Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
thought for my day
If... the machine of government... is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law. ~Henry David Thoreau, On the Duty of Civil Disobediance, 1849
Thursday, July 16, 2009
my thoughts
"If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." ~ Thomas Paine, 1776
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Achievement
Achievement should not mean the end of struggle & desire - But merely mark a turning point from which we can aspire _ to greater heights. Success in life is not a cul-de-sac - but the start of new endeavers on another track.
a goal attained must never be a graveyard of our dreams - but a signpost pointing up to where the sunlight gleams - on wider vistas, challenging the mind, the will, the soul. there is always something better beyond the goal.
~ pateince strong
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
my thought today
It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it. ~Albert Einstein
Monday, July 13, 2009
here's a thought
Life is mostly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone,
Kindness in another's trouble,
Courage in your own.
~Adam Lindsay Gordon
your thoughts on this?
Saturday, July 11, 2009
My thought for the day
In the United States today, there is a pervasive tendency to treat children as adults, and adults as children. The options of children are thus steadily expanded, while those of adults are progressively constricted. The result is unruly children and childish adults. ~Thomas Szasz
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
oops
sorry i haven't posted anything recently, but my camera broke, UGH!!
we have been butchering chickens, and gardening and herb gathering and wildcrafting. as soon as the camera is fixed i will start posting pictures again :)
Friday, May 29, 2009
liberty loving michiganders
in my journey looking for like minded folks in my area i have found these 2 groups. if you live in michigan and LOVE liberty you should check these groups out!
Michigan Freedom Coalition
Grassroots in Michigan
Michigan stands for sovereignty
it's time to get organized locally !!
Monday, May 18, 2009
busy spring
spring time at the homestead means we are VERY busy. there is the garden to plant, the fryer to tend, the turkeys running wild. i have been doing a lot of moving of plants to give the place a little better look. dear husband has been working like a mad man lately (thankfully) so i have been getting a tad bit behind in the chores around here. i also am without a car, ugh!! so i am unable to run errands and things of that nature. my washing machine also broke, UGH AGAIN!! but i did hand wash some diapers (those just can't wait) in the home made washer. it was NOT fun, but here is a small video i made.....
the part to fix my under 2 year old washer (HE front loading piece of POO) was over $100! well i didn't like my front loader and told hubby to find me an old school top loading washer on craiglist. he did. it was $50 and it works like a charm :)
Thursday, April 2, 2009
fox in the hen house
ok it wasn't in the hen house but yesterday a scraggly old fox ran through the yard. he raised quite the hub bub with the girls!! luckily i caught a glimpse of him out of the corner of my eye and i went to investigate. there he/she was between me and the coop. i yelled for josh (apparently he didn't hear me because he never came) then i start yelling at the fox along with all the hens that happened to be right there. darn thing ran off into the woods, but it makes me nervous to think it's around. i check on the girls alot more often! makes me wonder if the chicken tractors are safe ?!?
update on the chicken tractor
well it seems it may be a slight challenge to get the chickens in the tractor. one went in and found she couldn't get out. she made quite the fuss and although the others would stand around the tractor watching her, they would not go in. i know that i could grab them up at night while they roost, but that mean old boogie woogie (the rooster) kinda scares me.......
my thought for the day
In Germany they came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak up.
~Martin Niemoller
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
chicken tractor
here is the chicken tractor hubby finally had to make. our layers and the rooster will be in this from now on. boogie woogie the rooster attacked baby ian again! well we can't have that! hubby stopped working on the waggy (in the background) to whip up one of these. we got the idea from one of my newest heroes, Joel Salatin of polyface farms. the tractor well be moved everyday to give the chickens fresh ground and grass to scratch at. there is a roost and 2 nesting boxes under the roof. a door in the roof above the nesting boxes will provide easy access to the eggs. i'm sure the chickens will be very unhappy at first, but oh well. it has to be done. although i think the rooster will find himself in the stew pot soon.
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