Author Archives: Lorena

Carl’s Ice Sculpture

One of Winter’s wonders at the Homestead. Carl’s Ice Sculpture.

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Garlic Chipotle Love: A fabulous chile sauce.

Well, another day spend in and out of the kitchen. I started with the usual…..Partially filling the dishpan with hot soapy water, deep enough to cover the first round of cups and glasses.  After washing and setting them in the … Continue reading

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Winter 2013

How time flies….  Been nearly 2 years since I took the time to write about life on the homestead. This fall, in the Food Preservation Department, the main emphasis was on berries. Hundreds of jars (I really should go count … Continue reading

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Sunday morning

Moving slow on drizzly Sunday morning.  about 33 degrees and a grey mist.  Patchy snow on the ground. Have fires in both the kitchen range and the parlor stove.  Started the Parlor stove yesterday, and with a little (a lot … Continue reading

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books

this is an attempt to have text running around these amazon boxes

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