One Day At A Time!!

This is definitely a book that makes you think! Chantel Hobbs makes you aware that one day at a time is all we have. The past is gone! Tomorrow is not here yet so why worry!



Her 10 Commandments for Weight Loss are worth remembering. I think they would be beneficial to write down & refer to.



I like the actual pictures of the exercises. It helps to see what you are doing.


All in all it was a good read & helpful.
 
“I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.”

Latest Pictures of the Babies! Spring is Here!

The 3 bucklings are growing like crazy! Here is the latetest pictures. The shot with the 2 are the ones I found & thought were dead! The one in the warming hut is the bigger one!

Here are some more signs of spring in our neck of the woods or prairie.

This is the first asparagus that I have gotten from my patch this year! Yummy!

This is the rhubarb starting to peak out. We have had a heck of a time getting rhubarb to survive here so I am glad to see it!!

I have another doe due around the end of the month & am hoping & praying for girls this time!!!

The babies have arrived!!

We have baby goats! Three little bucklings to be exact!

My black doe Hope is quite a loner when it comes to having her babies! I swear she waits until I am gone or in the house to have hers! I have never seen her deliver.

 She has 3 beautiful black & white boys! One of them is pretty tiny & not sucking very well yet so he is in the house but the other 2 are with the momma.

What fun!

Springtime Giveaway!!

And the winner is: Cindy!!!!!

I will email you Cindy to get your info & will get it sent out to you! Congratualtions!! Thanks to all who came on board! I will do it again soon!!

Goats

I have one doe who is due to kid in another day! She is ready. We moved her to the birthing pen last night & she is adjusting well. No babies when I went out this morning but time will tell.  The black one (Hope) is due this week. This is a shot from last summer so she is much bigger than this today!  I will keep you posted!

March Snow!

I woke up this morning to snow on the ground! It seems so strange to see the robins hopping around in the snow! I am hoping that one day soon the green will be here to stay!

Last week end we sowed another hay field. We don't have fancy equipment so we sowed it by hand. My husband first ran the disc over it with his antique tractor & then we walked it for 2 hours & sowed seed. Then after that he ran the harrow over it to lightly cover the seed. Hopefully in a few weeks we will see seedlings starting to pop up!

I am planning on paper what is going in the garden! Right now we can't get in the field. It is way too wet with snow on it!

Soon I hope!

Springtime Giveaway!!

Since spring is finally starting to show itself here in Iowa I want to have a giveaway! If you become a follower you will be entered! Here is a picture of the antique  crocheted hotpad that will be given away!! March 31 will be the last day to become a follower &  then I will pick a winner!

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Love Food & Live Well

What an interesting book! I love how Mrs. Hobbs makes the reader think about the connection between food & God. He created it for us why wouldn't He want us to enjoy it!







It is full of all kinds of helpful tips & recipes. I am anxious to find her other books & read them as well.
I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.”

Springtime!

Is springtime on it's way in your neck of the woods? It is here! The robins have been back for about 2 weeks now & the walking onions have begin to peek their greenery out of the dirt!

It starts a bug in me that wants to get out & start digging in the garden. I went out yesterday to check on things & when I opened the cold frame it came off its hinges. Guess that will have to be a project to put on the to do list!

We will be seeding the pasture again this year & so that is on the list for this week end. As I walked the garden & yard I noticed little tufts of green throughout trying to break through to the sun! I can't wait for the brown to go away & the green to reappear!

What have you got in mind for your gardens this year? Are you still in the planning stage or are you like me ready to start digging?

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Come on over & visit my shop! Stop by & see all the neat things made by Farm Girls! Some are new, some are old, some are vintage but all are great!!

Just wondering?!?

Ever wonder how this whole internet thing will end up? Will it go the wayside like the typewriter? Will it become the only way to communicate?

I have seen it become the best way for scam artists to attack people! There is no recourse-you have no way to find them!! Do not take any mystery shopping jobs from Secret Shopper! It is a scam! The first emails you get are believable from Dianne Scholes but then it becomes weird! They start coming from Micheal Scholes & you never get paid!! Take care & don't get taken advantage of!!

If anything sounds to good to be true -it is-don't fall for it!!!

3 Books in One!

This is a wonderful children's book. It covers so many of the questions that children ask. It gives simple but wonderful answers to those questions.


I love the art work! It just looks inviting!



The author has a great way to connect with kids. It helps the kids use their imaginations to see the polar bear family as they talk through all of this.


I am saving this one again for the grandbabies!!!I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.”

60 Minutes!

The 60 Minute Money Workout Book by Ellie Kay  is a tremendous help. I feel it gave very basic steps to help you overcome your money fears. it makes a straightforward simple process to work through. I would suggest that anyone struggling witht their finances take a look. “I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.”

What a Great Story!

What a touching little story about the birth of Jesus. It brought tears to my eyes! The art work is very nicely done.


It should be in every child's Christmas collection! This will be one I read to my grandchildren every Christmas to remind them to give their all for Jesus.
“I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.”

What a Great Kids book!

Wow! I love the art work. The bright colors & wonderful animals are super! Any kid would love this!


It takes Ephesians 3:17-19 right down to where a kid can understand it with things that kids can see in their own worlds!


This one is going to be read to the grandbabies!
“I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.”

Eggs! Eggs! More Eggs!

What do you do when you are overcome with eggs from your lovely ladies? Why you can always make pasta! I made several kinds last week.

First you put 2 cups flour in a bowl. Make a well in the center. Add 1 1/2 tsp salt & 2 eggs. Mix with a heavy fork. As it comes together in a ball take it out & knead it until smooth & elastic. You don't want it to be too sticky so if you need to add a small amount of flour.

Next you roll the dough out to about 1/8 inch thick.

Next I lay my dough out on flour sack towels to dry briefly. Usually until I am done rolling out the other dough. The it is time to decide what shape pasta you are going to make! This is the fun part! I have several pictures of different shapes that I made last week. You can make almost anythign that you can buy with the exception of the tube pasta unless you have a pasta maker with those attachments.

Ravioli cutter

Finished ravioli.

Cutting egg noodles.

Tortellini

Finished egg noodles.

I usually let them dry for a couple of hours. Then I either cook them or freeze them. They make the best home made chicken noodle soup!! Yummy!!





Lioness Rising

What imagery! It just makes you want to sit up & roar! The lion is a majestic creature & the lioness is certainly a force to be reckoned with! If God's vision is for His ladies to rise up as the lioness then this is the book to start your journey. It is based on God's word & strives to make you aware that this is for you also. Great read!!“I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.”

Here They Come!!

The seed catalogs have started to arrive. It always makes me start planning my garden. When I first start however, it has waaaaaaaay tooooo much in it! Then I have to weed it down to what I can really afford to buy & plant.

I have decided this year has to be a big salsa year so there will be lots of tomatoes, onions, green, hot, & banana peppers.  Of course I always plant way to much but it gives me a chance to share!

What are you planning on planting in your garden this year??

The Goodness of God by Randy Alcorn

What a meaty read this was! It is a real thinker! I read it & will want to reread it-it is one of those that is small but packs a big punch! I already am thinking of someone who might benefit from reading this book. I think it will be a great help for her! “I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.”

Pigeon Pie!

I am going to give you another recipe from the cookbook by Fannie Merritt Farmer.

Pigeon Pie

Dress, clean, and truss six pigeons and saute in salt pork fat until entire surface is seared, turning frequently. Put in a kettle, nearly cover with boiling water, and add one-half teaspoon peppercorns, one onion, stuck with eight cloves, eight slices carrot, two sprigs parsley, and two stalks celery, and let simmer five hours. Remove pigeons, strain liquor, and thicken with four tablespoons butter melted and cooked with three tablespoons flou. Reheat pigeons in sauce, arrange in a pastry case, and cover with a pastry top.

I am guessing that a pastry case & top is the pie crust?!? It does not say any where in this recipe about deboning the pigeons so I am guessing you do that as you are eating it.

I know that pigeons are not common fare these days but it is interesting to me to see what kinds of things people did eat back then.

More to come!

Everything Christmas

**What a great Christmas reference or devotional.** It has wonderful recipes, stories & tidbits of info that you will be surprised to learn about Christmas.




It is set up in an easy to read format with small snippets or longer stories, whichever suits you for the day. I enjoyed the historical info that was woven right into the book. Great job!!
I hope to make it one of the books that I can pass on to my kids for them to read to their children!
“I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.”

Fannie Farmer

I love to cook & bake! Because of this I have aquired quite a few cookbooks! I love the old cookbooks! I have a 1914 version of The Boston Cooking School Cookbook by Fannie Farmer.
 I am going to include a recipe now & then from this book so we can try something new!

Here is the first one:

Sour Milk Griddle Cakes

2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups sour milk
1 1/4 teaspoon soda
1 egg

Mix flour, salt, & soda .
Beat the egg.
Add milk & egg.
Drop by spoonfuls on a hot greased griddle.
Cook on one side.
When puffed, full of bubbles & cooked on the edges, turn & cook the other side.
Serve with butter & syrup.

These make a wonderful breakfast or if you are like us we occasionally have breakfast for supper! Enjoy!

When the Hurt Runs Deep by Kay Arthur

**I got it yesterday and could't put it down!
Kay Arthur has the ability to take the hurts of this life and hold them up to God's word and God's word triumphs every time.
Woven throughout this entire book are various examples of hurts and how seeking out God's word can help you through them. She makes it clear that it does not get rid of them. It is definitely a book of hope for the hurting.**
“I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.”

Prairie Flower Farms Cookie Cookbook is Done!!

Linda at Prairie Flower Farms has done an amazing job on a cookie cookbook that some of us contributed to! It has wonderful artwork & great tasting cookie recipes! Check it out for your self!