04:18
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June 28, 2006
Today's question on the Porch is asking us what we see outside our
front door. When I open the door, I see cows. Many, many cows, on all
four sides of me. Lots of pasture, and a pond to the right. I see a
lonely road that stretches down to our house, the last one on the
street. And I see a crooked post mailbox, one that you might see in
paintings of American folklore. I see a massive tree whose branches hit
another tree's, up at the very top, creating lots of shade in our front
yard. And I see two barns and a couple of tractors. Best of all, I see
many, many large hay rolls....something you don't see in Calif (they
are small and square there). Hay rolls stacked in the field to the
left, covered with black plastic, and more hayrolls dotting the
countryside to the right, waiting to be "put up" for winter feedings. I
love where I live in northeastern Tennessee.
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10:42
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June 28, 2006
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southernbelle
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Oh girl, I know you do love it there! If I had one place I could visit often or move to it would be right in your area. I love TN!! What a beautiful view you have from your front door.
The daily, hopefully not too fragmented, display of whatever is on the homesteading segment of my scattered brain. I love anything farm...ranch...sufficiency. Y2K was the highlight of my late 20s - well, preparing for it was. Even though nothing happened, I learned a lot, and it birthed a new interest in things I'd previously cared nothing about. I love canning, making masa, and drying vegetables. I want to learn to make salsa, fruit butters and sauces, and soap. Oh, and candles, too. Can someone tell me what lye is and where to find it? And do I need goggles? Help.