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  • Practical Learning, Christopher Style

    Today has been a busy day for us. Yesterday we drove to Morgantown and picked up our two new bee hives. Since we got home after dark we just put the nuc boxes on top of the hives and this morning transferred them. Thi…

  • Crock Pot Chicken Stock

    I've been meaning to post this for a couple of days and kept forgetting.Crock Pot Chicken Stockleftover bones and whatnot from a whole chicken (we just cook it in the crock pot and toss in what's left after peeling the m…

  • Oh, it's dreadfully cold outside. We have a wonderful fire going in the stove and bellies full of cream of chicken soup. This soup is soul-nourishing. Here is the recipe:1/2 stick (1/4 cup) butter1/4 cup flour1 can ev…

  • Applesauce

    Here is how I make applesauce--I don't have an accurate kitchen scale so I eyeball a lot. I use around 4 lbs of cored, peeled, and sliced apples. I don't do the fanciest job of slicing because they really break down. …

  • More garden stuff

    Anthony's been out working in the rain. We've been talking about expanding...making more garden plots. The big garden just isn't big enough. In fact, although I don't have everything in the ground yet the space is all…

  • Food ideas

    Yeah, I'm a serial blogger today. Springtime brings lots of milk and eggs. Here are some ideas I wanted to jot down for using them:Creme Brulee (I like Alton Brown's recipe here: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes…

  • Ugh, I'm tired

    And my laptop is misbehaving so I'm stuck typing on a desktop. I'm far too spoiled for that.We have had a busy day and I'm dragging. We had to pick up the new buck, Sultan ("Sully"), by 11. We got him picked up, hangi…

  • I'm a Mad Scientist

    Above is my kombucha, brewing away in my cabinet. The floaty, solid-looking things behind the 'Ball' imprint is the mother. Here is how I made it:Kombucha(this recipe is for 1 quart)1/4 cup sugar (never use sugar subs…

  • Toothpaste, cancer water, and more

    I was all aggravated the other day. I was reading this article about how carcinogens are present in 'natural' and 'organic' health care products. Now, if I go to Wal-Mart and buy Tampax or Axe deodorant or Smelly Ass l…

  • Insect Repellent recipeI haven't actually tried this yet--although it's on my list of things to do--but it looks like it should be effective. Anthony had to pull an embedded tick out from behind London's ear (that child…

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