This definitely been a period of emotional ups and downs and I am not a good candidate to handle them well. Every morning, after reading my devotional for the day, I record several things. I go through my calendars for the next week, making changes as schedules change. I record my weight and the physical […]
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I don’t know why I waited so long, but I did. When I decided to rebrand my YouTube channel from Ellis Family Farms to Grandma’s Homestead, I knew that I would have to create pages and other accounts to reflect it. Instead, I have been posting a mix of things from piglets to daily scriptures
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My days have been filled with scrambling to get things done so I can attend a softball game, up to five a week. I video them and so, the next day, I spend a lot of time transferring and cataloging the footage so I can get back out there start again. I’ve had some losses
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The summer heat is on. We have had a few days of milder weather, but generally, the temperatures have been in the the mid to upper nineties with a heat index as high as 124 degrees. I try to get the chores done in the morning before the heat sets in for the day. Evening
I’m always busy, regardless of the time of year, but as I go through my notes of the past couple of weeks, I began to realize that it feels a little ramped up, even for me. I always keep a calendar in my phone up to date, a calendar for a page-a-day for events and
The past couple of days have actually been nice, weather wise and I am grateful. The sweltering heat and humidity gave way to a nice rain storm and several days of high temperatures in the eighties with a little more rain forecasted later this weekend. On Monday, Tom and I loaded up Yoda onto a
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Between days of extreme temperatures of 100 degrees with a heat index of 125, we have also had some intense bouts of rain. Welcome to Oklahoma. A few days after my Cornish cross chicks arrived, a huge storm blew through, blowing four inches of rain sideways into the chicken tractor in the early morning hours.
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We knew it would happen. It happens almost every year. Day after day of spring rain, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and occasionally, flooding. Then the rain stops, and it gets hot, very quickly. It had been too dry previously for much flooding, but everything else went as it always does. Now, it’s hot and dry. The mud
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I saw a meme the other day that hit pretty close to home. It said, “I’m glad it rained again; my mud was getting dehydrated.” From the last blog post a couple of weeks ago, we’ve gotten another seven inches of rain, giving us a total of 34.3 inches so far this year and 17.45″
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1 Small Head Red or Green Cabbage 2 Large Apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced 1 Yellow Onion, sliced 1/2 Cup Unsweetened Apple Juice 1/4 Cup Lemon Juice 1/4 Cup Raisins 2 Tablespoons Packed Brown Sugar Salt and Pepper to Taste. Combine cabbage, apples, onion, apple juice, lemon juice, raisins and brown sugar in large
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