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It has been a week since I have posted. Boy, how the time flies. Here is an update on the happenings at Felark Field: 1) Chickens are still roaming all around. We have a 20 x 20 pen up but we still need to cover it and fix some "holes" where they can get out. It seems to have been a slow process but luckily all of our neighbors are understanding...especially when you bribe them with fresh eggs! 2) All of you ladies have been such an inspriation. This week I got back to a very well planned and organized menu which was posted on the fridge. We did so good until Thursday when life began to happen, but the glorious thing is that I had leftovers on the menu for Saturday night and we just skipped our Thursday night plan of chili and cornbread and had leftovers. We will have chili and cornbread on Saturday night now. The family loved having a menu and being able to see the plan. 3) I also made: - 2 dozen cupcakes - 2 loaves of Pumpkin Spice Bread - Angel Biscuits - 3 dozen Peanut Butter cookies I know it isn't much compared to what some of you do each week...but hey...it's a work in progress. 4) This past summer I inherited my grandmother's sewing machine. I don't know how to sew yet and have been rather intimidated by the machine but Thursday I dusted it off, got the book out to determine how to place the thead and bobbin, and sewed one small line on a peice of scrap just to make sure it works. IT DOES! I plan on posting an add on freecycle for scrap material because I want to try my hand at quilting. Also, my mother used to have a bunch of old patterns. I'm going to try to get those from her and teach myself all things sewing! Wish me luck! 5) The planned "garden patch" got a layer of kitchen scrap, a layer of newspaper, and a layer of hay from the chicken coop to "compost" down all winter. I am trying my hand at the "No till" method of gardening. Again, wish me luck! 6) Last night I filled out the Guide to Spring Indoor Seed Starting (You can find it here http://www.motherearthnews.com/uploadedFiles/articles/issues/2006-12-01/Seed-Starting-chart.pdf )in an effort to be well organized for the upcoming spring growing season. And finally, 7) This past week I spent some time clicking around Homestead Blogger and I came across a lady who is hosting a Bible Study from Restoration Ministries which is discussing how to restore the early church. I thoroughly enjoyed her blog and would like to participate in the study but forgot to add her to my "friends" list. If any of you are following along with that particular Bible study, would you be so kind as to leave her link in my comments, please. Thanks so much. I hope you all have had a GREAT week and a BLESSED week-end! Catherine |
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