There is nothing like fresh, hot out of the oven homemade bread, especially roasted garlic bread! Here is an easy recipe I found on a food blog called Noble Pig. Noble Pig is located in the heart of wine country in Willamette Valley, OR and the family is involved in winemaking as well (Noble Pig […]
Peaceful Mountain Farm
The Mighty, Icy Okanogan River
Angel’s Muse: Nutcrackers versus nut crackers!
It all started a few weeks before Thanksgiving. We met another couple, Linda and Jody, who live off the grid and we immediately connected on many levels. It is quite rare to meet couples who live off the grid, so this is very, very special to me. Immediately the ladies decide we will have Thanksgiving […]
The way of things: orphaned calf
September has proven to be a very challenging month mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Today a cow died, bloated stomach. She had a bull calf with her who spent the better part of the afternoon at her side. We herded the calf out of the field with the hope he will reunite with the remaining four […]
Sweetness & Spice
A little sweetness and spice makes things very, very nice. I’ve never thought about combining honey, red pepper flakes and cayenne pepper before. I especially never considered this combination for a pizza sauce. I will admit, making pizza was quite the challenge in the beginning. An oven is still an elusive convenience for my kitchen; […]
M4 launches Operation Rodent Reduction
Marijuana Machine Gun Moonshine Militia (M4) launches Operation Rodent Reduction. Felix (male, held in left hand) and Sphinx (female, held in right hand) are responsible for recon, entrapment and execution of rodents found on the premises. Operation Rodent Reduction commenced on Monday afternoon. Currently, the three month old brother/sister team is a little small to […]
Once bitten, twice shy
Our day started off pretty typical yesterday; morning coffee, check the internet and a Faire special for breakfast (poached eggs over hashbrowns with bacon or sausage). I had thought about going to Smallwood Farms and check out the plums, but Strat reminded me that it was Stampede Weekend and would probably be crazy to be […]