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Flooding at the Homestead: Part 2
December 5, 2012
Heather L
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Flooding at the Homestead: Part 2

Posted in Family, and Homesteading

While many people may have skipped making Thanksgiving dinner when faced with our crazy circumstances with the flooded cabin, I felt it was important to at least enjoy that part of our day. It also provided us with some good food to eat without having to stop to make up a full meal. Munchkin liked being able to grab food here and there as she got hungry. Since Munchkin wasn’t feeling well, she ended up keeping the dogs with her and resting most of the day. She also worked on the book that she was writing. Having the dogs with…

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Flooding at the Homestead: Part 1Looking Out of Master Bedroom
December 4, 2012
Heather L
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Flooding at the Homestead: Part 1

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On Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, we packed up the truck and headed up to the cabin for a relaxing long weekend. What happened was anything but relaxing…. When we arrived at the cabin, we could hear the fire alarms going off, but we couldn’t figure out why until we walked into the cabin. The entire back half of the cabin was flooded. The fire alarms had shorted out due to all of the water. We sprung into action. D turned off all the water in the house, and we started to sweep all the water out of the back of the…

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Thankful for Bountiful Baskets
November 4, 2012
Heather L
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Thankful for Bountiful Baskets

Posted in Family, and Holidays

I know that I’ve talked about Bountiful Baskets on a variety of occasions, but I’m going to talk about it again. Our latest basket included a nice variety of fall vegetables and fruits. The extra that I really liked this time around was the fresh herbs. I’ve missed cooking with fresh herbs, so this was rather exciting for me. I now have cilantro, basil, oregano, rosemary, dill, sage, and parsley. The kitchen smells so good with the cilantro, parsley, and basil sitting on the counter. The other herbs are making the fridge smell lovely. One of the things that I…

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Archery Practice at the Homestead
November 1, 2012
Heather L
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Archery Practice at the Homestead

Posted in Family, and Outdoor Adventures

Yes, we worked hard last week, but we also took some time out to relax and have a little fun here and there. As I wrote about previously, Munchkin has really taken to archery. After her archery class, she decided that she really wanted to have her own bow, so she could practice whenever as time allowed. She was willing to purchase it with her own money, so we knew that she was serious about it. Daddy and I decided that a bow and some arrows would be her Christmas present. Of course, we couldn’t actually wait until Christmas to…

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My Birthday at the Homestead
October 31, 2012
Heather L
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My Birthday at the Homestead

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Except for the sunset, these pictures were all taken prior to purchase of the cabin. The dogs were enjoying the cooler weather and the open spaces to run. Wiley quickly learned that if he listened and came when called that he didn’t have to be tied up or on a leash. His recall was wonderful. Wyatt, on the other hand, got so sidetracked by everything that he didn’t listen well. He found himself on leash a good bit of the time. We’re going to need to do some serious recall work with him so he can enjoy a bit more…

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