Most mothers have had it happen: you have a great eater, and then suddenly, your kid will only eat peanut butter sandwiches or nuggets or pizza or only red foods or just boiled eggs.....and so forth (I can feel you nodding in "Been there!!!" agreement). The food battles start. You try everything in your power … Continue reading Moms of toddlers, take heart!
Author: strivingacres
My super power
I walk my cow everyday! What's your superpower? Lol
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Local farmer spotlight
This week, I'm spotlighting Uncle Jed's Sweet Heat Mustard Sauce which is made by Jed and Cheryl Kearns. They started making this delicious sauce over five years ago and gave away many jars to both family and friends. When Cheryl retired to be Nana (grandma), she started wondering if perhaps they could sell it. This … Continue reading Local farmer spotlight
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Fresh flowers, anyone?
A new booth popped up at the local Farmers' Market a couple of weeks ago, and it has something that has never been seen there before - buckets and buckets full of gorgeous fresh cut flowers for every room in your home! Buckeye Community Services is building a business where local developmentally disabled adults can … Continue reading Fresh flowers, anyone?
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Prepping for winter
Being on a hill when it's winter makes it hard to get the gas tank refilled. I want a soapstone wood stove, but I havent quite talked Ted into that yet so I talked the gas company into installing a 1000 gallon tank instead! Hopefully this will mean no refills needed this winter, and the … Continue reading Prepping for winter
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Behind this door…
...is my treasure trove!!! When we remodeled the bathroom (and on the spur of the moment, I had Mike and Dad knock down the pantry wall to make the bathroom huge), I was left with this door in my kitchen. They were thinking I should drywall over it, but I knew just what to do … Continue reading Behind this door…
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Ugly volunteer tomatoes ROCK!
During the winter, I was buying a type of tomato at Walmart called Ugly Heirloom Tomaties. They were two to a pack and were $4-$5/pack. The cores were always tossed over the porch railing to my chickens. Walmart quit selling these (along with the hot dogs with no corn syrup and Annie's Cheddar Bunnies and … Continue reading Ugly volunteer tomatoes ROCK!
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New girls
I picked up two Black Copper Maran hens today (and a rooster but he goes to Becky). Everybody else was quite interested in the new girls. They integrated into the flock with only a small squabble with the smallest hen I have (she was not going to any lower on the pecking order LOL). These … Continue reading New girls
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That’s your water truck, Mom!
I have the funniest daughter in the world. Sahara has the best and snappiest comebacks ever. It's like a comedy routine, and she never cracks a smile which makes it funnier. I was talking with her the other day and said something about how I had to clean the garage because it's starting to look … Continue reading That’s your water truck, Mom!
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Chick update
She's so fast I can't get good pictures of her! She's feathered out everywhere but her head now, and she's about the size of a softball. She's healthy and thriving!
Striving Acres 