tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35347300835713958702024-02-06T22:14:59.431-08:00green picklesummerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534730083571395870.post-18846053297121496692014-10-20T17:08:00.003-07:002014-10-20T17:10:14.205-07:00SCARY burgers<br />
I was trying to be festive for this scary season when making dinner... and was compelled to make some spooky cheese burgers... the kids loved them!!<br />
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and here are some spooky muffins with cobwebs...<br />
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Now I need to think of some other spooky dinner food.<br />
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Have a great fall night!!summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534730083571395870.post-16769287777329736572014-10-14T12:08:00.000-07:002014-10-14T12:16:24.561-07:00Sinus infection?THANK GOODNESS I do NOT have one, but I know someone who does and and I suggested a remedy... my famous(not really, my kids cant stand it) Garlic, honey, lemon tea!! I think it works wonders. I really have never had a sinus infection, but this also helps colds and flus. <br />
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So what you do is just heat some water on the stove(don't use the microwave..its toxic..more on that later) then pour it in a mug, add about 1 T lemon juice, or 2-3 drops of Doterra lemon essential oil. 1 T. honey and 1-2 minced raw garlic cloves. The more the better... as much as you can stand.. and drink!!! you will smell like you are warding off vampires but HEY... its better than being sick RIGHT??<br />
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Garlic is a great little plant...here is a good article from True Activist...<br />
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5 Powerful Healing Properties of Garlic</h1>
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November 2, 2012 by <a href="http://www.trueactivist.com/author/taadmin777/">True Activist</a> <br />
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<article class="post-6259 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health category-healthy-foods category-life tag-health tag-healthy-foods tag-life tag-news entry last_archivepost"><a href="http://www.trueactivist.com/5-powerful-healing-properties-of-garlic/368883262_f38380666c_z/" rel="attachment wp-att-6260"><img alt="Garlic" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6260" src="http://cdn11.trueactivist.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/368883262_f38380666c_z-300x224.jpg" height="224" title="368883262_f38380666c_z" width="300" /></a>It’s not as colorful or alluring as many fruit and vegetable superfood varieties, but garlic is actually one of the most powerful healing foods that you can include in your daily diet. I’ve written about garlic in the past, specifically covering the many ways in which this common food can protect against <a href="http://naturalsociety.com/garlic-provides-natural-protection-against-cancer-and-infections/">cancer and infections</a>. While significant (and extremely easy to take advantage of), these are only a few of the key benefits garlic has to offer.<br />
Here are the top 5 healing properties of garlic that put many pharmaceutical drugs to shame:<br />
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1. Boosting Immunity to Fight Disease</h3>
If you’re serious about your health, it is absolutely essential to boost your natural immunity. After all, your immune system is responsible for crushing biological threats <em>before</em> it turns into a manifested form of sickness. Always getting the flu, a cold, or suffering from a condition that decreases immune function? It’s time to get your body in check before a more serious condition takes advantage of this weakness. Garlic has been used for over <a href="http://naturalsociety.com/garlic-provides-natural-protection-against-cancer-and-infections/">5,000 years</a> as a medicinal food, with the Ancient Egyptians and Ancient Greeks revering the food for its ability to fight off illness.<br />
Rich in vitamin C and potassium, garlic can also aid your digestive processes. We have known for quite some time that not only is your <a href="http://naturalsociety.com/gut-health-directly-linked-chronic-illnesses/">digestion integral when</a> it comes to your overall immunity, but your mental health as well.<br />
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2. Garlic Naturally Reduces Your Blood Pressure</h3>
Pharmaceutical blood pressure drugs come with a host of side effects, many of which are deadly. Garlic comes with a long list of additional and most likely unexpected benefits. Thanks to the unique way in which garlic is able to affect the smooth muscles of the arteries and therefore cause them to relax and dilate, garlic can directly lower your blood pressure naturally.<br />
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“American scientists first tried garlic against high blood pressure in 1921. Garlic consistently lowers blood pressure in laboratory animals.” – The Food Pharmacy: Dramatic New Evidence That Food Is Your Best Medicine <em>by Jean Carper</em></blockquote>
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3. It Beats Antibiotics in Fighting Common Illnesses</h3>
While it has been known (and acted upon) by many traditional systems of medicine for thousands of years, Washington State University <a href="http://news.wsu.edu/pages/publications.asp?Action=Detail&PublicationID=31554&TypeID=1">has confirmed</a> that garlic is actually more effective than pharmaceutical antibiotics in fighting the highly common bacteria known as campylobacter bacterium. It may not mean much when read out loud, but this bacteria currently infects around 2.4 million Americans per year with stomach-related illnesses.<br />
As one leading expert explained:<br />
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“People have known garlic was important and has health benefits for centuries,” <a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/15/unlocking-the-benefits-of-garlic/" rel="nofollow">said Dr. David W. Kraus</a></blockquote>
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4. It Effectively Combats Cancer</h3>
Perhaps the most well-known benefit of garlic is its ability to fight off cancer both effectively and without any side effects. This is believed to be due to the fact that garlic enhances the production of what is known as hydrogen sulfide. This increased production is thought by scientists to be effective in preventing the development of cancer — particularly prostate, breast, and colon cancer. It is truly a rare find that mainstream government organizations will recognize non-patented, natural foods for their anti-cancer effect. In the case of garlic (and turmeric), even Cancer.gov admits a clear link between garlic consumption and cancer prevention, <a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/prevention/garlic-and-cancer-prevention">writing</a>:<br />
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“Several population studies show an association between increased intake of garlic and reduced risk of certain cancers, including cancers of the stomach, colon, esophagus, pancreas, and breast.”</blockquote>
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5. It Can Detoxify Your Body</h3>
Did you know that garlic can help in the elimination of toxins from your body? Toxins, of course, are unwanted contaminants that cover everything from chemicals and heavy metals to parasites. Containing multiple <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20213447">sulfur-containing compounds</a>, garlic is able to stimulate liver enzymes responsible for removing toxins from the body. This is in addition to the allicin and selenium content of garlic, which are two vital nutrients that also assist the liver in fighting off toxic elements.</article><br /></div>
</section><br />summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534730083571395870.post-52693619913647193842014-10-08T07:59:00.001-07:002014-10-08T07:59:27.721-07:00Hemp is the bomb!!I am loving hemp products these days... its amazing how amazing they are. Those little seeds are packed with nutrients your body needs. I have been using the hemp seed oil in my salad dressings.. the hemp seeds in my smoothies and on yogurt, and made some delish hemp energy balls... my kids even loved them...Now that's saying somthin!!!<br />
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Here is my Hemp salad dressing recipe..<br />
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Homemade hemp seed oil salad dressing<br />
1 T. Dijon mustard<br />
2-3 T olive oil<br />
1-2 T Hemp seed oil<br />
3-4 T red wine vinegar<br />
1 tsp. garlic pwd.<br />
salt and pepper<br />
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So make your self a yummy batch of hemp salad dressing and have a salad for dinner, your body will thank you!summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534730083571395870.post-35956674503605243712014-09-08T16:04:00.001-07:002014-09-08T16:04:10.509-07:00essential oil LOVEI absolutely LOVE essential oils... ASK ME WHY??? Well, actually I will just tell you... I can keep my mouth shut about these smells.<br />
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Here is one reason <a href="http://draxe.com/frankincense-oil-cancer/?mc_cid=95788c5ef3&mc_eid=9097a8d421">frankincense rocks</a> great article how you can cure all kinds of crazy things. And this one is great too <a href="http://doterrablog.com/eo-spotlight-peppermint/">peppermint is sweet</a> check out these articles and ask me how you two can and will love essential oils!!!!<br />
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Have a sweet smelling day!summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534730083571395870.post-41249629667069776172014-07-07T15:55:00.001-07:002014-07-07T15:55:05.379-07:00Summer love Oh how I love summer.. not just because its my name... but just because its such a great season. Everyone seems more at ease during this time.. almost like your on vacation. Things don't seem to matter as much like being late or not even showing up. Which might not be a good thing... but sometimes you just want to stay home and relax.<br />
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I'm not talking about all you people that have to go to work... I feel for you, you actually do have to be somewhere... oh how I love my husband too!!! he lets me stay home and take care of the kiddos and keep house. Although, my job is not easy... as all you stay at home mommies know... but I am grateful that I do get to stay home... and I can pretend like I'm on vacation...right???<br />
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Have a happy summer day!!!summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534730083571395870.post-38297891795116038062014-05-23T14:53:00.000-07:002014-05-29T18:37:14.519-07:00bottle cap pallet table..love it! So I have been saving bottle caps, in hopes to make something....FOR-E-VER(say it like Squints on the Sandlot).. and finally, finally, finally, I did it!!!! yippee yahoo<br />
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It took me a long time because I kept having holdups.. but if I would have looked up on the computer the correct way to do it first , it wouldn't have taken so long... and I didn't realize it was going to take so much resin.. if I could have figured that out first, I would have bought it by the gallon.. instead of having to go back again and again to get more... I guess I just do things the hard way....anyhow its done now... and I can stop my bottle cap collection... But I do LOVE it.. its a conversation piece, that's for sure!!!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Summer</span>summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534730083571395870.post-89305530887416380022014-05-22T14:30:00.001-07:002014-05-29T18:34:16.083-07:00pallet love So really where does the time go???? I have been up to a lot lately, well I guess a lot since the last time I have posted.. which was forever ago.. we moved to a new state, Nevada, and we love it, we do miss all of our Arizona friends though... but this town we live in, is so cute and it has lots of festivals and we are right by a lake, and we just got a boat, and we have pool and and and.. oh there is just so much to say.... but right now, I and going to tell you about some projects that I have just finished and am so excited about... <br />
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Pallets... they rock... they are so useful and a lot of times they are just thrown away... so what better way that to recycle( cause you know I am a BIG recycler)<br />
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so since we have a pool in our house here in our new town.. I needed a porch swing, to sit and watch my kiddos swim, right.. so I made one<br />
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So I really had no idea what I was doing... I looked at countless pictures on pinterest and on you tube, and still had a hard time, so I just figured it out. I cut a pallet not in half, but like one piece was 1/3 and one was 2/3, the 2/3 being in the back and the 1/3 for the seat part. I braced it with lots of pieces of wood and went to the hardware store and got big sturdy bolts and put them on everywhere so we wouldn't fall when we sat in it. Then I got some big chains and eye bolts, sanded and painted it and hung it to the beam out by the pool.</div>
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So that is one outdoor project... and here is another one... I really wanted a patio table, but the one I wanted was $1500.. not sure why my hunny wouldn't buy it for me.. haha... so I built one... its a little rickety( I need to brace it a little more) and I still need to paint it(not sure if I should) and I should sand it a little more(the kids say they get splinters in there forearms when they eat at it). But I really wanted to get this project done and I do cut corners... one of my faults...</div>
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Now another one of my projects is a TV stand.. when we moved we got rid of alot of stuff and somehow we just didn't have a place to put the TV so again.. I just made one. this one took a lot more work and I did look on pinterest and other pallet sites to get ideas, but like I said I don't have any carpentry skills so I was just winging it...<br />
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I had to lots of cutting with my husbands saws, and he did the shelves, because I did want them straight.. haha.. <br />
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and the last project that was a easy one.. the pallet garden<br />
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I just stapled the weed blocker to the sides and back and filled it with soil and planted my seeds and bought plants... I did my tomatoes in 5 gallon buckets(didn't think it was deep enough for those... <br />
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So I did not make all of these in one day, it was several weeks and I got all the pallets from when my husband opened his new office, he had to buy a lot of cubicles and they came on the pallets... so I scored there... so go out there and find some pallets and make something fun!!!!!summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534730083571395870.post-71083789650931281492013-07-26T06:00:00.000-07:002014-05-29T18:38:15.871-07:00the unfinished projectI am a starter of projects... I get really excited to start a new project and then sometimes it fizzles out... sometimes i run out of time and the project is completely covering our dining room table and then its time for dinner and my husband is like....where are we going to eat... so i have to quickly clean it up.. and then of course it may never come back out...and sometimes i actually do finish one.<br />
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well this project has been on going... i take it to soccer practices, take it in the car while sitting and waiting ... or to the town pool and work on it while the kids are swimming... it was supposed to be for my husband( a birthday present, his birthday was in april) then i thought maybe fathers day it will get it finished.. that didnt happen... well I have been working on it a lot lately.. so what is the next holiday? or maybe it can just be a "just because" gift...<br />
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This is about half of a recycled t-shirt hammock...i am so excited to be done with it and i think it will be fun for the whole family!!!<br />
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Some other projects that i have been working on this summer are the $400 bracelet..(sshhh that i made for about $20)<br />
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So I had been looking in the Sundance catalog..which i love.. but everything in there
is so expensive... so i decided to try and make one... its not exactly but close enough and way more affordable.. this is a project i did finish... partly because I was giving as a gift to a friend... yippee...<br />
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well hopefully all of you are getting your projects finished or a least started... happy project day@!!!summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534730083571395870.post-90750483467096244082013-07-25T11:27:00.003-07:002013-07-25T11:27:48.288-07:00Having a great summer?Well as usual, its been along time since i have posted anything on my poor neglected blog...but today is anew and fresh and its never to late to start over.... so we moved last november to a bigger house on 5 acres... we love it... but it is about 20 minutes out of town and on a bumpy dirt road( its about 8 minutes on the dirt rd) and we travel that bumpy dirt rd several times a day.... so it gets a little crazy....I have told my kids that i am practicing for the Baja 1000 so i need to see how fast i can go on that dirt road...what is even funnier is when you are trying to drink a cup of coffee or some sort of beverage on that dirt road.... i feel like we all need sippy cups....but i do love our house and we are in the middle of nowhere...<br />
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And here is my cute potting shed... which i just love.....<br />
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The house also has 8 raised garden beds, which i have been trying to grow some things in....i will say that i am an EXCELLENT grower of weeds.... not so much vegatables but lots of weeds... i do better when i grow things in pots...<br />
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<br />we have been having a fabulous summer....visiting our great friends in San Diego.. and exploring all the beaches there and having my parents and brother come for a visit there....<br />
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Had a awesome birthday on the beach and then a drive-in movie(my kids had never been to one)and spent the 4th of july on the beach...had a little family reunion on the beach...fun stuff going on around here.... <br />
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Then my husband took me to Las Vegas for a night... that was fun!!! That was the first time we have ever left our kids with friends and were in another state without them....a summer of firsts<br />
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so now we only have a little bit left of summer ( kids here start on Aug. 8th)and trying to plan as much stuff in the last couple weeks before school is supposed to start... although since we homeschool... we have a little bit more time which is good..... hope you are all having a great summer!!!summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534730083571395870.post-22892720559954882932012-09-17T13:19:00.002-07:002012-09-17T13:20:16.490-07:00 the weathers a changin and soccer is hereI am so excited to feel a change in the weather... even though it is still hot during the day, I am thoroughly enjoying the moments of coolness in the early morning and evening.<br />
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Soccer has started which brings the feeling of fall... last Saturday we spend the entire day 7:30 am to 7:30 pm at the soccer field... with four kids on four different teams and four separate picture times the whole entire day was spent at the field. <br />
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I also volunteered to make all four soccer banners(in Lu of paying $10 each to have them professionally made) they came out pretty good, I used an old sheet and acrylic paint... a little kooky but good.<br />
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here is one, that my daughter begged me to let her help...<br />
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there have been some little creatures visiting us lately... probably because of the monsoons<br />
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tarantula on our screen door and northern ring neck snake in the driveway!!! never a dull moment around here.<br />
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We just had 2 birthdays this week, my son Mason turned 11 and Lily turned 8... its always a crazy time for us... this week... soccer usually has just begun and then trying to fit... something in... I have always done just one big party... but now since they are getting older its getting harder... so we went to Jump Street for both of the birthdays and a small party for cake and ice cream and cake pops...and Lily got her ears pierced... fun stuff<br />
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She was so excited, but she said she never wanted to do it again...which is good, we don't want anything else pierced in the future...<br />
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have a great day!!summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534730083571395870.post-54981387347200707302012-08-20T07:29:00.000-07:002012-09-17T13:20:42.950-07:001940s wedding...check!After much anticipation, the 1940s wedding, that we have been talking about and so excited to attend, was so much fun.... all 4 of my children we in the wedding, a ring bearer, an usher and 2 flower girls. The talk of the wedding was had almost every morning, on the mother of the bride and my walks at 6am. So it was fun seeing how it all cam together...beautiful location in the mountains, lots friends, beautiful bride, great bridal party dance routine, and the best part was the <a href="http://vintagephotoboothrentals.com/">vintage photo booth</a><br />
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the bride and her cousins,,, being silly<br />
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my handsome 10 year old.. the ring bearer... he was so glad he got to keep the hat<br />
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my sweet 7year old in the middle... i just love her..<br />
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my sweet 5 year old, this is the first picture that she, didn't do her funny lip smile..<br />
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i loved the way my dress turned out... i think its because...i actually broke out my iron...when i was altering it, and that never happens!!!!<br />
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loved the venue!!<br />
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my handsome 12 year old.. the usher..ushering the mother of the bride</div>
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the bride doing the revolution of dance routine...funny stuff<br />
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bride and her daddy!<br />
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The picnic blanket turned out great, and all the picnic goodies.. the bride said it was her favorite present!!<br />
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it was a beautiful wedding...and i wish all the happiness in the world to the bride and groom!!!<br />
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have a great day!!summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534730083571395870.post-51489634634076467032012-08-09T08:59:00.001-07:002012-08-09T09:01:46.021-07:00vacations, weddings, and luaus..oh my!!!Well needless to say...I have been busy again... we had a wonderful time going out to my parents in northern Cali... and good to see some great old friends... i mean they are not old just.. ya know.. I have known most of them since Jr. high... so they are old friends( and we are getting a little old too!!) <br />
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My mom and brother threw my dad and I a big Luau... for my 40th and my dads 60th birthdays... that was fun... my brother the chef.. cooked up some good Hawaiian food...<br />
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i didn't get any good food pics, but we had some great pulled pork, teriyaki chicken, coconut rice and more... and of course lots of pina coladas, and Mai tais and pool fun.<br />
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Then we went to one of my favorite lakes in the area... Englebright Lake. We rented a patio cruiser and took the kids and my parents and brother out for a little day trip. The lake was a little to cold for my liking... but the kids didn't mind. <br />
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18 years ago, we rented the same boat when my AZ friends came out for our wedding, and we took them out for a cruise... good times.<br />
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oh and ruby caught her first fish... she was very excited!!!!<br />
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So now its back to reality... which is so hard after a vacation... and the laundry is what really stinks!!!<br />
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We are now getting ready for a 1940s wedding coming up this weekend... all 4 of my kiddos are in the wedding... so lots of preparations... I am altering a dress, that i found for 10 buck at consignment shop, and i also found one at a thrift store for 2 buck, so i am deciding which one to where. ...<br />
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if anyone has a suggestion of which they like better let me know????<br />
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This one was the $2 one... and it is really from the 1940s<br />
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Here are the great shoes I am wearing, that i got at the thrift store.... I just love the thrift store!!!!<br />
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So, this polka dot dress, was not 1940s its more 1980s... so my plan is to make it more 1940s... so <br />
i took up the hem to the knee.. and used that fabric to make little sleeves... here it is with one sleeve done.....doesn't it look better?????<br />
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I am really excited for the wedding!!! I will take lots of pics!!!<br />
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have a great day!!!!summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534730083571395870.post-47310521564970348332012-07-16T09:27:00.001-07:002012-07-16T09:27:27.731-07:00blackberries for breakfastyummy...all those blackberries that my girls and I picked... we r treating ourselves to some delicious blackberry crisp for breakfast... I got the recipe from <a href="http://www.farmgirlfare.com/2011/08/recipe-for-easy-old-fashioned.html">farmgirl fare</a>, which I must say is super yummy...although, I am a little disappointed in that we already ate all of our goat milk ice cream, and so don't have any to go with our crisp... oh well its still great!!<br />
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My garden is not producing!!! I mean I keep waiting and weeding and waiting... and then finally I just noticed 1 zucchini and 1 yellow pear tomato.....I MEAN SERIOUSLY.....THAT IS NOT GOING TO FEED MY FAMILY.....HELP!!!!!!<br />
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I just don't know what I am doing wrong!!!!!<br />
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Monsoon weather has finally arrived here in the big A...we are always glad to have a break from the 100 to 110 degree temps. We had a incredible lighting storm last nite... it was like every 3 seconds... an lit up the whole sky...awesome!!!<br />
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have a great day!!!<br />summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534730083571395870.post-3969291924896992622012-07-13T13:42:00.001-07:002012-07-16T09:27:36.890-07:00Making Kombucha and blackberry pickinOMG..... I just tried my first batch of Kombucha and......drum roll please.....IT WAS DE-LISH-OUS<br />
I can believe it turn out SO good....I was a little nervous when my friend gave me the scoby... it did look a little creepy... she had brought it to the baseball field for me to take it home in a glass mason jar.... everyone and anyone that looked at it.... gawked and said WHAT IS THAT? some guessed... and octopus... some guessed a brain.... but no... i told them... its the mother, a scoby, a mushroom, to make a delightful fermented tea drink most of them got really grossed out...they just don't know what they are missing (and by the way.. it costs like 3-5 dollars in the store).... and now I can make it for FREE.... yipee!!!!<br />
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So... they way i made it was so easy... i just took the scoby that my friend gave me and then in a pot one the stove boiled 4 cups of water and then turned off the heat... then took 6 tea bags, I used 3 green and 3 black and 1 cup of organic sugar, and steeped the tea until it was room temp. and the sugar was dissolved. Then i poured the tea/sugar mixture into a gallon glass jar and then gently poured the scoby in and covered it with a paper towel and a rubber band. and let it sit in a dark place room temp. for 10 days... ( don't use any metal or plastic, only glass, <strong>for anything</strong> ) then put the scoby with a little of the liquid in another container, and you can reuse it to make some more. <br />
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1. I am a horrible house cleaner and a major mess maker. <br />
2. I made a huge tee pee for my kids to play in. <br />
3. my dream is to someday build a straw bale home. <br />
4. i want to plant a vineyard and learn to make my own wine <br />
5. my husband and i brew our own beer, the nut brown is the best! <br />
6. i home school my 4 kiddos( well only 2 at the moment) <br />
7. i am crazy about recycling, and try to get all my friends to get on board. <br />
8. i call myself a dabbler, i like to dabble in many things (crocheting, sewing, gardening etc.)but I'm not really great at one thing<br />
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9. i once made my own cheese, it was supposed to be mozzarella, but turned into ricotta.<br />
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10. i really want to live in a yurt(while I'm building our straw bale house) which is a Mongolian tent<br />
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11. i want to learn how to raise bees and get their honey <br />
12. i want to be a farmer. <br />
13. i someday would like to do a house swap and go live in Europe for a year or so.<br />
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14. i have a BS in photography <br />
15. i just finished breastfeeding my baby, life is going to be different, since it seems like i have been nursing a baby or prego for 9 years, yikes<br />
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16.my dream car is a vw bus <br />
17. i want to get some chickens and a goat <br />
18. I've moved back and forth from AZ to CA to many times to count <br />
19.i am going to do a mini triathlon and I'm starting to work out tomorrow! for sure!<br />
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20. someday I'm going to have a huge garden, that actually produces some vegetables and not just weeds.<br />
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21.i love being a stay at home mommy! <br />
22. i love going to thrift stores <br />
23. i cant go to sleep without putting on chap stick first. <br />
24. i love jack johnson <br />
25. my favorite dinner is pizza and beer<br />
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right now... listening to my daughter read Hedge's Surprise to her younger sister...love it!<br />
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right now... anxiously waiting for my Kombucha to be ready... only 5 more days!!!!<br />
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right now....just got done playing a game of Life with the kiddos... I was a travel agent and made $100,000 a year.(why can't i do that in real life)<br />
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right now...loving this song<br />
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right now... really wishing we could go camping...up in the cooler temperatures...108 vs. 80 degrees... who wouldn't?<br />
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right now... planning a trip to Cali... to see my parents... and swim swim swim and see all my high school pals( that is if we don't make it to the state championships for all stars... if we do, that now summer vacation for us...boohoo)<br />
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right now.... enjoying going to the creek<br />
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2. Teaching the crafts at VBS at Calvary Chapel<br />
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3. Making picnic blankets for the 3 weddings I am going to this summer, and finding cute picnic baskets and goodies to go inside as their gifts.<br />
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4.<a href="http://spotify.com/">Spotify</a> go to it and make your own music list...FOR FREE<br />
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5. The 4 hour body by Timothy Ferriss (which I had gotten at the library, and had to return it before i had the chance to read it... so i bought it for my husband for fathers day, along with The 4 hr. Work Week( same author). And I am on day 3 of the eating regime and doing great!!!<br />
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6. getting ready to go up to the cool weather for a night or 2 to watch my 10 yo, play in his all star baseball tournament.<br />
7. Also getting ready to watch my 7yo starr as the Secret Garden in the Secret Garden for the Missula Children's Theater... should be a great show!!!<br />
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8. And last but not least, enjoying a moment of peace and quite right this very minute, while 3 of my kids are at a friends house and one just fell asleep... wowza.....awesome!!!<br />
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Have a great day!!!If anyone would like to share there list of loves at the moment...feel free!!!summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534730083571395870.post-27824636413046036502012-06-15T19:39:00.004-07:002012-06-15T19:41:57.234-07:00T shirt skirt... upcycled and recycledSo, I have really been wanting to make a cute summer skirt out of my bins and bins of t-shirts(for projects of course).... and what motivated me to finally do it was my sweet husband threating to throw them all away(because i have to many)... so of course... i was like.... i am making somthing out of those... you cant get rid of them....so now is the time... I really love this store on Etsy <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/102206287/hippie-skirt-flattering-must-have">twinklewear</a><br />
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So i measured my waist and cut some stretchy lycra type tshirt material and that was the waist band, then I cut a piece of paper bag(from trader joes of course, that kind works the best)... for a pattern. I was doing 6 panels so I measured that it would be 6 1/2 in at the top of one panel and then went down to about 9 in at the bottom of the panel.. so i cut out 6 panels and sewed them together right sides together.. and then pinned the waist line on and sewed it on... and whaaa laaaa... it turned pretty good for my first one... many more to go... and so comfy...<br />
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have fun crafting!!!summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534730083571395870.post-25470355111557529452012-06-10T13:51:00.001-07:002012-06-10T16:00:32.681-07:001950's bridal shower fun!!!Well, I had a great time helping put together my good friends 1950 pin up girl bridal shower... although we had some gale force winds to contend with... we still had a great time...<br />
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The maid of honor made the Oreo cookie cupcakes, and the chocolate strawberries, and the delicious, cheesecake stuffed strawberries... and make a super cute pin up girl banner.<br />
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I went straight to the recycle bin and my girls and I made the vases ... and made alot of red and white polka dot goodies to decorate and for gifts.... and really only the bride to be, the mother of the bride and I dressed up for the theme.. but we all had a great time....<br />
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I made some delicious sangria... and tea sandwiches, cheese and crackers, veggie tray, fruit tray, it was all just fabulous.<br />
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We played some kookie games, knock the bottle down, with the cucumber, drop the penny in the bottle with your knees, and of course, make a bridal dress with the TP(which we had 2 adorable models).<br />
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oh and the... super cute apron that I made for her.....<br />
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have a fabulous day!!!<br />summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534730083571395870.post-70895065401752893672012-05-02T16:05:00.002-07:002012-05-02T16:06:01.125-07:00Happy May!!!Yesterday was May Day(May 1) and I never realized your supposed to give gifts of flowers or plants on that day??? Who knew??? Well, I learn so much just homeschooling my little pickles.. and I learned that yesterday... so I cut a couple of flowers from my rose bush and let the girls give them to their ballet teacher... next year I will be prepared!!!<br />
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Well what else has been going on in my world.... lets see<br />
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Did a spur of the moment camping trip last weekend...<br />
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Had a great visit from my dear friend Susan... from Conneticut... and hung out in Jerome, my all time favorite town.<br />
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Made some bread from the 5 minute bread book.... and I think I messed it up.. my kids wouldn't even eat it...<br />
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Have been getting lots of eggs from my sweet little chickens... although they have been VERY noisy VERY early lately... and so i havae been geting up and feeding them to hush them up and not upset my neighbors.<br />
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Have been making hair accessories out of old t-shirts( in ASU colors for a friend)<br />
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AND THIS IS SO EXCITING..... MY ARTICHOKES ARE GROWING.......YIPEEEEEEEE<br />
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Hope your have a great start to your May!!!!summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534730083571395870.post-1867407021250340132012-04-25T16:20:00.000-07:002012-04-25T16:21:29.311-07:00WOW... time flies when your busy!!!I thought that I had just posted like the other day.... well, whew... like the month is over...wow!!<br />
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Well just to let you all know I have been loving my homemade sauerkraut... I have been making veggie Reuben... with loads of kraut on them(trying not to heat up the kraut to much so all the good stuff stays in) and let me tell you they are DE-LISH....ya'll should try it...<br />
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So I just found a great blog that is all about the fermentedness...Ann Marie at <a href="http://www.cheeseslave.com/how-to-make-homemade-soda-pop-with-kefir-grains/comment-page-2/#comment-202366">cheese slave</a> and she has some good stuff... I really want to try the healthy soda pop... my kids are always trying to let them drink soda on a regular basis... and of course I'm like WHAT.. ARE YOU CRAZY!!! but they have had there fair share... at parties and restaurants... so now I can LET THEM HAVE SODA... i will just make it myself... <br />
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So these kiddos are what has been keeping me a tad busy... homeschooling kite flying day with homemade kites...maybe the sticks and Big 5 bag isn't such a great way to make a kite...better luck next time.<br />
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Soccer tournaments...<br />
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Baseball games...<br />
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And some crocheting of old t-shirts into a basket...<br />
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So that is where my month has gone.... now the rest of it will be making healthy soda pop!!!<br />
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Have a great day!!summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534730083571395870.post-12496062455359796372012-04-12T11:10:00.001-07:002012-04-12T11:11:20.753-07:00Randomness.. and trying new thingsThere is a lot of randomness going on here lately and trying out some new stuff... lets see... my fermented cabbage (sauerkraut)is looking good... just a few more days til I am able to try it... my kids aren't to thrilled..but I am!<br />
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It is looking nice and bubbly.. which is what the book Wild Fermentation by Sandor Ellix Katz... said it would do... and then I got a little surprise in the mail yesterday for EARTH DAY... which I hope you all are well aware of...(do something nice for the earth!!!) I must have signed up at some point in my life for SANTE FE NATURAL tobacco company(which I do not smoke, by the way) but I'm not sure what it was for, but anyway, they sent me a nice little reusable grocery bag.. for earth day... which was just so nice.. so I am now thinking that they are a great company.. they even use 100% recycled shipping package(with recycled newspaper). So even though i don't smoke, I guess if I did it would be the natural cigs that they have... so that is that bit of randomness.<br />
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So then this morning.. I decided to make some bread.. from this book that i checked out at the library<br />
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I have seen this book around and have been wanting to try it out... I am just trying out all kinds of new things ..first my little bread making helpers and I had to grind some wheat(which always happens right when I am going to make a big batch of something.. a little frustrating..but at least I CAN grind some and don't have to take off for the store to buy some)<br />
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I could NOT believe how much in 1 hour it rose.. I and hoping it doesn't over flow... can't wait to try it!<br />
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<br />Have a happy day and try something new!!summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534730083571395870.post-2647280126287120362012-04-10T08:20:00.000-07:002012-06-15T19:42:19.707-07:00T-shirt rug tutorialSo if your like me, you don't like to add to the ever growing landfill and so you try to reuse everything that you possibly can... So then you may have 3 giant bins of unwanted t-shirts that your kids have stained up or grown out of.... well this is one of the things that I do with my old t-shirts...make a RUG!!!<br />
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So first...get out about 7-8 adult t-shirts or 10-12 kids t-shirts... and start cutting..<br />
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after you have cut, you need to pull the strips and they will curl, and give you better tarn to work with.. some t-shirts wont curl up... you can still use them, it just gives you a different effect.<br />
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Now you have yourself a roll of tarn(which is t-shirt yarn)... now I have seen a rug made by braiding the tarn... but I personally crochet the tarn into a rug.. so you will need to join the pieces of tarn(each t-shirt) by snipping a small hole in the end of each piece of tarn and chaining the pieces together so you have a continuous piece.. don't try to just tie then together.. because the first time you wash your rug, they will come apart... believe me I have done this... <br />
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Assuming you already know how to crochet..(if you don't watch this)<br />
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I feel like I am still a beginner, and i can make this rug... so you can too!<br />
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So now that you have some tarn, then you can just start your rug... you can go back and forth, or a round and round and make a circle rug..<br />
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So there you go... use up all those old t-shirts to make something new and keep them out of the land fill...<br />
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So I just started my first batch ever of fermented cabbage...I am really excited and have been researching the benefits of eating fermented stuff....My husband thinks I'm crazy because I told him I would be storing rotting vegetables in my closet and then eating them...(he does not know it yet but he will be eating them too)... but he thinks I'm nuts anyway... so here is what I did.. I have been reading WILD FERMENTATION by Sandor Ellix Katz and got some cabbage and salt... and waalaa...</div>
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I just can't wait to try it....<br />
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I also just started a sour dough starter... which I have done many times before and can never get it sour enough for my liking... any ideas???<br />
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My next venture will be trying to make kefir, hard cider, mead, kombucha and real root beer(from actual roots..I found a great recipe but need to order the ingredients since my little town will not have them.. fo sho <a href="http://nourishedkitchen.com/homemade-root-beer-recipe/">this is the one I found</a><br />
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So get fermenting!!! its good for yousummerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534730083571395870.post-34231850463425791082012-03-26T12:01:00.000-07:002012-05-02T16:06:12.649-07:00An eye opener...Food Inc. WATCH IT!I just watched Food Inc. a Robert Kenner film....and OMGoodness... ya'll need to watch this documentary... it is an absolute necessity... after watching it now i want to living on 40 acres and raise all my own food... an never have to go to the grocery store again... well i mean I have wanted to dot hat for along time but watching this has made me want to do it even more!!!<br />
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Just watch it. I'm sure you can get it from netflix, or a video store(do they even have those any more) <br />
i rented it at my local library!!!!its a must<br />
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Here is a trailer... some parts I had to close my eyes and my kids were a little scared, and asked why we were watching it... I said " Yes, it is sad and scary, but we have a choice , and this is informing us so we can make better decisions".<br />
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Have a great day!!!summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534730083571395870.post-59368947206631301982012-03-21T13:47:00.000-07:002012-05-02T16:06:30.433-07:00Happy Spring!!! Thrashers and kilt makingWe have has some crazy weather, as most of you all have too! Snow!!! We do get some snow here occasionally, maybe every couple of years... but it was down right comin down... and it was exciting!!<br />
just as we were getting all ready for spring and things we a bloomin... we had a crazy storm... it did not stick at all but it was pretty fun while it lasted.<br />
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We just finished our spring break and had some good times... this state is funny, and maybe it is like this in other states to, but what they say here is " if you don't like the weather... wait five minutes". Which I think is so true... because last week we went on a hike in Sedona and it was hot, and i sat out in the sun and got a little sun burnt, and then the next day it was snowing....<br />
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So I am not from the east coast, and have only visited New York and Connecticut, but my BFF told me about these fries that they have on the coast, and they are called Thrashers. Well they must be delicious, and secret... because usually on a search on the Internet i can usually find some sort of recipe of whatever it is that I'm looking for. But there was nothing except that they use apple cider vinegar and NO ketchup... so I thought I would give it a go and see if they could be made by baking them... well so I just cut up a bunch of potatoes and tossed them in some olive oil and kosher salt and baked at 400 for a long time til they were really crunchy and then doused them with apple cider vinegar and.... They were DELICIOUS!!!! I can't even imagine what the real thing taste like...<br />
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We also had a great St. Patricks Day... I love a good corned beef and cabbage and I made some Irish soda bread and of course some mint chip ice cream and Killian's Irish Red beer. Of course, i completely forgot to take any pictures until the end of our good friends, that had just gotten back from living in Peru and Ecuador for 6 months.... so that was really fun hearing there adventures that i forgot to take pics of the actual meal... oh well have to try it again next year...<br />
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Oh I almost forgot about my husband, and that he said he would wear a kilt if i could find him one... well of course living in a super small town... there were no kilt stores around, so I had to got down to the ol'e walmart(our only fabric store around) and you know if you have ever been there, that they have a very limited supply, so I got the only plaid that they had and looked on you tube to see if I could make a kilt... well in the short time before my company arrived... this is what i came up with.... so I may have to again try again for next year... or start working on another and maybe it will be done before next year...<br />
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have a great day!!! and Happy Spring<br />summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422635388060767453noreply@blogger.com1