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 […]
Facebook, the great connector! Have you ever just typed in the community you live in, just to see what comes up? Well, I did. And that’s actually how Shirley and I met! I found this garden group and I asked to join. Shirley was the one who approved the request and so I PM’d (private […]
December 3, 2014: Captured this photo of the mighty Okanogan River as we drove back to the Riverside place. The temperatures have been hovering around zero Fahrenheit with a windchill taking the temps to the -10 to -15 range.
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 […]
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 […]
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; […]
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 […]
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 […]
Some wild weather just moved thru DIAXARIS. First, around 3 PM PST, the skies grew quite dark. There’s a new fire between Twisp and Winthrop so not only were the clouds dark but the smoke was blowing our way as well. It’s been quite dry up here and the winds, gusting at just over 35 […]
I was recently introduced to the world of sourdough! I know most of us have heard of sourdough bread and if you are like me, you can probably sit down and eat a whole loaf by yourself. I took a class strictly to learn how to make sauerkraut. I already knew I did not like beets and […]
