Plums, plums, plums

I have some work-work to do today, and a meeting so I won’t be able to get to the plums today. There are still loads more that need to come off the tree and not too many have fallen yet, so there’s still time
I started a food and exercise blog to move some [...]

Harvest is starting ;)

I picked loads of plums this morning in anticipation of canning them tomorrow. Yum! Plum jam, plum sauce Still waiting for squashes, beans and corn. We will have tons of grapes and apples shortly ; 4 apple trees so it will be dried apples, apple sauce, apple butter, apple pie filling galore, L-rd [...]

Prayers do get answered

Prayers do get answered, but not always in the way one would like. I have known for a while that I have been in error, in sin on a particular personal issue with my spouse. I always managed to justify my sin by pointing to his, and to the idea “the end justifies the means”. [...]

Simple Woman’s daybook 7-16-09

FOR TODAY 7-16-09…
Outside my window…Is the chicken pen across the yard. I need to let the chickens out!
I am thinking…about my neglected Bible study and how seductive the world is. Time for reflection!
I am thankful for…my dogs, that keep me company all day.
From the learning rooms…My daughter and I are working on picking out a [...]

In Season Recipe Swap: Tammy’s Recipes

Tammy’s in-season challenge today is “anything in season”; my entry is the incredible, edible egg. Who needs recipes when you have this for inspiration: (ideas for egg use below in lieu of actual written recipe

Look at the deep yellow of the yolk:

Eggs are so versatile! The venerable “egg-ovah” an egg over just about [...]

Garden update

Ah, the garden. What a challenge it was this year, with water problems and willingness problems and planting problems and chicken problems! Each year I start with the best intentions and my worldly life manages to interfere! There were several years previously that I fed us over 1/2 of our daily food from the [...]