We ended the year on such a sad note that it's hard to look back at all I got accomplished. But, we must forge ahead, no matter how painful at times.
So, instead of looking back, I'll look forward. My sister is now speaking in complete sentences instead of just one word answers to questions. And, she shared the Hobby Lobby postings this week. All signs that she will move forward with her life as well.
I'm still working on the post for Brooke but having trouble with just the right words, much less the problems with photos. Oh well, I'll get it worked out somehow.
I went back to work last Wednesday (1/2/13). Hard, but getting better. I still have a few friends to face but after that, I think things will work themselves out for the normal side of things.
Our house is still clean & uncluttered. One of the goals we have set for ourselves .... when laundry is done, put it ALL up. That may take some cleaning of drawers & closets but rest assured, we are going to really try.
This past weekend was another round of accomplishments. Not much to speak about for Saturday but Sunday was a busy day.
I tried a carpet cleaning recipe that really seemed to work. Our last house guests (in Oct.) apparently filled their coffee cups too full & 'dribbled' coffee straight across the room which I didn't notice until we started cleaning last week. I put about an 1/8th of a cup of baking soda in a spray bottle, then filled with hydrogen peroxide. Sprayed the stains, waited a few & then
Update: No pictures. Just trust me, it worked!
I then started some yogurt with whole milk (pasteurized but not homogenized) from Wainwright Dairy I warmed 1 quart milk to 180 degrees, let cool to 110 & then added 1/2 c. Greek yogurt w/life cultures. Put it in a covered glass container & put it in an insulated cooler with a qt. jar of very hot water. I just changed the quart jar of now luke warm water w/another qt. of hot. I take it out at 8pm tonight & will set it in the fridge to drain to get some nice thick yogurt.
Update: Got it & it's delicious! It is a toss between sour cream & butter. Soooo good! I can only handle a 4 or 5 teaspoons at a time.
I decided to make French Baguettes today as well. I had bought 2 Williams Sonoma baguette pans at an estate sale last year ($10, retail for $30). I mixed the yeast, sugar & salt, let that sit, then added flour & kneaded for 10 minutes (my 2nd workout for the day) then let it rise for 45 minutes. Then every 30 minutes took out, turned, folded & put back to rise for another 30. Next was to shape in balls, let rest for 5, then flatten & roll into loafs. Let that sit for another 30 & then bake for 20 min. in a 450 degree oven. They smell heavenly, & they tasted wonderful! Update: It's now Tuesday & I just had a couple of slices w/my wonderful salad, delicious.
Note: Will cook at 425 degrees for 25 in the future. They were very good but I think a lower temp. would work better.
Since it was such a dreary day & on queue from Mama Pea I decided to join in Souper Sunday & made homemade soup.
Cream of Broccoli that I adapted from Granny Miller is what I decided on. I steamed Organic broccoli that I got from the The Veggie Bin & then finely chopped & put it in with some whey that I had frozen from the last time I made cheese & heated that up. In a separate pan I melted 3 T. of butter, added dehydrated shallots, s & p & then added about 1/2 c. flour. I browned all that & then added about a quart of the Wainwright Dairy whole milk. Once it thickened, I added the broccoli mixture to that & it has been simmering for about an hour. Update: Added about a 1/2 c. of freshly grated parmesan cheese, just before serving.
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| Sorry for the bad pic, but rest assured there is broccoli & cream in there! |
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| 2 of the 3 different kinds of winter lettuce! |
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| Home grown lettuce! |
Red Woman - She's a woman who speaks her mind & makes no apologies. Very refreshing.
Pat. It doesn't appear that you have a website, but I welcome you as you follow along.
Terri from Our Crazy Farm. She is probably one of the most spiritual person I have 'conversed' with. She's been through a lot but continues moving through her purposed driven life.
Thank you all for joining me on my journey!
That's it. Good night, sweet dreams, don't let the bed bugs bite, etc., etc.
Another update: I also made homemade yogurt that is nothing if not exceptional!
14 comments:
What reason has Blogger given you for not allowing pictures...?
None, except that is a known problem for 'some' users. They offered the advice to temporarily switch to a different browser & post in true HTML but neither worked for me, at home or at work - 2 totally different PCs. Any ideas?
Try a different browser. I understand 'they' want us to move to Google Chrome...I still use Firefox and haven't had problems. Otherwise...no idea.
DFW,
You're not the only one having this problem. I don't even have the tab to allow me to up load. I was advised by a blogger message posted on the web, that blogger was aware of the problem, they were working on trying to figure out the problem. Apparently, many people have the same problem. Now, I check my memory and because I post all kinds of pictures I have practically used most of my space. I've made an attempt to purchase more memory space from blogger and I continue to receive an error message that states try later.
Very frustrating.
Sandy, where does one check this memory?
DFW,
I just found away to load my pictures. I don't know how long this will work but try this out.
Bring up the new post option, select HTML on your screen (left side), load the picture. After loading picture, go back (same area where you found HTML) and select compose. Compose your text and post to blog. I hope this helps while were waiting for this problem to be fixed.
Sorry about that, I posted the wrong info and started again.
Go to the top right of your screen where your picture displays, theres a selection of account settings or profile. Select account settings. You will be brought to another screen, look for a section with the title DRIVE. Select drive, the computer will bring you to a screen with multiple memory selections to purchase. THey will ask for a credit card, I've used it in the past and had no problems with upgrading. There will be a monthly charge based on the amount of memory selected. I hope this helps.
Okay...kinda confused here. Do you guys store photos with/on Google or on your hard drives under 'pictures?' I checked my memory and have used hardly any, 0.25GB of 5GB, and I've had my blog for less than two years. Something isn't kosher. I post all pictures from my hard drive. Storage of same shouldn't be an issue...then again I'm an analog guy in a digital world, and computers give me a headache.
I'm w/you Stephen, I know just enough to be dangerous! I am at work & have both Firefox & Chrome as options. I brought up Chrome & opened Blogger & it appears that I can 'select' pictures. IE used to have an option to browse & then select. I have a meeting now, but will try Firefox next. My pictures I select for my Blog are loaded on my home PC hard drive. I don't know what/how Blogger stores them after that. I always make them smaller before 'uploading'. I think the Windows selection for resizing is Web Small. Anyway, I'll try uploading a bogus pic from work into a dummy post & see which of these browsers works best.
I have ths problem also - can't even get the selector for a file to upload to Blogger. I've been typing my posts in Internet Explorer without pictures, then going to Firefox to upload the pics. Work like a charm. So the question is: what is Google doing to break IE and why?
You've been busy, DFW! Those baguettes look oh-so-yummy. How long did they last after you took them out of the oven. I'll confess to not being able to resist the temptation of freshly-baked bread.
Hey CP,
We had one that night. Another the next couple of nights & just make french toast with the last one this morning. The last one haad gotten stale & had a little bit of mold. I just cut that part away & soaked the stale break in the milk & eggs & it was good!
I loaded Chrome & it worked fine. I don't like that browser, will only be using it when I have pics to upload. Google just doesn't want to play in IE's sandbox.
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