement anyway. They didn't used to be, they used to just be handles that you turned so water would come out. But since we have had this house and redone bathrooms, and looking at redoing the kitchen faucets are pretty common conversation here.I really like the oil rubbed bronze faucets with deco lines to them. To me it fits well with the house,

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Eating organic foods is admittedly the best way to go. The problem is that it can not only be expensive, but it can be hard to find the items that you want in an organic form, especially if you live in a small town! Once again the Internet comes to the rescue with a dizzying array of organic websites willing to deliver your selections directly to your door. Even so, it can be hard to sort through

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IS FEMA just too big of an agency to do a good job? Deception and outright stupidity seem to be haunting this government agency this year. AS some of you know we dealt with FEMA a few years ago when we went through a flood locally that took out several of our neighbors homes and messed up our property. I was walking out horses out of our gate and up on to the street in water up to my arm pits at

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How to have a stress free holiday! You can make almost any Thanksgiving dish ahead and freeze it if you know how. Imagine the day with little clean up or prep time. I have been cooking htis way for a really long time, and it has made a big difference to me in how I view the holidays. Check out the article and see if there is anything that can help you.read more | digg story

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How can someone who is so hypocritical win the Nobel ? I will admit that he does do a good talk...but the more I researched his personal life, the way he lives the more irritated I got. The arguments and explanations just don't seem to make sense to me. Here is a man who has a ton of money, living in 3 houses, flying jets hither and yon, telling people what they should and should not be doing

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-84719048521795025812007-10-24T14:40:00.001-05:002007-10-24T14:41:30.669-05:00

A list of 10 sites for homesteaders. I think good homesteading sites are hard to find. I have compiled a list of my personal top 10. read more | digg story

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Leisure TIme? I have some suggestions for this guy...

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Miscellaneous Stuff:SO Kyrie cracks me up. She is 4. Her favorite time to chat is when she is on the potty..maybe it is because she is the eighth child? She doesn't like to go alone. And as I said somewhere else, it isn't enough that she lives in a family the size of a small nation..she has numerous imaginary siblings. So she is sitting there, chatting..and she asks if I am doing laundry today

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As we get older our parents get older and there comes a point for many of us that we find ourselves in the position of parenting our parents. We have tough choices to make and it is often a lonely and thankless period in our lives. How do we cope? I went through this myself about 5 years ago. It was tough. Mom had always been the independent sort, and at 82 she was active, opinionated, and at

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Informed business decisions are what makes a business successful.As I said in another post, had Marc and I had more counsel and research we would have probably, no, definitely, doen certain things different. It is hard though, when you are trying to think of everything to actually...well...think of everything. What we did not take into consideration was that while my particular Bistro Nouveau

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I am going ot be cleaning up the pages of Frozen Music and revamping it some. There have been alot of changes in things, between Marc getting sick, and me getting overwhelmed, and on and on...I started doing the paid postings to help with expenses, bit apparently that blacklisted me on the Old Houses feed. I was informed that I was being removed. O.k. Sigh. Anyway...The ads that they provided

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Marc and I had our own business a couple of years ago. I swear, I will never do that again. I thought that because I love to cook, as evidenced by my various cooking blogs, I would naturally do well. Marc thought so too. And really, I did do well, and probably would have made a ton of money except for the mistakes I made in the business end of it. Honestly, one thing I would do differently

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Fusing plastic bags together to create a sturdy fabric is the newest green fashion statement. I was amazed at all the possibilites as I checked out website after website with pictures of what people were making....There were clothes, bags, quilts...SO, I am thinking... Home Depot Curtains for the sunroom? I could do that, I sure have enough Home Depot bags around. Can you imagine that the very

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By making choices we send messages to producers , suppliers, and retailers, about our priorities. Coffee production has historically been bad for the environment and bad for the people who work on the farms. More and more we have the opportunity to make the choices to be gentle on the environment and socially responsible. I drink tons of coffee, how else am I going to keep up with all the

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-78885211809011396282007-10-06T14:17:00.001-05:002007-10-06T14:17:21.388-05:00

.I have a hard time relaxing..It seems that I am always working on something..either blogging, or school, or sewing, or cleaning, or cooking or the animals, or the restoration...So I have learned in all of that that I need to have relaxing hobbies that force me to sit still, and that keep me feeling like I am accomplishing something! Spinning is active but carding the wool to ready it for

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Ma Kettle Meets Prada.Having an old house in the midst of restoration (and really, does restoration ever end?)sometimes make it hard to find home insurance. I have to tell you this really hysterical story. When we first bought the house, I think the second year actually, when our insurance came up the company did not renew it. So we hunted around and finally talked to another company who was

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I am doing it. I am ordering the sweep for the front door today...And when it comes in I am going to pick up the trim pieces and finish it off outside and then run some silicone caulk around the edges. Maybe this way I won't have the entire north wind taking up residence in my reception parlor. It should be a hysterically funny repair..since I am just really not great with this stuff. On a very

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I have always really liked the idea of chicken tractors. I plan to get the kids to help me this fall and see if we can make some that are really awesome. I don't mind the lighter, cheaper ones but the raccoons in our area have internet access or something and they have ways of getting a chicken no matter what. I am thinking that sturdier is better. I like the idea of being able to keep the

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My floors! There is just something beautiful about the antique long leaf heartpine. I think it is the warmth of the color. I chose alot of the colors in my house to reflect the colors and tints of the floors. I love that I am reading that companies are bringing old growth pine up from the bottom of rivers where the logs were lost a century ago. I love that people are getting smart and saving the

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Rate My Day!As you can probably tell from my blog sidebar I like widgets and cool tools. Here is a new one..I have put it at the bottom of the sidebar for now...See, I can just click a button and let everyone know how my day is going with out actually posting! Great timesaver right?They have this cute image for the sidebar as well: I sort of wish they had had an image that was half asleep, that

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When we first bought this house I had dreams of restoring it to it's original condition using the finest materials, architectural salvage, and the sweat of my brow. What I didn't figure was that finest materials cost money and the sweat of my brow was exhausting to produce. Seriously. I don't know..I really love the idea of a complete historical restoration but I am not sure that I can do

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I hate the way this blog looks. I am about to remove about 90% of the sidebar junk. Life goes on here. I am trying to do a bit more planning, abit more organization, a bit more everything while keeping in mind that I am in a weird season of life and very overwhelmed. We will be breeding the goats in the next couple of weeks. The does are drying up, partly because it is time and partly because I

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month..the time to think pink. There are billions of events scheduled online and IRL. I am maybe more interested in it than in years past since my weird mammogram this past summer. Someone Marc and I knew passed away from it in August. My sister in law, who I hardly know even after being related for 28 years (different states) is a survivor. It seems that it

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Rat snakes are helpful predators of the mice and rats that are pests on the normal homestead. Copperheads are venomous. How can you tell the difference? This was an important thing for me to know because I made a mistake last week. I believed, at a glance , that the snake my kids were pointing out to me was indeed a rat snake and I told them to leave it alone. A bit later, after looking at the

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Since old betsy passed on we have looked at other water heaters. You know, it is tempting to rush out and buy something quick because having to heat all the water on the stove is really getting old but we want to make sure we are making the best choice possible for us. I really like the tankless water heater but all of our gas lines and venting would have to be changed to a tune of over 2500.00,

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This house just seems to need to be cleaned alot. Maybe it is that I have so many kids, or the fact that the house is old, or that we have a dirt pasture since the flood and lots of silt blows around but this place always is dirty. Yuck. I don;t like chemical cleaners, big surprise, so I have made my own cleaning products for years both for my budget and for the sake of the environment. Well,

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Thanksgiving is around the corner. I am really big on Christmas. I like it alot. But I never EVER EVER go shopping on black friday, the day after Thanksgiving. Nope. Never. I hate crowds. I hate overflowing parking lots..I hate bratty, undisciplined, cranky, tired, demonically driven crybabies that abound on this day..They should all drive themselves home and stay there.But I am not adverse to

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Could we have a moment of silence please? Old Betsy is gone. She was amazing. Could do two batched of dishes, a load of laundry and give 2 kids baths at the same time, without coughing, grumbling or complaining. She worked hard before we bought the house and continued graciously to work for us. Her large round form coupled with her rigid posture was an encouragement to me daily..knowing that with

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Did you know that the majority of the chocolate produced is prodiced on farms that use not only child labor but child slave labor? These children are kept in the harshest conditions and treated terribly to support our 13 billion dollar chocolate habit.I really never knew about slavery, human trafficking and the like. I mean, after all, I am a 40 something sahm, addicted to all things chocolate

Maryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11266152072897906389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32150017.post-85460001588522050432007-09-11T13:11:00.001-05:002007-09-11T13:11:03.596-05:00

Home canning is being revived as an important skill but many people are afraid of it. Here is some good information and instructional videos. By homecanning we can use less packaging and reduce waste. It helps us to buy local all through the year. I love to can foods. There is a connection that I feel with generations that went before me..and honestly I like the frugality of it. I like to be

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My blogs are starting to look like my house. Eww. Messy. I need to clean up the blog ads and stuff. But they do make money for me, at least a little, and so, even though they are far from aesthetically pleasing they stay. We had a couple more trees come down. These are BIG old pecan trees. I guess between the flood waters hitting them a few years ago, and then drought for a couple of years, and

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How to find food in nature along with recipes utilizing some wild foods. Since I can remember I have loved the idea od self sufficiency...when I became Christian I changed that to an attitude of God sufficiency,but basically I still love the idea of living simply, off the land and what it provides. Working with nature rather than against it. I don't believe the earth is something we were given

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I accomplished something today! Yes I did! A few weeks ago, when I was just getting back on my feet after the chaos of MArc's hospital stay and the following stuff a 22 year old that is attending a local Bible college moved in to my craft room. You know what that means right? Yep..all my crafts had to move out. ALL my fiber for spinning, all my yarn, my fabric, my sewing machine...even my

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Whether you are building a new house or refurbishing a vintage one sooner or later you are going to have to make a decision about siding materials. There are many choices today and it can be difficult to sift through all of them to decide what is best for you.See why hardiboard is a good choice for environmentally responsible building.read more | digg story

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This is not my house. It is similar in design though.. Anyway..I have been doing alot of thinking about power sources, because someday I will be able to go off grid and I want to have my decisions made. I am leaning toward solar. Wind turbines can be loud..and I bet that they would make the stupid dogs next door bark up a storm 24/7. Solar is nice and quiet. I read in the Mother Earth News

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How to switch to renewable energy, how to choose which type. Finding state and local funding, incentives and programs. I was surprised at how many programs there were to help a homeowner to make the switch to sustainable energy. Awesome taxbreaks, low interest loans and more. Pretty coolread more | digg story

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How to switch to renewable energy, how to choose which type. Finding state and local funding, incentives and programs. I was surprised at how many programs there were to help a homeowner to make the switch to sustainable energy. Awesome taxbreaks, low interest loans and more. Pretty coolread more | digg story

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It's raining ..it's pouring...I am going to get rid of the horses and turn the pasture into a 4 wheeler paradise... I have a plan! Not the four wheeler thing but a real plan! I am getting on schedule slowly but surely. This afternoon I am going to finsish the faux grain in the downstairs hall. there is no reason I haven't ..I stopped to do somethign with only about 6 feet left to go and just

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Activities to do with kids to help them learn to enjoy nature..read more | digg story

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Bathroom Remodel. It is time to finish the small bathroom remodel. This bathroom is off of our office downstairs. The POs were bathroom crazy..There are 2 full baths downstairs and a double bath upstairs..2 toilet areas, 2 sinks, 2 tubs int he same bathroom. Now, to be honest it was because the house was at one point used as a group children's home but I sorta wish there were more living areas

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So apparently no body has an opinion on my chucking the whole thing and moving to an inner city apartment. Thanks a lot. I suppose I am going to drag myself up and deal with it then. I do feel better today. I think I am going to be able to do this. I may not feel that way tomorrow but for today, I'm good. It really is all mental isn't it? I mean you get so bogged down with the sheer amount of

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Regular Readers...Read the post just below this before voting. New Readers..read several posts before votingshould I pack it in, sell cheap and move us to an efficiency apartment?yes..you are meant for better things...like loungingyes..you could then invest the leftover money and become richyes, will the horses have their own room?No. You are just tired and I am sending you chocolateNo..things

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I just found out that Marc's boss is advertising for a replacement for Marc. I am trying not to be upset..or frustrated but I am scared sort of. Nervous is a better term. I don't blame him in one way, Marc is in the wheelchair and the store is not set up for that..Marc has about 3-4 VA appointments a month and we can't always schedule them on MArc's days off..Marc is sometimes spacey from the

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Autumn is arriving. Even here in Texas I can sense it's closeness. Like the part in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe where Father Christmas shows up so they know that Aslan is on his way and the white witch is losing her power..95 degrees does not feel so blasted hot...the light is changing color and the shadows are different. It is this time of year that I miss my home. I don;t knwo exactly

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save money, help the environment! CLoth diapers are easy to make and you can sell them on ebay!read more | digg story

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My daughter and son in law left yesterday..the house feels empty the way it does when someone is missing. ;( I have to get organized ...I used to be so incredbly oprganized it wasnt funny and now...not. I know alot of it is becuase I am overwhelmed. Anyway.I think I had better turn my attention to the office bathroom. The tiles are going to start to come up because it was never sealed and

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how to raise organic pasture fed tukey and make money doing it.read more | digg story

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I just wrote a thing on straw bale construction...I really am interested in it..ever since (o.k..I know..that does not look right..is it my country roots showing? Is it ever since or every since? ) the three little pigs I thought houses mad e of straw were cool. I mean, straw smells good...It is itchy and you really don't want to roll around in it too much :;:snicker::: because you will have

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It is still hot. And summer has hit, albeit late, here none the less..It is hot, dry and ...dry and hot. Texas being on the cutting edge also added an unusual twist this year..North Carolina humidity. So we are breathing through straws, fanning ourselves and just being generally miserable. Trees are falling down like crazy..I would feel a little paranoid but it isnt just our property. It is all

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wordless wednesday

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