Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Slightly Diminished Chaos

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The floors are done. Finally I am quit of the Carpet of Shame and instead am basking in the mellow glow of solid oak. The children are enjoy...
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Thursday, November 25, 2010

How to Make Real Tamales

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Part of yesterday and all of today (so far) was given over to making tamales. From actual scratch. It's something I've always wanted...
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Thanksgiving Tamales

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My mother-in-law and I have been spending the last several hours making tamales from SCRATCH. Meaning, making nixtamal from dried Mexican co...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Can't Let This Rest

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For anyone who lives in Skagit or Whatcom counties: Please do not hire Joostens roofing. Not only did they do a shoddy unprofessional job, b...
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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Gettin' Crafty Wit It (Or Something Like That)

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Some four years ago, I came across this sewing machine at a garage sale. Actually, it was the garage sale that the previous owners of the ho...
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Friday, November 19, 2010

Busier Than a One Legged Man in an Ass Kicking Contest

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.... as my mom used to say. Alternatively, busier than a one-armed paperhanger. Yes, it is odd that her analogies all included amputees. No,...
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Surprise!!!

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My husband called from the road yesterday. He will be home late tonight, or possibly tomorrow early. He has a surprise for me! My mother-in-...
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Sunday, November 14, 2010

Taking a Break from Home Improvement (Farmer's Market)

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Unable to do anything more immediately on the house, and really really tired of thinking and writing about it, the kids and I took a persona...
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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Mold Monster Update

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Yesterday I found a carpenter who was willing to come out first thing this morning. Rowan and I spent an hour cleaning out the closet in pre...
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

When the Cat's Away (the Mice Will Get Some Work Done)

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Okay, bear with me, y'all: there's a lot of back-story here. I am running the home place all by myself for a week or two. Yesterday ...
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Monday, November 8, 2010

Holy Pork Chops, Batman! (the Backstory on Pigs)

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My camera is eternally on the fritz, out of batteries, or both, so I can't take a picture of the lovely ham in the oven, alas. I will, h...
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Thursday, November 4, 2010

All Quiet on the Homefront (Stuff That Did and Didn't Get Done)

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Milking season is over. No more race to keep up with the goat-ladies making cheese and yogurt every day. Garden is put to bed. Planted garli...
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Sunday, October 31, 2010

Gimpy Goat and No More Milk

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This is Django. She is one of the original three goats we bought when we moved here, and now she is the only La Mancha I have (La Manchas ar...
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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Great Goat (Manly Food)!

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Yesterday, I made goat for dinner. Obviously, we have eaten some of our goats before. We have butchered kids two years in a row now, and eve...
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Cheap Delicious Dinner (Girly Food)

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In a recent post ( There's Nothing to Eat (Pantry Management)! ) I was casting about randomly for combinations of proteins and starches ...
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