Posted in Home, Random Thoughts on Wednesday, 31 October 2007 | 2 Comments »
I am afraid that I do not live up to my pioneer ancestors strength of character. I am physcially and mentally unable to drag myself out of my toasty warm bed when the temperature in the house is below 60 degrees. I wonder, too, WHY anyone would subject themselves to such torture!
Now, in defense of [...]
Posted in Country Life, Politics, Random Thoughts, Sustainable Living on Monday, 29 October 2007 | 2 Comments »
Biofuels ‘crime against humanity’
by Grant Ferrell, BBC News
A United Nations expert has condemned the growing use of crops to produce biofuels as a replacement for petrol as a crime against humanity.
Although I don’t have time to write much, I thought this was an interesting and thought provoking article. If you have time, please share [...]
Posted in Random Thoughts on Monday, 22 October 2007 | 3 Comments »
Does that mean I have to share FOURTEEN things about me? Goodness, I’m going to have trouble coming up with SEVEN. My life is pretty mundane, you know, and I outgrew the axe murderer phase before I finished sharpening the axe… And YIKES, does that mean I have to TAG fourteen people? My stress level [...]
Posted in Country Life, Family, Random Thoughts on Wednesday, 17 October 2007 | 10 Comments »
Great gas mileage
Puts my money where my mouth is
Did I mention great gas mileage?
Budget-friendly
Room for a family of five plus friends
Fills social need
Excellent towing ability
Room for (family) growth
Small, small, small
Will not haul an empty flat let alone a stock trailer
Where do I put the bales of straw?
Not ecologically friendly
Not economically friendly
Too trendy
Posted in Random Thoughts on Tuesday, 16 October 2007 | 7 Comments »
Ugh. I deleted this entire post! Fortunately, I had my blog open in another window and was able cut & paste it! If it looks a little different and the date is different, now you know why. And Melynda’s comment is kaput, too. Ugh. At least I have the text!
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Rats, rats, rats. I knew I [...]
Posted in Bird watching, Conservation, Homeschooling on Monday, 15 October 2007 | 3 Comments »
I’ve blogged before about our participation in the Great Backyard Bird Count that takes place in February each year. The GBBC
If you’ve ever thought about doing a more lengthy bird-counting study, for fun or for an official school subject, check out Project Feeder Watch. This study takes place from November through April. Unlike the GBBC, [...]
Posted in Country Life on Saturday, 13 October 2007 | 3 Comments »
I couldn’t find a place to fit this in my last post and after so much thought I figure y’all might need a laugh.
One of the most confounding things to me about living in this rural community is that when you drive up and down our rural road you will see FAR more cows than [...]
Posted in Country Life, Food, Homesteading on Saturday, 13 October 2007 | 2 Comments »
My friend Lona blogs at Farming in the Shade. She really touched a nerve tonight…
When I chose the name for this blog, it was partly a play on the name of our farm–Shady Side Farm. It was also partly a statement on the decline of farming in America–that somehow a cloud has passed over the [...]
Posted in Random Thoughts on Friday, 12 October 2007 | No Comments »
About the weather, that is.
I am still gray sweatpants, soft black cotton turtleneck, fluffy fleece sweater, socks, and birkies.
And the weather agrees!
Posted in Country Life, letterboxing on Thursday, 11 October 2007 | 3 Comments »
How can the weather change from a/c hot to turn-on-the-heat cold IN JUST ONE DAY? My house is freezing because we left the windows open all day yesterday not thinking about the fact that the fan on our heat pump is not working. Good thing I like lots of blankets!
Went hiking and letterboxing today. The [...]
Posted in Family, Random Thoughts on Wednesday, 10 October 2007 | No Comments »
Check out today’s For Better or Worse. Somehow I don’t expect Hollywood to pick this one up for a movie.
Posted in Camping, Family on Tuesday, 9 October 2007 | No Comments »
Amazingly, both city and county schools are on fall break this week. Traditional schooled friends home for the week, sports practices and activities cancelled, the weather demanding we all head outdoors!
Tomorrow is a school day. We missed two days last week when we were in Nashville for a doctor visit. They’ve already made up one [...]
Posted in Food, Hidden Art on Monday, 8 October 2007 | 2 Comments »
Yes, it tastes as good as it looks. And the texture is PERFECT!
Who would have thought I could get this emotional about a loaf of bread? Yes, it has been AT LEAST three years since my last successful homemade bread. Back to basics was the key. These loaves were made with nothing but flour (1/2 [...]
Posted in Country Life, Homesteading on Monday, 8 October 2007 | No Comments »
WHUHCHOO LOOKIN’ AT?
Posted in Diabetes, Family on Sunday, 7 October 2007 | 1 Comment »
http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/health/10274787.html
Wonderful story about Type 1 Diabetes. Please check it out when you have a chance.
