Crazy Dangerous by Andrew Klavan About the book: “You probably want to hear about Jennifer and the demons and how I played chicken with a freight train and-oh yeah-the weird murder . . . you’re definitely going to want to hear about that.” Sam Hopkins is a good kid who has fallen in with a bad crowd. Hanging around with car thieves and thugs, Sam knows it’s only a matter of time before he makes one bad decision too many and gets into real trouble. But one day, Sam sees them harassing an eccentric schoolmate of his named Jennifer. When…
Author: Heather L
I'm proudly married to my best friend, an active duty US Marine. I'm happily taking care of our homestead and our ever growing entourage of animals. I enjoy writing, reading, cooking, crafting, diy projects, and various outdoor activities. It's all about enjoying the journey of life with my family.
Off-Grid Living on a Small Scale
Posted in Family, and Homesteading
One of the advantages to having a 5th wheel trailer is that we can go camping comfortably in almost any type of climate. Yes, it costs a bit more to get to places as we’re hauling a big trailer, but we also don’t have to be concerned with finding food we can eat or having a comfortable – bed. We just bring it with us. Here in the southern Arizona there are many spots where we can go dry camping for free. The only cost is however much it costs to run the generator or propane tanks (fridge and stove).…
Learning about Homesteading
Posted in Family, and Homesteading
As we move closer to D’s retirement years (well, retirement from the military), we’re starting to really give serious thought to where we want to live as well as how we want to live. We’re making decisions about living near civilization or living off-grid. In northern Arizona, where we’re seriously looking to settle, living off-grid or at least partially off-grid is the norm. We’re looking at the costs associated with hauling in water where wells aren’t always an option. We’re comparing costs associated with heat such as fire wood, propane, and natural gas. We’re researching solar power and generators. Whew!…
Potato Chip Parmesan Crusted Chicken
Posted in Gluten Free, and Homemaking
You know how you often end up with those crushed chips at the bottom of the bag? Well, I decided that I was going to use those to crust some boneless, skinless chicken breasts. The results were a delicious, moist chicken breast. I served them with some homemade Chipotle Ranch Dip and broccoli. Ingredients: 1 boneless skinless chicken breast per person (I made 4 chicken breasts as I wanted leftovers, so chip/cheese proportions are based on that.) 2 cups crushed potato chips (I used plain that I crushed to a bread crumb consistency.) 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese Directions: Prepare…
It’s hard to believe that I’m halfway through my food photography online class. During the first three weeks, we tackled learning the online platform and did a little meet ‘n greet with the other students, learned about lighting and simple styling, and learned about photo editing using Pixlr (free online photo editing program). We dealt with several technical issues that seem to come with being the first guinea pig class. Changes/adjustments are being made as we go to help insure future classes will run a bit smoother. I’ve picked a couple of new skills and techniques for my photos. More…