Collins Country

Living off the fat of the land

Being in a financial pinch has resulted in some of the best eating!  Saturday, my husband and daughter went fishing and brought home about 15 pounds of fresh fish.  I made some home-made corn tortillas, splurged on an avocado and cabbage and we had wonderful fish tacos.

The cherry tree is still giving fruit, so we’ve had some fresh cherries for lunches and desserts.  Plus, you can’t do better than homemade bread and jellies for sandwiches.  Honestly, I think we have eaten better since this “scarcity” than we ever did before.

We feel like real pioneers!  Fishing for meat, picking fruit, making everything we can from scratch, putting things by!  Berry season is coming up, and I look forward to a good crop of Himalaya Blackberries, black and red huckleberries and maybe a few wild raspberries.  Yum. 

I also have my little garden to look forward to.  My corn is growing (a few, anyway), and the pumpkins are really taking off.  I haven’t seen hide nor hair of my green beans and sunflowers.  I may have planted them too late, or they may have gotten dug up by visiting critters. 

My dogs have gotten out of their yard (my little lab-cross knows how to untie the rope…weird).  My big boy, Chuck (who weighs 80 plus pounds) has tromped his huge paws over my corn more than once.  So far, I’ve saved all but one stalk, so I am grateful for that!

I can’t wait to have some green beans to can, and some corn on the cob to serve up with a nice BBQ.  Fresh pumpkin pie, oh my!  Being frugal is fun.

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{ 09:31 , Monday, July 3, 2006 } { Posted by Kitty }

Yes it is great to be able to live off the land. The Lord will provide. Meat cost so much I hate to go shopping sometimes. I have to feed a fly of 5 for supper + 2 or 3 lunches for the next day at work for dh, dd, and ds. So I have to stretch that meal to actually feed 8. Some days when Im cutting up the meat and start cooking, I think to myself, that is never going to make it. But low and behold everyday God feeds my multitudes lol. I try not to worry, I know sometimes we can't help but worry, but it will all work out. Keep the faith, he will provide, somehow.
Kitty

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{ 09:40 , Monday, July 3, 2006 } { Posted by Carol }

I have to agree too that living off the land is wonderful.
~carol