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 Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:17 pm
Yanueh Yesterday, I took one of Illiezeulette's "starving third-world orphan showers." XD Also, I tried cooking young tumbleweed, but I didn't really like the texture. Maybe it would be better as a fresh salad green. Another thing I'm learning (well, I knew it before, but now I'm REALLY realizing it in a way I never appreciated before) is that PLANTS DO NOT WANT TO BE EATEN!!!!!!! Our nice safe grocery store veggies have been defanged and declawed. Out there in the wild, everything is either trying to make you sorry you ever tasted it, stab you with thorns and spines, poison you with oxalic acid (some edible plants should be cooked and eaten in limited quantities because of this - lol @ raw fooders) or lower your fertility/libido. (Yes, ladies and gents, phytoestrogens are a defense mechanism to stop plant-eaters from making little plant eaters.) Coffee! Stimulates heart attacks in small animals and insects! But we humans love it!
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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:19 pm
anyway what did I learn today?
Nothing other than the fact I'm at war with squirrels and birds.
They're eating all my sunflower sprouts before they could get their first leaves! I have ugly crates over the remaining two sprouts...I'm going to try some more seeds. =_= *sigh* and it's not like I can put up a scare crow, the plot is separating our property from my neighbors.
I need some reflective pinwheels.
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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 9:52 pm
Hugel I need some reflective pinwheels. I believe any sufficiently shiny object hanging about will work. Today, I went to a thrift store outlet - where basically they sell the stuff that didn't sell at the thrift store by the pound. I picked up a bunch of Christmas garland because I more or less vowed not to be among those who have horrible-looking Christmas trees after moving out because they had absolutely nothing to decorate their trees with except boiled spaghetti or something. I also found some candles - candles that had never been burned. It boggles my mind how people will pick up candles, never burn them, then send them off to a thrift shop. I also picked up my own copy of Atkins For Life. whee
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:23 am
Too bad AOL doesn't send out those discs anymore. I could use really use them now. :/
All the thrift shops near my house are in basements. I found one while walking around when my brother was taking his clarinet lessons, but the place was so run down I didn't want to enter. I felt like I was going to break something.
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 7:47 pm
Finally got the fruit trees planted this weekend! So next year, there should be apples, pears, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots! Also restrung a couple of windchimes, finished another shawl (making another bunch for a family gathering later in the year), and saved the neighbor's bottle calves from our Pyr puppy, who thinks he's the king of the world. Weekend with family and friends....how can you beat that? Tomorrow----more gardening!
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:58 pm
Today I pulled up the taller weeds in my garden and planted the rest of my seeds (except for the late-season Summer ones)
And tonight I made two loaves of fresh herb bread heart It's been so long since I've had homemade bread, it's such a treat!
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Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 5:19 am
Well yesterday I took pictures of two young fledgling warblers in my yard around 3pm. Though around 8...they were still there... and there was storm coming. I coaxed them under one of my larger plants so they had some shelter and added some dried grass and pine needles for them to keep warm. I think they like my watering bucket. biggrin Going to see if they're still there hopefully they'll be alright, they still have a bit of fuzz on their head and their tails aren't all that developed yet, but they should know...hopefully how to forage for food by now. Artistic Mystic Today I pulled up the taller weeds in my garden and planted the rest of my seeds (except for the late-season Summer ones) And tonight I made two loaves of fresh herb bread heart It's been so long since I've had homemade bread, it's such a treat! Sounds delicious! Would you mind sharing the recipe? Also...I start my first day of work at Espirt.
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 4:21 pm
Last night I re-laid the brick under the firepit----not perfect, like it was, but it'll do. I tried several times to get some video of all the fireflies, which are even in the house!, but no luck. Sorry, Pixie.
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 4:43 pm
It finally rained after 4 days of failed forecast of "t-storms and showers"
accidentally over watered garlic, spent a few minutes draining it hand. Curse the pot for not having holes.
Anyone have tips on growing garlic?
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Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 12:50 am
Today I took a 5-year-old to the grocery store with me and he had a blast xd Then tonight we made a strawberry cream pie together. heart
And Hugel, sorry for the late reply, but here's the bread recipe, it's from the American Heart Association Cookbook circa 1973:
Ingredients:
1 cake yeast or 2 envelopes dry yeast
1/4 cup lukewarm water
1 3/4 cup skim milk
2 1/2 tbs. sugar
1 tsp. salt
6 cups sifted flour
2 tablespoons oil
1 tsp. garlic
1/2 tsp. oregano powder
1/2 tsp. thyme powder
Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water.
Mix the sugar and milk together and stir into the dissolved yeast. To this mixture, add the salt and 3 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Add the oil.
Gradually mix in the remaining flour until the dough is stiff enough to handle. Knead it until it is smooth and elastic. Place dough in a greased bowl, turning to coat all sides with oil. Cover with a clean cloth and let rise in a warm place (about 85 F) until double in bulk.
Dive into 2 equal parts. Shape into loaves, and place into two 10x5 inch loaf pans. Cover and let rise again until doubled in bulk.
Bake in a preheated oven at 425 F for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 375 F and continue baking 30 minutes longer. Remove bread from pans and place on wire racks to cool.
Yield: 2 1-pound loaves (16 slices each)
1 slice=95 calories.
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Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:08 pm
Spent the day watching series of video's learning to butcher and clean everything from a rabbit to a hog or a cow.
Valuable informations.
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Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 9:47 am
Teh_plague Spent the day watching series of video's learning to butcher and clean everything from a rabbit to a hog or a cow. Valuable informations. That is valuable. The thing I learned was how to start a fire without matches. And filter water with moss, and charcoal. endless videos=boredom
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Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 6:56 pm
I'm doing a lot of learning and practicing of survival skills lately. Starting fires with a flint, emergency shelter stuff, finding food/hunting without modern tools. Bought myself a slingshot to do some emergency hunting if necessary. Stays in my SHTF bag.
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 3:11 pm
Those are vital things to know, guys. A friend of mine posted this----you might enjoy reading it. It's always good to be ready for whatever life throws at you.
http://www.redstate.com/elronaldo/2010/06/23/im-in-awe-of-these-people/
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 11:13 am
@sunsetsmile: good read actually, I figure i need to know how to do everything that i would normally pay someone else to do for me. Getting my own food, cleaning it, building/construction of houses, auto repair, minor electrical work, plumbing. Because in these times of economic uncertainty and political problems throughout the world...who know's how long before the same happens here.
I admit rototilling a large space is a bit time consuming and it will put a hurting on you if your not used to it. That's where the problem lies...people aren't used to having to work hard for things anymore..and its sad.
*end rant*
Today: my plans of cleaning the garage out and moving all of the knife making tools out to my new bench have been interrupted by large quantities of rain. Unfair i say. Maybe tomorrow it'll be clear enough to get it all taken care of. Then i can set up the new shelves in the once again open half of the basement. Our pantry is far too small so with the amount of canning and stocking up i plan on doing over the next few months we need some big shelves to store a minimum 3 months of extra foods. (i'm one of those crazies that keeps massive amounts of extra food and water stored in their basement for emergencies)
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