My blogging friend Julie has written a book about her little farmstead. She and I have been online friends since I featured her on my once weekly Welcome Wagon that I hosted every Friday way back when. It was to introduce new bloggers to the blog universe. Julie lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and three boys, on…
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Little Farmstead Living Book
Cold, Possums & Pet Spats
It was cold outside last night. Wear-long-sleeves-and-warm-socks-to-bed cold. Duck-your-head- under-the-blankets-and-breathe-through-a-small-opening cold. The total opposite of what it was like two weeks ago. It typically warms up during the day, so I’m wearing shorts this morning. We are at that point in the change of seasons when the weather tips the scales back and forth, back and forth in indecision. Until…
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The Mysterious Case Of The Moving Bread
Yesterday evening I was warming a bowl of beans in the microwave and toasting two pieces of wheat bread in the Breville oven. I had tuna ready in a bowl to make a sandwich. While my food was getting ready I stood at the kitchen sink and washed up the pet’s dishes after their meal. After I turned off the…
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Kyrgies Slippers & How To Safely Switch Your Cat’s Food
Kyrgies contacted me and asked if I wanted to try their slippers. Of course I said yes! Who doesn’t love warm slippers for winter? The people who make Kyrgies are paid a living wage, working in a factory run by women, largely for women. The purchase of Kyrgies helps these artisans thrive, while providing more opportunities to people in the…
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I See The Moon
Last night I went out with Charlie about 9:30 and the first thing I noticed was the full moon. Various layers of grayish-beige clouds moved quickly across it. At times the clouds completely covered the moon. I would wait and within a few seconds the clouds moved on and I was able to see the moon again. I was transfixed….
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