We have a 16 year old who tells us constantly "I'm not a morning person" and then lives up to this. She is GRUMPY. Here's a solution? Tea from wild violet flowers. I haven't tried it yet, but I may insist she try it.
If you have to sew or mend heavy tarps, tents, canvas or leather and you don't have a thimble, tape a coin to your finger to push the needle through.
Have a pleasant and prosperous day.
From Glory Farm
In the shadowy depths of my garden lurcks the "mutant zuchinni". It grows larger and larger, unseen by the locals until at last, unable to conceal itself any longer, it bursts forth to confront the gardener. (That's me.) The scene isn't pretty and you may want to make sure your children don't read this. With hatchet and wheelbarrow I go out to battle. Well, maybe that's a bit of a stretch. You get the idea.
These squash were found in my garden. The one on the left is some kind of zuchinni, I think. I didn't plant it and there wasn't a garden here last year, so I don't know where it came from. The one on the right is two squash grown together. I think it's some kind of summer squash, but I don't which type. And how would you prepare it?
Here are a couple of pics of my garden. It's hard to tell what everything is. I was going to wait to show you until all of the weeds were pulled, but that is so not going to happen.
Also, is it possible to can pesto? I don't have a canner so it would be open kettle. And what is the best way to preserve green peppers? Canning, freezing?
Thanks so much.
All for His glory.
We have two children, 10 and 8, that we homeschool. We have two others, 16 and 14, that we do not. We have a blended family and that is why the older two go to public school, their dad refuses to let them be homeschooled, and now that they're older, they say they don't want it either.
I have always wanted to homeschool. Initially, it was because I had such bad experiences when I went to school. Now that I love the Lord, I see so many more reasons. My husband was homeschooled during highschool and loved the freedom and the experiences he had. He never doubted that his children would be homeschooled.
Our homeschooled children see the world much differently than their public schooled peers. They love fixing tractors and learning the history of things. They like frequent field trips, stamp, rock, and coin collecting. They see how things relate to the bible more clearly than a lot of children that we know. We emphasize making do and being able to utilize what you have to do what you want. Kind of a MacGuyver type of mentality.
I think I could go on and on about why we homeschool, the opportunity to study what you're interested in, to spend time in prayer and bible study, to get everything done and have no "homework", to do community service as part of school, interacting with people of all ages instead of just your age, the abscence of teasing and the building of God confidence, etc. After all, we, as parents, are responsible for our children's education. Not the schools or the teachers. No matter where your children are educated, the buck stops at you, the parent.
All for His glory.
From Glory Farm
We never stop learning. Trouble is, we sometimes stop retaining.
Did you know that a good way to tell what plug may be fouled out on your tractor is to run it for a little bit, turn it off and feel to see which plug feels coolest? We've pulled plugs, one by one before to find the culprit. This is cool.
Also, a poltice of cobwebs will stop the flow of blood. I've read it works on cows that have just been dehorned. Considering the amount of cobwebs in our barn, I think we should try this next time. We cautorized them instead and I know it was quite painful.
Have a glorious day.
From Glory Farm
The wild blueberry season is coming to an end. I've been out picking and I think I'll go one more time. Maybe tonight. I can most, I freeze some. I make a lot of blueberry mufins and blueberry cobbler. The other night we made blueberry ice cream. I found a simple recipe.
Blueberry Ice Cream
2 cups cleaned blueberries
3/4 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 cup milk
Bring blueberries, salt and sugar to a boil. Mash berries and simmer for 5 minutes. Cool slightly and put in blender with milk. Puree until smooth. Stir in cream. Cool mixture, covered, for at least two hours. Freeze in your ice cream maker.
I discovered that if I just open a pint of blueberry sauce and mix with milk and cream I can freeze that. How easy. The recipe calls for puttting the mixture through a sieve before you cool it. I didn't. I like berries, whole and in part in my ice cream.
Well it's off to the garden.
God bless your day as you bless Him.
From Glory Farm
We have a 16 year old who tells us constantly "I'm not a morning person" and then lives up to this. She is GRUMPY. Here's a solution? Tea from wild violet flowers. I haven't tried it yet, but I may insist she try it.
If you have to sew or mend heavy tarps, tents, canvas or leather and you don't have a thimble, tape a coin to your finger to push the needle through.
Have a pleasant and prosperous day.
From Glory Farm
In the shadowy depths of my garden lurcks the "mutant zuchinni". It grows larger and larger, unseen by the locals until at last, unable to conceal itself any longer, it bursts forth to confront the gardener. (That's me.) The scene isn't pretty and you may want to make sure your children don't read this. With hatchet and wheelbarrow I go out to battle. Well, maybe that's a bit of a stretch. You get the idea.
These squash were found in my garden. The one on the left is some kind of zuchinni, I think. I didn't plant it and there wasn't a garden here last year, so I don't know where it came from. The one on the right is two squash grown together. I think it's some kind of summer squash, but I don't which type. And how would you prepare it?
Here are a couple of pics of my garden. It's hard to tell what everything is. I was going to wait to show you until all of the weeds were pulled, but that is so not going to happen.
Also, is it possible to can pesto? I don't have a canner so it would be open kettle. And what is the best way to preserve green peppers? Canning, freezing?
Thanks so much.
All for His glory.
We have two children, 10 and 8, that we homeschool. We have two others, 16 and 14, that we do not. We have a blended family and that is why the older two go to public school, their dad refuses to let them be homeschooled, and now that they're older, they say they don't want it either.
I have always wanted to homeschool. Initially, it was because I had such bad experiences when I went to school. Now that I love the Lord, I see so many more reasons. My husband was homeschooled during highschool and loved the freedom and the experiences he had. He never doubted that his children would be homeschooled.
Our homeschooled children see the world much differently than their public schooled peers. They love fixing tractors and learning the history of things. They like frequent field trips, stamp, rock, and coin collecting. They see how things relate to the bible more clearly than a lot of children that we know. We emphasize making do and being able to utilize what you have to do what you want. Kind of a MacGuyver type of mentality.
I think I could go on and on about why we homeschool, the opportunity to study what you're interested in, to spend time in prayer and bible study, to get everything done and have no "homework", to do community service as part of school, interacting with people of all ages instead of just your age, the abscence of teasing and the building of God confidence, etc. After all, we, as parents, are responsible for our children's education. Not the schools or the teachers. No matter where your children are educated, the buck stops at you, the parent.
All for His glory.
From Glory Farm
We never stop learning. Trouble is, we sometimes stop retaining.
Did you know that a good way to tell what plug may be fouled out on your tractor is to run it for a little bit, turn it off and feel to see which plug feels coolest? We've pulled plugs, one by one before to find the culprit. This is cool.
Also, a poltice of cobwebs will stop the flow of blood. I've read it works on cows that have just been dehorned. Considering the amount of cobwebs in our barn, I think we should try this next time. We cautorized them instead and I know it was quite painful.
Have a glorious day.
From Glory Farm
The wild blueberry season is coming to an end. I've been out picking and I think I'll go one more time. Maybe tonight. I can most, I freeze some. I make a lot of blueberry mufins and blueberry cobbler. The other night we made blueberry ice cream. I found a simple recipe.
Blueberry Ice Cream
2 cups cleaned blueberries
3/4 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 cup milk
Bring blueberries, salt and sugar to a boil. Mash berries and simmer for 5 minutes. Cool slightly and put in blender with milk. Puree until smooth. Stir in cream. Cool mixture, covered, for at least two hours. Freeze in your ice cream maker.
I discovered that if I just open a pint of blueberry sauce and mix with milk and cream I can freeze that. How easy. The recipe calls for puttting the mixture through a sieve before you cool it. I didn't. I like berries, whole and in part in my ice cream.
Well it's off to the garden.
God bless your day as you bless Him.
From Glory Farm
