Couple of blog notes

Going Green in Illinois is having a contest to name her homestead, you can win a packet of heirloom tomato seeds.

The Abundant Life has a new site to order her soaps through; Back Acres Farm. She sent me 2 bars of soap. They smell so wonderful! Since these were just made however, I have to wait a few weeks before trying them out. (yes I am excited about soap)

Today is picture day. Of course it is pouring, so I guess tomorrow you will see all the inside things I do.

However I am grateful for the rain. We have now been downgraded to a mere severe drought rather than an exceptional one.

Gun Bloggers that accept my freakishness

I am not the normal gun owner. Insert a bunch of generalizations about stereotypical gun owners here.  I don't fit the mold of a gun owner. And I don't own one or more (not saying how many I do or don't have) just because I have to protect myself and my livestock either.

Found photo on Facebook, sorry I can't give credit to the creator. Edit; Thanks to Stephen the photographer is Oleg Volk. Great photos!

Now I haven't had dreadlocks in years, I have been every shade of purple hair color they could find and come up with. I do wear combat boots (tanker boots on special occasions). I have boots that high, I call them my hooker boots, and wear them on the motorcycle. I have fishnet stockings and have many piercings and tats. I recently died my hair back to a normal color because of my business venture, but in time it will go back to another not nature color.  Heck I even got married on Halloween with a slit throat and blood running down my cleavage.

And I enjoy reading gun blogs.

I recently had a conversation with a reader. She has been experiencing some attitude from some of the bloggers she likes to read because she looks like the above picture. I suggested she tell them to eff off. I really don't see the problem. If your readers are agreeing with you on a passionate subject, or heck even if they don't, what does it matter if they are normal looking or not?

I have been lucky in this department. I don't get criticized over my appearance by the bloggers I read.  I get criticized for other things and we disagree about things, maybe have a little spat about it, but these guys just don't give a hoot about what I look like. And I like that about them.

Some people say I look like this to get attention. Funny because I don't care much for attention. I don't do it to shock, I do it because I love it. I like my clothes and am comfortable in them. And my favorite color is purple, plus it brings out the blue in my eyes. All my tats have a personal meaning, like my boys foot prints running up my back. My piercing are because I was a test subject years ago, a friend was learning to be a piercer, I was the only one willing to let her practice (phone calls about things not suppose to be bleeding were a bit scary at times).

There are some blogs that catch my attention and I will start to read them, however I will sometimes catch a glimpse that this blogger is too self involved to be much fun. I will pass that blog by.

YeoldFurt is one of my favorite gun bloggers. He commented on one of my posts years ago, and I have been following him ever since. His blog is Old Lightning. 

Wolfe over on Wolf's Blog is another. He isn't limited to guns, he talks about all kinds of survivalist/prepper and personal things.

Stephen is a relatively new blogger to me. But I like his style. I enjoy his joys. I think we will make a good fit. You can find him at Standing outside looking in.

Many of the homesteading blogs occasionally discuss guns. But I will not include you in this list. I love ya, but . . .

The newest gun related blog to my list is Survivor man lite. I will just have to see how it goes there.

So I only have a few of you on this list. I must really like you. (sorry giggling)

What about you. Got Gun? Got a blog you would welcome some freak girls to hang out in, and comment?

For HermitJim

HermitJim was talking about gasoline rationing the other day on Coffee with the Hermit.

Here was my suggestion;

We've Named That Calf

From Hence forth, Courage's daughter will be known as Yart.

Congrats Yart, for getting a calf named after you!




You have secured your place in the utopia!

While doing my blog rounds this morning I read this on Coffee With the Hermit;

Town limits when roosters, hens can hook up

Apr. 27, 2011 10:06 AM
Associated Press

HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A New Jersey town has adopted an ordinance that regulates when chickens and roosters can hook up in backyard henhouses.

Ummm. . . ok. You can read the article at You got to be kidding me

Stylish? Me?

It has been awhile since I have done any kind of meme. A few years, if I remember correctly. It's not that I don't like them. I find them a great way to get to know a bit more about a person. And of course any award is flattering.

Scifichick bestowed the Stylish blogger award on me.

I don't think I have ever been called stylish in my life.

But it is Friday, I have nothing else to really talk about so why not play.

First I am to tell you 7 things about me that you might not know. After this long, what don't you know? What confessions of sin might I still have?

1. I roll my own cigarettes (yes, I am still smoking, someday I might quit)

2. I am a zombie film addict. (not just horror, but all stupid zombie movies get watched here)

3. I really like Russian death metal (and have been listening to a bit of Israeli metal lately as well)

4. All 4 of my son's have traditional Irish names (that American's like to ask, how on earth did you come up with that name~ sigh~ at least I didn't name them after a popular 1980's product as some have)

5. I wanted to be a horror movie director when I was younger

6. I was first published in a local newspaper when I was in 5th grade.

7. I was a ballerina.

Now the second part is I am to bestow this award and meme to some other sucker bloggers. Scifi says 15 of them.

15 is a lot! So I decided that the bloggers I choose are those that not only do I enjoy reading, but seem to be hiding. (as in few readers)

Rabbit Moon Farm

Tales from the Scratching Post

Blissful in The Boonies

Home [in] stead

Shade and Sweetwater

Thoughts of Fancy Horse

Back er Down

I make soap

Wolfwoods

I know it is only 9. But looking at my blogroll, many haven't posted in 2 months to a year!

So you tell me, what undiscovered blogger should I be reading?

Girls gone Trashy

oh that got your attention didn't it?

But it isn't what you might think. It's a project(s) blog made up of several different bloggers, spouting off about being poor, or green, or both or gritching about both (you know what I will be gritching about). It's about re-purposing, reusing, and getting the trash out of your life.

I kinda dig the ladies that are blogging there, plus I hear a few more might be joining them shortly. So hurry up and jump on the bandwagon!

Girls Gone Trashy

Don't hate me because I'm Quotable

This is a cute idea.

Click on the badge to go to the site

ssshhhh. . .

I am not here, I am not posting.

I have allowed my boys to sleep in today. It is so quiet, and calm, I'm not sure what I should be doing. I am catching up on every one's blogs, and my, have you guys been busy.

I thought I would pass on some of the new blogs I have listed on my sidebar for you. This is an unofficial Saturday blogroll call, because I'm not posting on the weekends, remember?

Kentucky Hollers Is another neophyte to homesteading. Whenever I am frustrated and ready to throw my hands in the air, I will head over there to see what she is up to. More times than not, her inexperience and her attitude towards it has me laughing.

Lilla Chinamengri Killimengri Some of you my have seen her responses here, Killi is a recent immigrant to Ireland where she is attempting to homestead despite a neighbor that moved to the country thinking it was going to be quiet out there.

Children in the Corn Farm mom is homesteading on two acres, with her husband, two children and magic elves?

Down To Earth, is the newest on my list. She is a homesteader in Australia. She is doing a few things from scratch and sharing her recipe for success with everyone. From laundry soap to cheese.

So long, farewell, Auf wiedersehen, good bye

As those of you who out clicked on my jenny/jack news yesterday, knows that tonight I am leaving.

The adventure begins as thus, we made a mistake. We trusted someone that we knew better than to trust. We were informed by our brother-in-law that he had a neighbor with a stock rack and that he would find out if we could borrow it. A week goes by and there is no news. My husband called him and asked about this stock rack, the brother-in-law had never asked the neighbor and informed my husband he would head over there right that moment and ask. He never called back.

I know that some of you do not know what a stock rack is. I attempted to find a link with a good definition. There is no such thing. I tried to find a picture of a stock rack to share. How very sad that the only good one I could find was a toy truck! The cage on the back of the truck is a stock rack. I called around and was informed that it is difficult to find them anymore, most people want trailers. ~sigh~

I found myself calling and looking up used trailers for sale or trailer rentals. You can not rent a horse trailer in the state of Kansas. Now what? We leave soon. My brother-in-law, a different one, has a trailer. It has no lights and needs new tires. Guess who gets to go and buy a harness and get new tires for it today. You guessed correctly, me!

And of course my sister-in-law is treating me badly, questioning why I had to go to Texas to get a donkey. What she doesn't understand is that it's not just about the donkey. It's about a friendship, and about my husband and I being without children for a weekend. The only vacation we have ever had.

Hopefully, tonight we are leaving for Texas to go and pick up the demon donkey. There will be no posts from me this weekend. But if you wish to follow the drama, you can keep and eye on me over on Tales of a Texas Farmwife. Marina's blog will be my Saturday blogroll call.

Sundays make it from scratch will be Cinnamon Raisin Bread

I will be back Monday to tell you all about it.

Saturday BlogRoll call

It is still cold out! UGH! No outside work today if I can help it. I plan on tatting today. While I am off doing that, why don't you visit these blogs;

the World According to Ollie, is written by a fellow BookCrosser. This is a personal blog with Adopt a pet posts, and she is stitching something. . . hmmm. . .

Urban Agrarian Is currently talking chicks. Go check out her backyard flock.

WeSnLaNi is a personal blog. This one is the highest energy blog I have on my list. Very happy and bubbly, you just can't help but to fall in love with the entire family.

Wheel, Abbagirl has been with me for awhile. This is a personal journal that I enjoy. And yes, I do like coffee.

Happy Easter to those of you that celebrate! Make it from Scratch Sunday will be posted later tonight as I will not be able to post tomorrow. I might even tell some of you what tattting is.

Saturday BlogRoll call

There was plans to attend a bbq, but with all these rain and the looming threat of severe storms, I think I might just play on the homestead today.

Today's blogroll features;

Longears Farm. The author has some wonderful stories about a woman and a stove, and another about the birth of goats. {She is also tempting us with sale of some baby goats!}

Ramblings From the Reservation, has left for the weekend, still that doesn't mean you can't stop by and read about her horses, flooding and just her thoughts on subjects.

Slowly she turned is obsessed with her back 40, of course I would be to if I had a back forty, I only have a back 4 ~grin~. Check out her ongoing saga of spring gardening.

The Back Forty: Over-the-hill-homesteading, who says you have to be under the hill to homestead {by the end of the day we all feel the same age, 140} Here you will find another neophyte, just trying to find a way that this simple living, is actually simple.

Be off with you! I am going to play in the rain.

Saturday BlogRoll call

is being posted on Friday evening. Why? I have to pick my husband up from the airport. Haven't seen him all week. He went to Wisconsin, and the S&S plant.

While I am enjoying the reunion, why don't you enjoy these blogs;

The Suburban Farm, is a personal blog on the thoughts of a. . . well, Suburban farmer.

There must be a point to all this, comes to us from. . . ok I just went and read her "all about me" and she introduces herself wonderfully. My name is Teresa.

Irish Sally Garden is the homesteading sister blog of the Irish CraftWorkers good Life, is all about living the sustainable dream in rural Ireland. . .

Jeff's Jetsam II is a personal blog. {not a homesteading blog} A little bit of this and that, straight from the mind of an interesting fellow.

I will see you all on Sunday for Make it from Scratch.

Saturday BlogRoll call

My Husband had a birthday yesterday, today we are having a party. If you are in the area, come on by, all I ask is that you bring along a side dish.

What!?! You can't make it? Well how about a blog crawl instead?

Crunchy Chicken is a nice pub ran by Deanna. She’s an experimental owner, trying out new things and hoping that she gets a few opinions.

Green, Blue, Brown is a comfy little tavern. You'll need to go into the back, there is a small table were the farmers have their small talk. No worries, I'm sure e4 will be happy to pour you a drink.

Happy hearts at home belongs to Alexandra. Her pothouse might only serve you hot cocoa to drink, but you are sure to find plenty of bread and beans at a frugal lover's price.

C's Life happens to be a café owned by Celeste. There are plenty of pictures hanging on the walls, and conversations glittered with a variety of emotions to keep you company.

Enjoy your crawl. Tell them Phelan sent you, and maybe they will give you a drink on the house.

Saturday BlogRoll call

My father came off the ventilator yesterday. While I am off to visit him, go check out these fellow bloggers;

April Dawn brings us some April Showers. She lives in a Big Long Baby Ruth, and tells us of her life in an enthusiastic and playful posts. Right now she is talking about men with rough hands and how she like to watch her husband work. yep, I am right there with her on that one.

House-poor, Homesteading, Happy has some wonderfully insightful post on Jo and her life.

gtr stumbled onto my blog only yesterday. He left some great comments, any one that comes here and leaves multiple interesting replies will get my attention. He is Raising Frolic and talking weather. Go check out this homesteader and the way he lives.

And here is an oldie but goody. Marina is telling Tales of a Texas Farm wife. I have known her for 4 years, and she is just now getting her farm together. I assumed she was taking baby steps, but now she is leaping.

Remember that today is the last day to enter and win some noodles. I will be back Sunday to talk cheese.

Saturday BlogRoll call

I messed up. Here is another item we can list under mistakes. I have to take my three year old into the doctor this morning, I brought tainted peanut butter into the house. I am not overly concerned that he does have salmonella, he has had "flu like" symptoms for the last few days. But of course it is better to have it checked out. I feel bad that I was unable to produce enough peanuts to last between harvests this year. Guess this makes me even more determined to get it right.

While I am gone, I am going to send you over to a few new to me bloggers,

Gina over on Cauldron Ridge Farm has a paragraph of descriptions for herself. I have been neglectful lately, so I am behind on her posts. She is a compactor, homestead lover and soon to be mom.

Celeste writes over at C's Life. A grandmother at the tender age of 47, she lives and writes on a small farm in Georgia.

Message from my yard, now this is an interesting blog, full of all kinds of good tidbits.

Walter is the creator of NoNAIS.org and his own personal blog Sugar Mountain Farm. Go check it out and see if you can guess what his mystery picture is.

Have a great weekend everyone, and remember, it's always best to eat local.

Saturday BlogRoll call

My father is in the hospital with a partially collapsed lung. We should find out Sunday when he can come home.

Onto the blogroll;

I have added one new blog this week; Blagger>>free or low cost, predominantly green living. This blog is based in the U.K., but us in the Americas can still find some interesting information.

I also wanted to bring your attention to a couple of discussions that are going on.

Burdockboy over on False Sense of security is talking about living without a TV.

The Fool, over at Shouting in the Dark has an on going discussion on the End of the American dream.

Both are worth your time to check out and maybe add your opinions too. No fret, both these gentlemen are appreciative of people voicing an opposing opinion, as long as there is no flaming going on.

If you have a blog, or know of a blog that I might be interested in, please tell me. I'll be happy to go and check it out. Now I am off to reply to all those comments on Could You help me, Please? Oh, and if you haven't yet, why not sign up for the Make it from scratch contest.

Saturday BlogRoll call

A special 5 today.

My calling on the lurkers resulted in 5 new, interesting blogs.

Maggie over on Banter, Bones and Breath has the cutest twins! If you ever wanted to know what goes on in a day in the life of an indoor air quality controller, this blog is for you.

The Greenwoman is even more sarcastic then I am. This is a witty blog about her life on the homestead.

Just me is a poetic blog about life and God, but currently she needs a horse intervention.

Pots, Dishes and Plants is a relatively new blog from Cori. The name says it all at this point. And if you are in New York and needing a Enviro friendly maid service, this is the blog for you.

Simple Life of the Neo-Hippy, was Progressive Turnip. Turnip is in the process of simplifying her life. She shares with us her questions about her life and things she sees around her.

Go, read, enjoy! And I will see you all back here on Monday. I plan on continuing talking about gardening, if you have any questions, or tips, or just feel the overwhelming need to say hi, then please, by all means, do so.

Saturday BlogRoll call

Admittedly I have added only one new blog this week. Been a little too distracted to look around. If you could do me a favor, and are a lurker of my blog, please leave a comment about your blog, and I will happily go take a look.

And that one new blog is ~drum roll please~ Naturally Food. This blog is a joint effort between Dahl, Emer {both food writers} and myself. This blog is in its infancy, but if you are interested in home cooking, using herbs, and wines, keep an eye out on this blog.

Now, I am off to go play in the snow!

Saturday BlogRoll call

We still have power. The sleet has been coming and going along with the snow, it looks like it will be worse today. So to combat all the weather woes we have been having, everything from sleet to those of you dealing with possible floods, go check in with some of these blogs.

An Irish Crafterworker's Good Life. The title says it all. She is up for best new Comer Irish Blog. So Go take a look and if you like what you see, go vote!

Homesteading Mom, is a personal blog from another Kansas gal. She's a quilter, and I should really try to make a date with her, to show me how to sew.

Kootenay Bliss, Carla shares lots of pictures and some traveling stories.

Are you a Crunchy mom? If so, Naturally WAHMs is the place for you. This is my most recent blog addition, so I am still going through everything, and looks like there is a carnival for me to join.

Also I would like to bring to your attention to something that Monica over at Small meadow Farms posted. Please take the time to read it and follow the links to voice your protest.

Keep safe this weekend!

Saturday BlogRoll call

Today my 2 year old is having his 3rd birthday party {real day is monday}!

To celebrate I am sending you away to these blogs;

Nexus Farm Caroline needs help naming her farm!

k2p2 Rebecca is a knitter, a bookcrosser and recently deceased, um I mean married. I adore her and her husband and have known them via the online life for a few years.

Getting Green off the grid
Info and links more than a blog


Ran with the Devil, walked with the angels, this is not a simple blog, these entries serve as Bob's memories.