• Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - Wonderful time of the year!
Greetings friends! I hope you are all snug and secure on your homesteads. There sure is a lot of nasty winter weather affecting all parts of this great country of ours. We've had snow, sleet, freezing rain, and lots of cold and wind. It's not even winter yet, officially! We're keeping warm and toasty with our woodstove and fireplace. We have plenty of food storage and plenty of animal feed, so let it snow, let it sleet, let it storm!
I spent the day today making Christmas cookies and other goodies for Karl to take in to work for all the guys tomorrow. It's not as easy as it is some years as I'm still hobbling around on crutches, but it just wouldn't be Christmas without all that holiday baking, so I managed to get it done! I also have a ham baking in the oven for tonight's dinner. We'll have baked sweet potatoes, fried apples, rolls with crab apple jelly, and sweet corn with the ham.
We put the tree up the other day, and we went with an "early American" theme with red, white, and blue ornaments (apples and glass balls), strung popcorn, pine cones and little silver bells. It's so pretty! Karl and I watched Christmas shows on the television, and enjoyed eggnog and snowstorm squash pie while we strung the popcorn. It was a very nice evening!
We're having all the kids and grandkids over for Christmas morning and dinner, so I'll be busy this coming week with preparations. I do have to go out to Cincinnati on Tuesday to get this cast removed from my leg. YaY!! I'm so ready to be out of this thing! I also have our church's Christmas social on Saturday, the 20th, so that will be a festive occasion too!
You all stay safe, snug, and secure in your homes. Merry Christmas! |
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The Queen's blessing is a 21 acre homestead tucked into the beautiful rolling hills of southern Ohio. We make our own soaps, candles, breads and cheese, and we produce over 90 percent of our own food products, including raw honey, orchard fruits, garden vegetables, dairy, and meats. We want to be as self-sufficient as possible while still enjoying the benefits of the 21st century. I am a author of homesteading books and my husband, Karl, and I are homesteading consultants as well.
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