Chats on the Farmhouse Porch

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Grab your cup of tea or coffee, sit a spell and join us for 'chats on the farmhouse porch'.  Please remember, my questions are always a week behind.    

Everyday Ruralty

QUESTIONS:

1.  Have you ever been on a boat? (motor boat, sailboat, cruise ship, ark, or Good Ship Lollipop)

2.  Do you need an alarm to wake up in the morning, or do you wake up naturally?  If you have an alarm, please tell us which type?

3.  Have you ever had a yard sale?

4.  Do you like kitchen gadgets?  What are some of your favorites?

5.  Do you read labels at the grocery store?

ANSWERS:

1.  I have been on a motor boat, a canoe, a kayak, a paddle boat and a white water raft.  More simple watercrafts than a cruise ship or ark!  LOL

 

2.  If I have to get up for work or an appointment at a time that I normally don't get up then yes, I need an alarm clock.  I have just a cheapy digital alarm clock but I am on the lookout for a vintage wind up model ..... hopefully in green! 

3.  Oh yes!!!! Many, many of them!  LOL

4.  I LOVE kitchen gadgets...but only small ones.  The big ones take up too much room.  A couple of my favorite are my flat blade scraper .... looks like this

 

and my bread maker!

 

5.  All the time!  I always check expiration dates ..... there are so many times that food has been expired on the shelves and I check the sodium content of foods .... for our health.

Thanks Patrice for hosting another 'chat'!  Glad you joined me.  Stop on over at Patrice's and join the other lovely ladies who participate.  Remember to give your loved ones a hug!

Never Waste Another Drop of Honey!

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We have started to eat quite a bit of honey in our household since I have learned of all the health benefits it provides.

Has this happened to you before?  Now this isn't my honey .... I had to borrow a picture from google images since I had forgot to take a picture of my own crystallized honey but I am sure some of you have opened the pantry only to find your honey looking like this as well. 

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I hate wasting honey, especially the raw honey, I have come to love and enjoy daily.  Our local raw honey is not cheap to purchase but I like to buy locally and help out our fellow farmers so finding a way to enjoy ALL the honey in the jar became a mission.  Well, good old Pinterest solved this problem for me.  

Just in case you have this problem too, I want to tell you that all you need is a boiling pot of water.  Once the pot of water has reached the boiling point, remove it from the heat and place the unopened jar of honey in the pot of water.  

Let it sit until the water has cooled.  Your honey will be as good as new!

Beware however that the label does peel off.  LOL  No need to worry if that honey crystallizes anymore.  

Remember to give your loved ones a hug!

Sunday's Blessings

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this week I loved the ......

 

smell of :  popcorn

 

sound of :  children laughing

 

taste of : Dark Chocolate Acai with Blueberry.....newly discovered and oh so yummy

 

sight of :  6pm on the clock ..... work is done!

 

feel of :  a warm winter jacket!

this week I am thankful for .....

 

-  a birthday phone call from Lucas

 

-  thoughtful gift from a very good friend

 

-  blessing of turning another year older

 

 

Have a Blessed Sunday and remember to give your loved ones a hug!

Happy Birthday Honey!

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HAPPY 53rd BIRTHDAY 
HONEY!

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I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!

love you with all my heart

Happy February

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February, the month of love .....  I have always loved February.  I love that it known for hearts, pink, red, flowers and ANYTHING feminine and pretty!  I am a lover of pink.  My whole home would be filled with pink if hubby would allow it!  

I do try to squeeze pink in here and there with decorating.  Maybe a pink pillow or a throw with some pink in it.  Tablecloths, napkins and linens always have a some pink in them....those are the little things that hubby doesn't notice. 

February is usually the turning point up here in Minnesota.  The days are noticeably longer and the sun's heat is beginning to gain strength.  We normally have what is called a "February Thaw" and it gives us the promise of spring and what is to come.  

Tomorrow is good old Groundhog Day and that little furry creature will decide our fate ..... 6 more weeks of winter?  Up here, whether the groundhog sees his shadow or not, we ALWAYS have 6 more weeks of winter so what he determines by popping his head out of the ground, doesn't have much bearing for us.

So while the rest of the country waits in anticipation for Mr. Groundhog, I will hibernate with my quilt, my kitties, a cup of tea and a good book or a knitting project and pass the next 6 weeks with the mindset that I will have to patiently wait for the pussy willows, the buds popping out on the branches and seeing the daffodils desperately trying to struggle through the snow, looking for that sunshine.  

It's okay though, I don't mind.  That is the joy of living where there are four seasons!  Patience will award you with the next one when Mother Nature decides it is time.  

Wishing you the best for the month of February and remember to give your loved ones a hug!