Special thanks to Blogging for Books for providing this review copy. The Blender Girl Book Description: The debut cookbook from the powerhouse blogger behind theblendergirl.com, featuring 100 gluten-free, vegan recipes for smoothies, meals, and more made quickly and easily in a blender. What’s your perfect blend? On her wildly popular recipe blog, Tess Masters—aka, The Blender Girl—shares easy plant-based recipes that anyone can whip up fast in a blender. Tess’s lively, down-to-earth approach has attracted legions of fans looking for quick and fun ways to prepare healthy food. In The Blender Girl, Tess’s much-anticipated debut cookbook, she offers 100 whole-food…
Month: July 2014
Wordless Wednesday: A Special Gift
Posted in Family
A special gift from her best friend made from Munchkin’s Dixie’s (her horse) hair.
When Teddy passed away on Saturday, Munchkin’s search for a new guinea pig began. (That’s how she deals with a loss of a pet.) She wanted to adopt a younger guinea pig. She searched guinea pig adoption sites as well as craigslist. She finally found a couple of male guinea pigs that were less than 2 months old. We learned that one of them was still available, so we drove to pick him up. Poor little guy has a big scab on his nose. He was like that when we got him, so we’re not sure what happened. Thankfully, it’s…
In Loving Memory of Teddy
Posted in Family
Theodore “Teddy” was born on September 4th to Rosita and Choco. He was quite the little guy back then. Munchkin had a blast taking care of him and babying him and his siblings. Eventually, we sold Rosita and Teddy’s sisters, so he and Choco were quite spoiled as guinea pigs. When Choco passed away, Simon and his son Alvin came into our lives. Munchkin and Daddy had gone over to adopt Alvin from someone who needed to get rid of their guinea pigs, and they ended up coming home with both Simon and Alvin. Simon was a HUGE guinea pig,…
Rain + Dirt = Muddy Horses
Posted in Family, Homesteading, and Outdoor Adventures
While we were at the cabin, we received a lot of rain which was great as it was way to dry up there, and the rain was seriously needed. At first, we thought the horses may have a hard time settling into their new location, but they took to it fairly quickly. They loved being able to hear the horses at the neighbor’s place, and the bigger place to run was immediately tried out. In fact, they were so engrossed in the new place that, for the first couple of days, they didn’t immediately come when I brought their food…