Homesteading At Redtail Ridge

     We have lots of staghorn sumac around us. It's actually invasive around my garden, but, we let it grow because of it's brilliant red color in the fall. A perk is the sumac berries to ma...

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MY FIRST CROP OF GOOSEBERRIES AFTER 4 YEARS OF THE BUGS EATING THE BUSH DOWN TO NOTHING. WHY THEY DIDN'T EAT IT THIS YEAR I HAVE NO IDEA. I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO PREVENT THEM. THIS IS A VERY...

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      I planted a 4 foot tall mulberry tree by the chicken coop 5 years ago.  It was a tree planted by the birds in the old fenceline.  I knew they grew fast.  I never imagined it wou...

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           I'VE BEEN BABYSITTING FOR TWO OF MY GRANDCHILDREN THIS SUMMER.  WHILE BIG BROTHER IS IN SUMMER SCHOOL, THREE YEAR OLD ZOE IS MY HELPER.  WE FEED THE RABBITS AT 9:00 EVER...

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       I was babysitting and puppy tending, grabbed my camera, and we took a walk down the driveway to get the mail.  The driveway is 20 acres long.  The deep woods are on it's north sid...

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LAZAR....9WKS OLD MY 10TH FUTURE LEADER DOG.

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What's your caption for this week? Last Week: 'WHADYA MEAN IT'S ALMOST CHRISTMAS?! HOW DID WE MISS EASTER?!' That was where I was going with the pic Tex :-) This week's capti...

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A Family Tradition                                   They're getting better every year :-)                     �...

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What's your caption for this week? Last Week: " I RAN OUT OF SUCK!" CAPTION BY SPIDERJOHN. I WOULD SAY THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED JOHN :-) ! OTHER CAPTIONS WERE: AT LEAS...

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 THE VIEW FROM OUR WINDOW. (ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO)       See the lake in the background?  It's where all the guys in our crew go ice fishing.  Now that deer hunting is ...

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MY SCARF OF MANY COLORS, MADE WITH HANDSPUN YARN.  TURNED OUT CUTE I THINK. WEARING IT WITH A JEANS JACKET AND COWBOY BOOTS :-) .....dr momi

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     Here we go....back at it.  It's been so long since the last pic let's just start new. What's your caption for this week? .....dr momi

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MY SCOBY IS A BABY. FEEDING IT TODAY. .....dr momi

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NEXT YEAR'S MONARCH BUTTERFLY FOOD. NEXT YEAR'S GARDEN HEADACHE. NEXT YEAR'S ROOSTER.....A WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCK NAMED ICY. NEXT YEAR'S BROCCOLI SEEDS. (...AND THIS WINTER'S BUNNY ...

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A SMALL HANK OF 2-PLY MISS B (ANGORA RABBIT) AND TIA BROWN (LLAMA). A SINGLE PLY BALL OF MERINO SHEEP WOOL AND DYED LIGHT PINK TARA (ANGORA RABBIT). AND A SINGLE PLY BALL OF NOVELTY YARN FR...

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THE LAST OF THE PICO DE GALLO FOR THE SEASON. I DO BELIEVE I WILL MAKE IT MY WHOLE SUPPER :-) HERE'S THE RECIPE . .....DR MOMI

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 JUST OUT OF THE PRESSURE CANNER. MORE TOMATO SAUCE. (THE TOMATO PLANTS HAVE PRODUCED LIKE CRAZY THIS YEAR!)   MAMA BANTY HEN HATCHED OUT 5 DUCKLINGS FOR ME. THEY L.O....

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AFTER EXPLAINING THE BABY BUNNIES WERE "PERISCOPING" WHEN THEY SAT ON THEIR BACK LEGS AND RAISED THEMSELVES UP, THEY ALL QUIT DOING IT. 3 1/2 YEAR OLD GRACIE..... "GRANDMA, WHY DID ALL THE B...

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ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE TO PLAY AROUND WITH, IS SAVING  SEED FROM THIS YEARS GARDEN TO PLANT IN NEXT YEARS GARDEN. I PLANTED A SHORT ROW OF HEIRLOOM PEAS JUST FOR THE SEED THIS YEAR. I THI...

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ANGORA BUNNY SPARKLE, 15 DAYS OLD. PROMISED TO GRANDDAUGHTER GRACIE AS HER PET BUNNY. SHE WAS NAMED BY GRACIE. (GRACIE'S MOM IS GOING TO USE SPARKLE AS A THERAPY BUNNY AT THE GRADE SCHOOL W...

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TONIGHT WE HAD OUR 1ST ANNUAL FAMILY CORN ROAST AND FISH BOIL, FEATURING SWEET CORN, RED POTATOES AND ONIONS FROM THE GARDEN. THE CORN SOAKED IN SALT WATER FOR 20 HOURS, AND THEN WAS ROASTE...

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ZSA-ZSA HAD HER BABIES LAST SAT. 9 ANGORA KITS...IN SOME GREAT COLORS! (I'M VISIONING THE YARN ALREADY.) MY 4 YR. OLD GRANDSON RILEY LOOKED AT THE NEST AND SAID, "I SEE ONE MORE EGG." *AHEM*...

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 I'M LEARNING TO MAKE YARN ON A DROP SPINDLE. THIS IS MADE OF 100% LLAMA...PELE & GALLANTE. (NOT MINE) I LOVE THAT IT IS THE SAME COLOR AS MY WEATHERED CHAIR OUTSIDE. ...

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 YOU PROBABLY NOTICED I TOOK A BLOGGING BREAK. I THINK IT DID ME GOOD. IN THE MEAN TIME I LEARNED HOW TO NEEDLE FELT. (VERY THERAPEUTIC JABBING THINGS WITH A NEEDLE, LOL) I HOPE TO HAVE...

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I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO MEET ZSA-ZSA. 100 % FRENCH ANGORA.  SHERMAN'S WIFE....DUE MID JULY WITH LITTLE FIBER BUNNIES :-) I DID BUY A 90 % GERMAN ANGORA BABY ALSO -- SOLD TO ME AS A WOOLER (NO ...

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