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I have a really beautiful, healthy delicious sourdough starter in the fridge. I take it out once a month or so and make pancakes and a big batch of waffles (which I freeze.) But since my oven has gone out, I never make bread any more except in the bread machine. Does anyone have a breadmachine...

It's called Possum Living: How to Live Well Without a Job and with Almost No Money http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0876639872/ref=nosim/foldedspaceor-20/ I found this weird place where you can read it online for free, but I don't have the link to it at work. It was written in the mid...

A long time ago, I found an electrolyte recipe that was very simple something like 2 tbs lemon juice half tsp salt in eight oz water sweeten to taste (with whatever you like) I can't find it. John is going to get me some G (sports drink) but I hate that stuff. :sick Cassandra

This is a true story I wrote about today. It still cracks me up. It happened two years ago. The explanation of why my husband doesn't want me to use his tools. Have a look if you've got 15 minutes to kill. http://thinkersrock.blogspot.com/2009/01/incident-with-circular-saw.html Cassandra

Hey, I posted about this over at BYC (because there's so many people there who could be hurt by this.) A Homesteading Neophyte explains how to go to change.org to let Obama know how we feel about NAIS. Please read her post and go vote. :)...

I am a nervous wreck! It was very hard to do and my boss said (half jokingly) "That is NOT good news!" It is humbling to be needed and depended on, but my family needs me more. I gave a month's notice with the option of helping them out periodically if necessary. It is also flattering that...

I am having fits with my cameras and their batteries. The camera that I have now (a Nikon Coolpix) and the one I had before (a Kodak EasyShare) eat betteries like candy! It has happened before that I put new batteries in and they'd be dead before I could even take one picture. Then, I bought...

We just got a TV on freecycle. It's a 4 year old rear projection model and the sound works, but the video is out. John has been wanting one of these really really bad. It's not something we'd spend two thousand dollars for (the suggested retail price.) But it we could fix this one for ... oh, I...

Oh yeah. I totally did it. Y'all thought I was kidding when I said I was going to plant some winter greens, dintcha? Well, I done gone & did it. Oh, if you see any huge mistakes (that can actually be corrected at this point and will save my crops) you can point them out. (If it won't help, or...

The patandchickens one. She hasn't posted in about a week. Not that she is obligated, of course! Did she go on vacation or something and I missed the *Official Notification* Just hoping all is well with her. Cassandra

...but if you are a non-grown-up husband, shame on you! :D My husband is severely maturity challenged. Just the other day I found out he's been sneaking around smoking :rolleyes: Yes. Like a 14 year old. :th My biggest aggravation is that he has no aspirations whatsoever. When asked if he...

This is my doggies doing their usual thing. Our regular evening ritual after dinner. Them hogging a chair. Blue (right) ALWAYS sleeps with her head elevated. Like she's using a pillow. Cassandra

I contaced my Extension office and found out what's involved in taking the Master Gardener course. It's $85 and consists of 10 (2 per week) 4 hour classes for a total of 40 hours of what they called "interactive video lecture" whatever that means. Then, after you complete the course, you have...

I was thinking to take some of those smaller plastic dip containers. I think French's is the name brand and they are probably 8 oz containers. French Onion dip comes in them! Just poke a bunch of holes in the bottom. For some reason, the jars of disheveled sprouts looks unappetizing to me. I...

I was in Fred's (a discount/dollar store) the other day and saw a woman I have seen a few times through work. I couldn't remember her name, but I know she is a realtor. There is a shop in our town called Sisters By Design. It's one of those silly little gift shops that have really indulgent...

We have been buying a lot of inexpensive food for economical food storage and nutrition. The problem is, none of it is very fresh and green. I was at a grocery store several days ago to get something and saw these two bags of salad (one was a BLT Caesar sald and the other a bag of spinach...

We bought a bag of popcorn kernels a while back and didn't finish them all. John decided he didn't like it as well as the microwave kind. lol Can I do anything with the left over kernels? It's not enough to try to grind it or anything. (I don't have the equipment to do that anyway.) Just a...

(dh) John was in the bathroom and felt something on his arm. He looked and it was a white worm that had falled from the ceiling, bounced off his arm and landed on the floor. He moved out of the way and looked up and a couple more fell down. They were falling out of the exhaust fan. He got a...

I wrote about nasal irrigation on my blog today. Read my long rambling tale of experimenting on myself. LOL http://thinkersrock.blogspot.com/2008/11/sinus-trouble.html If you've never done this, well... it can be such a huge relief! To me it was so totally worth getting over my initial...

I just overheard two ladies in my office talking about some recipes and lady 1 asked lady 2 "is that the one you don't give out?" and Lady 2 said, "No I give mine out!... all except one." (It was white chocolate bread pudding, btw.) And they both mentioned another friend of theirs who has a...