For me it's a big garden, bees, chickens, a few dairy goats and maybe try some old breed cattle that can be used for milk and hauling. I'd have to get a grain mill cause I don't know if I want to be without pasta.
I was used to tampons before, but noticed that I always felt kinda toxic on my periods, so I switched to the organic cotton ones. That helped everything but the wallet. Now, I would keep a box of those for going swimming or stuff like that, and use my pads the rest of the time.
I hated...
How many times did you ask for a broody hen? The universe is always listening . . .
it's just not always in a rush to cooperate. You could sell some started pullets this spring.
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Oh... this past reminded me that in 1987 my ex husband left me on Christmas Day. I came home from Church, and his side of the closet was empty. Goodness... I'd completely forgotten that!
I wish that would have happened to me. I tried to get the ex to leave for a long time. I finally...
Happy Solstice everybody !
Tried staying up for the eclipse but the clouds stayed thick. At least I found this thread. Made me feel much better about it. Today is also our anniversary. I made sure to pick a wedding day he'd remember.
Thanks for posting the wonderful story about Mother...
Redhen - Yes- some of my dreams "come true". Dreamed that I was sitting and talking with friends (5 people) at the kitchen table at somebody's house. I didn't know any of the other people yet, it ended up happening a couple years later. Including the whole conversation -word for word- from...
Feneris- A full grown Big, wolf/shepherd mix that had protected his woman from her bad husband. He tore the guys arm for hitting her and the guy kicked the dog out. He spent a little while as a stray then decided I was his new Mom. I agreed pretty soon and he was wonderful. He had great...
I got a beautiful geode when I was traveling through Keeokuk (by the Illinois and Missouri border). It's got gray quartz crystals inside. They didn't cut it in half. It just has a lid sort of that comes off so you see the inside. I call it my bowling ball. Wish I could post a pic, but my...
Arkansas has a huge variety of stones you can find. We have novaculite and quartz crystal around here. We also went to Crater of Diamonds once. I got a bucket full of neat jasper or agate, but didn't find diamonds. One guy there found a really big diamond that day. Hubby was so jealous.
My Dad used to live in the desert too, in Yermo. I live in Hot Springs, Ar. but all the stuff in walking distance is National Park. Not allowed there. We still manage to go places to dig once in a while.
I spent a year figuring out what I wanted and how I could combine the elements to make it look good- before I got mine. It was worth the wait. Got it in 2001 and I still love it. Haven't been tempted to get any others either, since I combined the stuff that really mattered to me in one...