tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post9122807577851234976..comments2023-11-05T05:27:55.905-06:00Comments on A Homesteading Neophyte: I want to. . .Phelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-65579680960037522672007-06-14T21:32:00.000-05:002007-06-14T21:32:00.000-05:00I wish I could be half the woman you are!I wish I could be half the woman you are!Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10753509148757883091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-27041363925800828772007-06-13T16:23:00.000-05:002007-06-13T16:23:00.000-05:00The old Flatheads, Knuckleheads, and Panheads are ...The old Flatheads, Knuckleheads, and Panheads are the best! Oh yeah!The Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962641109795032438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-73972050348615613532007-06-13T10:23:00.000-05:002007-06-13T10:23:00.000-05:00why is it that now i'm not allowed to do anyhthing...why is it that now i'm not allowed to do anyhthing i really, really want to get out and attack the nettles? they're driving me mad.<BR/>shopping yesterday, so in pain this day.<BR/><BR/>tried to set up a basically photo blog on here to show how the house changed and to put up animal pictures; will go mad with it as arm gets better and i still can't do heavy work. at the moment i'm sleeping a lot of the time to rest my arm without resort to painkillers: sleeping and reading<BR/>aaaagggghhhhhhhKillihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13175513884016706612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-25557485062746667982007-06-13T08:49:00.000-05:002007-06-13T08:49:00.000-05:00aww, Maggie, ~blush~ thank you.Gina, I too will dr...aww, Maggie, ~blush~ thank you.<BR/><BR/>Gina, I too will drive through the older part of a small town, and think how nice it would be to have one of those homes. As for kinship, that's because you dig the Cure and Dead can Dance, two of my favorites {even if I do listen to Cradle Of Filth and Prong as well.}Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-12783471921402378522007-06-12T21:50:00.000-05:002007-06-12T21:50:00.000-05:00You are an inspiration with your determination and...You are an inspiration with your determination and I also feel a kinship with you. I struggle with similar issues with my own homestead and there are times I vaguely dream of a cute little house in a small town with a small yard and no mooing cows, sheep that need sheared, roosters that crow at 3 am, or turkeys that attack anything red...<BR/><BR/>Then, I, too, notice the sunset or see a small tomato on a vine or watch as Baby and Maggie the Irish dexters graze their way across the pasture and I am happy in the midst of my exhaustion.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788740577135090145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-76894337058292553922007-06-12T20:36:00.000-05:002007-06-12T20:36:00.000-05:00Phelan I hope you were laying on a couch for that ...Phelan I hope you were laying on a couch for that self diagnoses. I think that you may have saved yourself some serious cash. You set a wonderful example plain and simple. You are a tender. You tend things although many mothers are in their own way you have the blessings of seeing the fruits of your labor.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08645641129813500105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-86572186150309465792007-06-12T19:07:00.000-05:002007-06-12T19:07:00.000-05:00P~ Thank you. I think you are doing a wonderful jo...P~ Thank you. I think you are doing a wonderful job there in the 'burbs.<BR/><BR/>Farm mom, ~blush~ now now, I don't have much of a following, why I don't really want a following, just people to laugh with me. But thank you. And it is. :D<BR/><BR/>donna, sorry to hear that you gave it up. It's frustrating but I couldn't image my life with out...wait, I could sleep with out it, ha! Find out how Cliff managed that, we want to know!<BR/><BR/>Rhonda, righton.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-36331144117407347392007-06-12T14:42:00.000-05:002007-06-12T14:42:00.000-05:00that's the thing - the going to bed tired and sati...that's the thing - the going to bed tired and satisifed. That is what I love too.Rhonda Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175785349529109084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-33448076762872879162007-06-12T14:15:00.000-05:002007-06-12T14:15:00.000-05:00I finally got tired of the gardening and canning a...I finally got tired of the gardening and canning and gave up everything but tomatoes and peppers. This year Cliff decided to garden a little, and I'm already sick of shelling peas (and we've only had two messes). I guess I'm out of it for life! <BR/><BR/>What really gripes me is that Cliff has two ripe tomatoes already. In years of gardening, I NEVER had any tomatoes ripe this early!Donna. Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18393352099473686196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-25038513753030555772007-06-12T11:36:00.000-05:002007-06-12T11:36:00.000-05:00I agree with p, very good post. A very REAL post. ...I agree with p, very good post. A very REAL post. I think that's why you have such a following. Many people appreciate your honesty about the life you live. It isn't for everyone, but it does seem to be for you...even when it hurts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-70295513927912486032007-06-12T11:33:00.000-05:002007-06-12T11:33:00.000-05:00Phelan, on a side note, my "white trash ways" have...Phelan, on a side note, my "white trash ways" have come out again. thought you might be interested.<BR/>P~<BR/><A HREF="http://apaetoday.blogspot.com/2007/06/compost-day.html" REL="nofollow">Composter.</A>P~https://www.blogger.com/profile/13403847624491620709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-75881932957672766112007-06-12T11:29:00.000-05:002007-06-12T11:29:00.000-05:00I didn't hear "feeling sorry for myself" in that p...I didn't hear "feeling sorry for myself" in that post at all. I came away thinking damn, that's a determined woman! Your love of your work and even more your realistic look at it shone through. I am one of those that often has the "romantic yearning" for a homestead. But I am also one that understands that it is not for everyone. I haven't figured out my ability to do it yet, but I have figured out my wifes, and she has not inclination what-so-ever towards it. So I make my homestead little by little on our 1/4 acre in the burbs. <BR/>Good post Phelan, very good post.<BR/>P~P~https://www.blogger.com/profile/13403847624491620709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-67419293155843176922007-06-12T10:04:00.000-05:002007-06-12T10:04:00.000-05:00You are right el, guess I am just feeling sorry fo...You are right el, guess I am just feeling sorry for myself today. It happens once and awhile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-64464794753574447202007-06-12T09:36:00.000-05:002007-06-12T09:36:00.000-05:00Ah, Phelan. This country simply doesn't reward ha...Ah, Phelan. <BR/><BR/>This country simply doesn't reward hard, physical work for women. Work and life should be cushy, and clean, for you as a mom. But, as you can see, homesteading is hard, dirty, and satisfying work, kind of like repairing old motorcycles!<BR/><BR/>It's a choice, surely. And sometimes we feel we bite off more than we can chew. But I bet you're a happier person when you're all sore and dirty, aren't you?Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878724196098024140noreply@blogger.com