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Current count is: 24 chickens, including one nice roo and one really annoying and talkative roo. Various breeds inc Ameracuna, Rhodie, Black Australorp and some mutts. 11 cats (shut up!) Most of the cats are nine years old or older, but doing really well. We're building a cattery in the...

Hah, you think you won't have a bazillion books laying around? Suuuuure you won't. Those 'free' books are seductive; all that information just there for your use for days on end, and then they go back. Yep, that's what I thought. But I usually have a few dozen books checked out at any given...

The more I read about food sold at typical grocery stores, the more I want to live off of only what I can produce here on my little few acres. If I can get my farm pond filled and holding water, I can get fish from that, and can learn to process my chickens. The veggie garden and fruits are...

The only thing that ever worked for us is straight amonia. PU. But it does a great job, especially if you do the straight razor pre-clean.

Thank you!!!

We can buy raw milk here in Washington State? Cool! now I just have to find a source here in the Tri Cities.

Once, back when I was living in an apartment and only dreaming of owning a home and land, I went to a friend's house for the first time. The "lawn" was covered in ummm, "native plants", the whole house needed a paint job in the worst way, and it was outrageously in need of a major reno inside...

Are you using that Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day recipe? I use the recipe (with a few adjustments) but I bake the bread on an oiled cookie sheet. I put my lower oven shelf on the lowest position, then put a glass casserole dish full of hot water on it when I start preheating the oven...

I just want to give a word of encouragement if I may. I know a little bit about what you're going through, as I've had some major surgeries myself. It gets wearisome being in the hospital and having to focus on body health instead of being out and about doing as you wish. When I talked to my...

Whoops, that should be Certo, not certa. Certo is a brand name for pectin, found by the canning jars and etc at the grocers or big box stores. I only added the Certo for a week or so, now drink a small glass of Welch's purple grape juice every day. Still wondering how to get a dog to drink...

I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis last spring. My doctor said to take Tylenol, Aleve, etc., which I did NOT want to do, so I started checking out alternative treatments. The arthritis was bad enough that I could not bend my right thumb at either joint. It just wouldn't move! My left...

For the little one with the tummy aches, I'd give her whatever active-cultures yogurt she will eat, to see if the acidophilis cultures get her straightened out. You could try easing the kids into the healthier yogurts by mixing yogurts. For example, if you're feeding three kids yogurt, put 1/3...

I would stock up on items that take the biggest chunk out of the grocery budget. For me, that would be meats. If I had the room, I'd buy a 1/4 or 1/2 side of beef locally, as well chicken breasts, a few pork roasts, ribs, etc. I'd also get a bunch of canned salmon and tuna, since I use these...

"I can still live ON $6500 per year and bank the rest." YES YES YES! Although I admire the can-do spirit of the couple in the article, what caused me concern is that they put a mere $1000 away for medical emergencies, and there was no mention of saving for the future or old-age planning...

Oh that is just so pretty! I'm inspired to make something similar, on a much larger scale, for Thanksgiving Dinner. Thanks for sharing.

I have not been in your exact position, but I have a daughter who was very very ill for several months. The lost wages, gasoline spent driving to and from the hospital, money spent on convenience foods because there was only time for her, payment for unreimbursed medications.....it all added...

Yep, it's amazing how much beautiful farmland and ranching there is in California. To many people, Calif is either LA or San Francisco, with no real grasp of the wide variety of climates and cultures. I lived in Santa Barbara for quite a while, then a small town named Paso Robles. Both areas...

Wow, thanks for sharing the finished quilt. It's so upbeat and cheerful!

(Note to self: Do not read SS while having toast and coffee at the computer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

I hope I'm not repeating here, but for my meateater family, I make a point of checking the "marked down" meat section whenever I go by Safeway in this area. By looking for the meat that is already on sale and has been marked down, I usually manage to get meats for about a dollar a pound. Last...