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Jan 26, 2011

Still no seeds...but lots of stock!

Seeds haven't arrived yet, hubby has taken to yelling "mailman's here!" daily when he sees her stop.  He's home during the day now since he's working nights and I'll admit it's hard to get things done now while trying to be quiet while he's sleeping in the mornings.  I tend to work in the evenings these days.  Funny how his schedule affects the whole household that way.


Last night I dove into the blog, changing things up a bit.  I'm a person who rearranges furniture monthly so I'm not sure why I haven't revamped the page in awhile, but it needed a spring cleaning, and it certainly is helping to inspire me in other ways.  This time of year can be kind of monotonous without much (nothing!) going on out in the garden.  I put a few links in to albums of things we grow and cook from the garden, hoping that will inspire me to get creative in the kitchen during the dreary months of winter and be able to add to it.


Today I'm making beef stock.  I've been putting it off since the soup bones were at the bottom of the freezer, and sure enough, getting them out spurred another freezer cleaning adventure, as everything came tumbling out while digging to the bottom!  Nothing like getting hit on the head by some venison burgers to wake you up at 7 am!

Used up the rest of the batch of soup bones from the farm, a few come with my beef share, but I always pick up extras from the barn freezers when I go, at a buck a pack you can't go wrong!  They have smaller ones packed together especially for the dogs, but Marley got sick from eating the marrow with her sensitive stomach so now I just give her one from the soup pot after it's all been cooked out.  Sprocket doesn't seem to mind a bit.  I'll take them all from the pot tonight and freeze them for the girls.  This is the first time I have owned dogs that can chew bones together socially without any growling drama, it's pretty nice!

I used up the rest of the dried herb stalks I had hung, I definitely need to do more next year.



When the kids got home from school and walked in they both said how good the house smelled and asked what was cooking - when I told them it was beef stock to make soup with tomorrow they grumbled and asked if I was going to muck it up with veggies and greens again, sigh...  They haven't quite made the connection yet that those veggies in the pot already were what was half the yummy smell, I'm anxiously awaiting the day where they stop grumbling about all this good stuff!


Plans tonight:  straining stock and freezing it, setting aside some for the soup I'll make tomorrow, and thinking about reading a book!  I haven't indulged in my love of fiction lately, no doubt as soon as I get into it, those seeds will show up!

12 comments:

  1. Ohhh I love how your blog looks Erin! It smells like soup in my house too but that's because the husband is cooking a can of soup to eat before he rushes off for an overtime shift at work. Now I have to figure out what to make for supper. See you aren't the only one who's husband's schedule affects everyone else. They should make an app for that! LOL!

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  2. I really like your new layout!! Maybe that beautiful picture at the top will move spring along :)

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  3. I love the header photo-how springlike.
    I know it's getting harder to read blogs lately, so many people are already starting seeds, etc. It's KILLING ME!!

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  4. So is hubby trying to see how face he can get you to run and splat your face against the window trying to get out to the mailbox? I'd trip over a dog in anticipation!

    Your broth looks marvelous and wont the kids be thrilled that you are straining out those horrible veggies?! I think we all had a little of that in us as kids. At least they didn't tell you it was "Gross" this time! :)

    Read a book, yes. Pick a good one! And then be sure to tell us what it is. Always love a good fiction now and then!

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  5. I love the new blog layout. Very cool. Don't ya just hate waiting. I am not good with waiting for things to arrive. I practically attack the UPS guy when he finally gets here. I think he may be a little scared of me.

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  6. I love the new look. I was thinking of changing mine up today, but didn't. The broth sounds yummy!

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  7. I like the new look of you blog, it looks really pretty and the album links are great. Don't feel bad about your boys whining about the veggies in the soup, my girls do the exact same thing. Drives me nuts! I actually started pureeing veggies and adding them to certain dishes. They eat their vegetables and I don't have to listen to the complaints...
    I know what you mean about your hubby being home during the day now. If mine just leaves for work one hour later than normal, it throws my whole routine off.

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  8. Love the new look. Very refreshing!

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  9. Love the new look on your main page but have to be a poop ("Every party has a pooper and that's why we invited you, Par-ty Poo-per . . . " Remember that little ditty??) and vote nay for the printing here on the comments page. Too hard to read. (Or it may just be I need a new prescription in my glasses.)

    I need to stew a couple of roosters languishing in the freezer because I need more chicken broth. Have been on a tear lately making different soups for the freezer. Today it was Winter Barley Soup.

    How can it be time to start seeds already? Oh, that right! I forgot you don't live in Frozen Minnesota yet. ;o)

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  10. How awesome that you make your own stock! I find it funny that your kids don't like their veggies. And don't they know soup rocks? LOL. Hope they grow to love it.

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  11. Thanks all! Let me reiterate, I am NOT starting seeds yet LOL... just anxiously awaiting the little packets to arrive!

    Party Pooper, oops I mean Mama Pea, is this better? I would hate to lose such a good friend over a FONT eeheehee!

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  12. Oh thank you, Sweet Child, thank you! I DO like your green headings in the wonky font. Adds a touch of class!

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