I've talked before about the old recipe collection that I purchased at a flea market , and the other night I was looking for a good biscuit recipe when I thought to look through the binders. I found several but decided to try the Rose City Biscuits. This recipe was super easy to make. Biscuits … Continue reading Rose City Biscuits
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Gardening videos
This guy's videos are awesome! I love how easily and simply he explains things, and he walks the viewer through planting whatever he's growing from choosing the right container to how much light is needed to how often to water it. He's called The Prolific Familystead, and I've found him on Facebook and YouTube. Here's … Continue reading Gardening videos
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Full bloom!
I don't know what happened, but my climbing rose bush went WILD over the past two weeks! She's grown so much and has so many roses open that some of the canes are bending over and touching the ground!
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What I’ve been reading
I had about two hours of driving time to/from work this past school year, and I used that time to listen to quite a few audio books. I keep a "want to read" list, and I started to rate books on my list as I finished them. If you're looking for books/audiobooks for your summer … Continue reading What I’ve been reading
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I’m done
Bare room again I'm not going back into the physical brick and mortar classroom next year. There are so many reasons why...and if I started telling the stories from this year, you would scoff and say there was no way those things happened...but they did. And these things are happening everywhere across the nation right … Continue reading I’m done
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New steers
These are our new steers! They will be here @ 12-18 months. They're very skittish still! These two want nothing to do with nose pats or ear scratches or a piece of fruit... YET. Challenge accepted, boys!
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Lavender Orpingtons
This big guy is a Lavender Orpington rooster. I absolutely love this breed. He and the hen (in front of him) are well mannered, large, beautifully feathered, and good tempered. They aren't flighty or aggressive at all. Ted can lift him right off his roost at night without getting pecked or kicked. This guy is … Continue reading Lavender Orpingtons
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Berry blooms
"This is the year." I say that every year, but THIS IS THE YEAR! I WILL MARK THE BERRY BUSHES SO I CAN FIND THEM EASILY AGAIN!!! Also, it looks like we will have loads of wild berries this summer - I'm seeing berry bushes in bloom everywhere on our farm and along the highway … Continue reading Berry blooms
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New chicks!
We've had a Mama on eggs for the past three weeks, and Saturday morning, they started hatching! We found a low sided leftover Amazon box and bought a new bag of pine shavings Saturday afternoon, and we moved Mama and her babies and eggs into it that evening. She didn't peck Ted - not even … Continue reading New chicks!
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Saved it!
I saw this butterfly flopping on the road after work yesterday so I got it on a napkin and brought it home with me. I'm not sure what was wrong with it (I thought its wing was broken but was wrong). I nestled it on a redbud on our driveway when I reached home, and … Continue reading Saved it!
Striving Acres 