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August 2006
The Oregon State Fair
There were lots of rides. Lots and lots of rides. All hosted by "Funtastic". One gets the feeling that Funtastic ought to use a little... Read more »The First Egg
This is the first egg laid yesterday by our new flock. It's always a puzzle figuring out which hen has been getting busy in... Read more »Style Philosophy Of The Thick And Richly Padded
I'm not sure it's entirely decent for a thirty six year old to wear striped ankle socks with mary janes. But if it weren't for... Read more »Dominique ait fait le confiture de cassis
(le premier fois)(je m'excuse, je n'ai dire Francaise il ya six ans!)Since it took me fifteen minutes to construct one very poorly written sentence in... Read more »Urban Homesteading
Urban homesteading is all about doing for one's self the things we no longer have to do, but which are useful survival skills and... Read more »Abundance
Read more »The Hypochondriac Chronicles
Yesterday evening Max suddenly complained that his stomach hurt, his head hurt, and his throat hurt. We thought this was him expressing how bad... Read more »Sorry I haven't called...
I've been a little busy. Making pesto. This is what I love about cooking, you take a bunch of raw ingredients,you process them in a... Read more »Some Simple Goals For This Week:
(inspired by songbird, tiggerlane, Kelly, Autumn, and Dominique, all of whom have left me encouraging comments to posts concerning my weight issues. Thanks ladies!)... Read more »Important Lessons Learned From Gossip Rags
A lot of people think gossip rags are total trash and contribute to the dereliction of our culture. This simply isn't true. I learn... Read more »No One Has Ever Called Me A Diva (To My Face)
'Swiss Miss' unloads her Philip Morris Smokes to the trash compactor, for the hundredth time. (She will continue to unload them for years to come... Read more »My Clock Was Ticking, So I Set the Timer and Got Max
I did not have a child so that I could see myself and Philip reflected back at us every day. I did not have... Read more »Store Update
We are now selling sun hats. I am getting some millinery supplies in to decorate some of them with.I don't have a picture of the... Read more »Moonlight Canning
Twenty one half pints in one day is not too shabbyLisa is removing the last batch just as all the children begin to fall apartphilip... Read more »Lisa's Produce Makes Excellent Dinner
A couple of nights ago we had dinner at Lisa and Mark's house and I have to say it was pretty stellar. We roasted Japanese... Read more »Oregon Vs. California, A Comparative Study
Let the duel begin! Before I make any comparisons between my birth state and my adoptive state, I think it's important to make something clear:... Read more »What I Have Learned About Dogs From Chick
This is Chick, the first dog I've ever had.This is Chick as a puppy, she looked more like a pit then, less like a lab.... Read more »And Now, With More Grace
My girls, Dot, Flower-bud, Henna, Pinny, and Pearl.Max and Philip in the snow near Klammoth Falls.Max at the county fair, two days ago.Every one of... Read more »My Endless Panic
I have just been looking through one of those free real estate publications and the same thing happens every time I look at them:... Read more »Canning Blackberry Sauce
Lisa milling out the blackberry seedsLisa and Angelina realize that the "jam" is definitely more of a sauceThe kitchen is very hot, that explains the... Read more »« July 2006 | Main | September 2006 »