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Documentary- Monsanto Vs. Percy Schmeiser Update 26 Aug 2013 | 09:29 pm
Percy Schmeiser, By José Lozano, CC-BY-SA-3.0,via Wikimedia Commons I love a good documentary and there are plenty of them out there. This one popped up in my YouTube last night. It's a newer one o...
How to Make Homemade Pancakes and Why You Should Never Eat Boxed Mix Again 25 Aug 2013 | 12:32 am
Found this old box in the pantry. How's I miss throwing it away with all the other trash food in the house? Have you ever read the ingredients on a box of pancake mix? Even if you are trying to go h...
August Garden Update... 24 Aug 2013 | 02:55 am
It's been a busy day today and will continue to be a busy week. I now have 10 days until the fall meaties are shipped and 12 days to get ready for them so a few days ago I washed out the brooder and ...
Becoming a "Most of the Time" Localvore... Eating Locally and Seasonally in Indiana 16 Aug 2013 | 11:04 pm
I'm not going to jump on a soapbox and start preaching about how everyone should stop eating bananas, kiwi and papaya because they aren't grown locally and the impact that their transportation has on ...
No Cable, No Internet, No Home Phone... No Problem! 27 Jul 2013 | 12:53 am
Woman on Phone, Public Domain Image via Wikimedia No, we do not have a home phone. No, we do not have cable television and no, we do not have internet installed in our house. Shocking, I know, bu...
Old Fashioned Homemade Banana Bread... The Best We Ever Tasted 13 Jul 2013 | 11:57 pm
We try to eat local as much as possible but sometimes you just have to make an exception. Sweets LOVES banana bread. If I were to add banana bread into the rotation of things that I make every week,...
A Muggy, Humid Trip to the Wednesday Indianapolis Farmer's Market... and a Quick Garden Update 10 Jul 2013 | 11:19 pm
Indianapolis Farmer's Market. Lanie Ricketts, CC-BY 2.0 It's unanimous. Sweets and I both really like going to the Farmer's Market on Wednesdays. It appears that we have a new Wednesday ritual of ...
Score at the Bargersville Flea Market- Drey, Presto and Other Canning Jars... 9 Jul 2013 | 08:37 am
Part of my canning jar score at the market this past weekend. Sweets and I had a rare opportunity yesterday that we decided to take full advantage of. It was one of those "oops" moments where he tho...
Peaches from Sweets, Preserves and the Farmer's Market... Lazy Days in July 4 Jul 2013 | 01:18 am
Sweets brought me Georgia peaches as big as my hand! Photo edit by Mary Singleton Sweets is finally home for good. Maybe, just maybe it will give me a little bit more time to breathe and do the thin...
My Favorite Movies that You May Have Never Heard Of... Movie Reviews 6 Jun 2013 | 02:38 am
By Charles Chaplin, Edward Brewer, Henry P. Caulfield, Vincent Bryan, Maverick Terrell, Roland H. Totheroh, George C. Zalibra, and Mutual Film Corporation [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons I use...