Farmhouse Friday - May 5, 2023

 Good Morning!  

How was your week?  Mine flew by....

I was so excited this week when the first of a new month fell on a Monday....trifecta....I may be a little OCD with numbers.  I thought to myself, it's a great time to start all over....help me Lord.  I actually was really pleased with my progress up until April.  Then, I don't know, my little list of things I did everyday, slowly slipped away.  Could be we were working an estate sale and it's hard to stay on a schedule when you're trying to meet one.   

We need to make room in the freezer, so I have been cooking up stuff from there.  I made some applesauce.  I have so many bags of sliced apples (and other fruit).  I also had 3 bags of carcasses.  When I cook a whole chicken and I don't have time to make soup or bone broth, I bag it and freeze it.  So we had some changes in our plans and Al wasn't feeling best, so I cooked up 2 pressure cookers full of bones.  If you don't do this, you're really missing out.  I like to use everything:  

One for the pot....

One for the chickens.  I always fill the cooker with veggies when I make the stock.

One for the garbage.  However, I saw a video where this lady dries out the bones, put them in a blender, adds water and uses it on her plants.  Now, that is using EVERYTHING!

Look at the liquid gold!  Sometimes, if I am not going to use all of it right away, I freeze it.  

I did make some biscuits .... I'm working up some recipes for just biscuits.  Different flavor profiles.  I hope to share it someday along with the cookies.  Maybe after I "retire" I'll print the cookbooks.  

I shared this photo on Instragram and someone messaged me and said "cat head biscuits!"  I had never heard of "cat head" she said it's a southern thing.  Well I told her "biscuits are in my genes and jeans...ahahah"  - wait, I mean because I'm chubby - I think the urban dictionary has another meaning for biscuit...why??  Do you want to know how many times I need to google the urban dictionary?  Why do words need to mean nasty things?  O.k.....I'm old.

I taught a needle felting class for Shawano County Library at the Tigerton branch.  I had 17 students and 14 were first time felters.  The project was a chicken, but the younger 4H girls and a husband made other things.  I thought all the projects looked great!

We are going to visit Anna, Jon and Ezra.  We didn't go last weekend because Al was sick.  I can't wait to see that little cutie!  Grandpa is going to help put up his new wooden swing/play set.  

Last night, when we came home from church, while walking out to close the chicken coop, I had to stop.  Stop and listen to the birds sing their last song, frogs chirping along, full moon, beautiful spring night....breathe it in.  Wow, I missed this.  How many times do I not stop to listen.  Same this morning, 4:40 am dogs had to go out.  I stood on the porch, Robin first singing, roosters crowing, sun rising....thank you Lord for all your blessings!  Breathe it in.  

Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin.