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- Aontachadh mu Iarrtasan Pàighidh Eaglaiseach, 1474 (Beulaibh)
- Inbhir Nis
- INBHIR NIS: Inbhir Nis 's Am Bànath
- 20 Iuchar 1474
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- Taigh-tasgaidh is Gaileiridh Ealan Inbhir Nis (stuth làmh-sgrìobhte)
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Tha am meòrachan aontachaidh seo, leis a' cheann-là 20mh Iuchar 1474, mu chonnspaid eadar Alasdair Sutharlanach, bhiocair Inbhir Nis, agus coimhearsnachd borgh Inbhir Nis. Chaidh am meòrachan a chur a-mach le Daibhidh, Easbaig Mhoireibh agus tha e mu iarrtasan na clèir airson pàigheadh an dèidh bàs neach-paraiste. Air aithneachdh mar 'corpse present', mar bu trice thàinig a' chìs thuca ann an cruth na bà a b' fheàrr a bh' aig an duine a bhàsaich. Tha cuideachd facal ann mun 'upmast claith', a' chuibhrig a b' àirde air leabaidh an duine nach bu mhaireann.
Tha an dealbh a' sealltainn beulaibh na sgrìobhainn.
Ann am foillseachadh bho 1875 aig Teàrlach Friseal-Mac anTòisich, 'Invernessiana: Contributions Toward a History of the Town and Parish of Inverness, from 1160 to 1599' (dgn 150-151), tha an sgrìobhainn air eadar-theangachadh on Albannaich thùsail mar seo:
[Airson beag-fhaclair de chuid de na briathran air an cleachdadh ann an sgrìobhainnean bhuirgh Inbhir Nis, feuch an lean sibh an ceangal faisg air bonn na duilleige seo.]
'Memorandum that it is appointed, concorded, and decreed by us, David, by the grace of God, Bishop of Moray' and our chapter, chapterly gathered therefor in the consistorial place of our said kirk, the 20th day of the month of July, the year of God 1474, in these causes and matters after-following, proponed and furthshown before us, the foresaids David, Bishop, and canons of our chapter, by those parties after written - that is to say, Master Alexander Sutherland, vicar perpetual of the said burgh of Inverness, and the alderman, bailies, and community of the said burgh, in the first, anent the debate betwixt the said parties of the taking of the corpse-present and the uppermost cloth to be taken within the same burgh, and the freedom of the same, off free burgesses, or off their servants, it is provided, and finally decreed for ever to endure, that the said vicar nor his successors shall never have nor raise corpse-present nor uppermost cloth off no free burgess nor his servants within the said burgh of Inverness, or the freedom of the same: And also, the said vicar shall have off the seculars (the laity), of every child in the freedom of the same, but fourpence, and twopence to be given to the clerk: And also, that none shall pay a pound of wax to the vicar, but that they pay (of their own free will), and are of power to pay by law a corpse-present and uppermost cloth to the said vicar: And as anent the teind salmon, they shall be sorted even as they are taken, the great together, the middlemost together, and the smallest together, and the said vicar shall take to the teind the second best of every sort: And also, if any burgess shall happen to dwell without the town immunity, and within the freedom of the same, that is, in the gresschip thereof, they shall be as free of corpse-present and uppermost cloth and all other demand of the foresaid vicar as they that remain within the said town and burgh: In witness of the which thing we, the foresaid David, Bishop, have made our round seal, with the common seal of our chapter, procured with instance of the said parties, to be also appended before these witnesses - Masters John of Grahame, John Winchester, Alexander Stewart, chancellor, subdean, and subchanter of the foresaid Kirk of Moray: Sir Thomas Sinclair, William of Galbrath, prebendaries of Aberlour and Spiny; Master Thomas, the Grant, official of Moray, and Sir David Anderson, Vicar of Dyke, with others, many and divers, year, day, and place foresaid.'
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Amy Constable
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When Amy Constable first met her Adana printing press, it was love at first sight. From applying the thick ink to the plate, to using all the strength of her upper body to make her mark on the page, the lost art of letterpress was reinvigorated within her. Saying goodbye to a career in advertising, Amy founded Saint Gertrude Letterpress and is now one of few who have mastered the letterpress and regularly teaches the craft and collaborates with local artists – including the cheeky Sex Habits of Strangers art project we did last year!
Amy tells us how she overcame her resistance in having a routine and now structures her day similar to a school timetable to juggle running a creative business alongside being a mum.
For a long time, I rejected the idea of a routine as being at odds with a creative life. I tried living a free-for-all day with no structure, but I found I wasn't productive, and not being productive actually stifled my creativity. So I tried something new and I found that, for me, being intensely structured turned out to be more conducive to creativity.
I wake up at 6.30am when one or both of my children tear down the hallway. Most mornings, my husband wakes up before me and is out the door by 7am so we have half an hour of co-parenting mayhem; breakfast, packing lunches, getting them dressed, making the beds, checking the school reader. I put on a pot of coffee first thing, but I like to have the kids taken care of before I start doing things for myself.
Once the kids are sorted and watching some Giggle and Hoot, I take a 'spin' around the garden with my cup of coffee and secateurs.
Checking on my roses is a ritual that's become my morning meditation. I do it every day including weekends, unless it's pouring with rain. Sometimes I'm a real loser and take out a little notebook to make notes on things that need attention in the garden.
I come inside and sit down in the kitchen to a boiled egg and toast and another cup of coffee. This is probably my favourite part of the day. There is no food I enjoy more than a perfectly boiled egg.
Once the kids are dropped at day care and school, I go to work. I've started the habit of cycling from Balwyn to Brunswick. It's 14km of hills, so I'm not doing it every day just yet but I hope by the end of this year I'll be a cycling machine.
I arrive at my studio between 9.30 and 10am. I work in Little Gold Studios - a shared studio space in Brunswick - and usually I'm the first one in. Under my old regime, I was the kind of person who would put my head down and work all day, often without eating lunch or taking a break. My studio buddy Carla Hackett would have to remind me to have lunch. Working that way, I felt like 'a real artist', but it wasn't very productive.
I was a disciplined high-achiever in high school but out in the real world, work expectations and structure were a lot harder to predict, so I decided to create the same structure in my day as I had in school and it has helped me enormously.
I start with a quick 15 minutes of 'Home Room' - where I get a coffee and check my emails for anything new, and write my to-do list for the day. I use an app called Todoist to help me with this and separate my day into six 'Periods'. For each period, I work solidly for 45-minutes on one task with no digital interruption – Instagram is the enemy of work! – then I take a 15-minute break to stretch or snack before going onto the next period. My Fitbit buzzes when I need to stop work, then start again. Like a school bell.
When I do a print job, I usually need a Double Period, even for a simple job. Letterpress is a time-consuming practice and can be unpredictable. Sometimes, all 6 Periods of my day are taken up by a single print job, but I've worked out it's really important to break at the 45-minute mark, however tempted I am to keep going.
I'm not perfect, and my artist brain can go back to its obsessive ways. That's where working in a shared space is important – when I see others stopping for lunch, it reminds me to do the same.
I go for a walk out on Sydney Road at lunch, which helps to break things up and get the body moving. Sometimes, my studio mates and I grab a Bibimbap from Gu-E and sit down for a communal lunch.
Once I've finished 6th period, I do Home Room again - check my emails and clean up. Then I get back on my bike and cycle (or drive) home for the school pick up.
I hate cooking so that part of my day sucks. Unfortunately, I married the one person on earth who is a worse cook than me but luckily neither of us have a particularly sophisticated palette so there are no complaints when I reheat leftovers, or cook whatever is in the fridge served with steamed vegetables – because being a parent means vegetables.
We all sit down to dinner together and John tells me in his best Daryl Kerrigan voice that the meal is 'Restaurant Quality'.
Then we all do our Three Great Things, going around the table and saying the things we did today that were great. It's become second nature the minute we sit down to eat that we start our Three Great Things. Since Hazel started school this year, this has become a really interesting part of the day!
John and I toss a coin for what we call The Kitchen or The Snitchin. The Kitchen is fairly self-explanatory – dishes and kitchen duty. The Snitchin' is doing the kids bath and bed. Before the kids were old enough to understand us, we called it The Bitchin' because rounding up a pair of naked kids and trying to get them into bed – let's just say there's a lot of bitchin' from all parties.
I have my shower in the evening, and try to be in bed by 10.30pm so that I get my full eight hours because I am totally useless with any less sleep.
For me, what it means to live an extraordinary life probably means different things at different times. But I think truly knowing yourself – body, mind and soul – and behaving accordingly, is an extraordinary act of defiance. Being constantly bombarded by external messages that range from insidious suggestion to blatant instruction, having the confidence to do your own thing in your own way, and take full responsibility, is extraordinary.

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The 2012 OW2 Open Source Solutions Roadshow in Brazil will be held May 8-10. There will be three stops in San Paulo, Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro. This marketing initiative is a unique opportunity to develop market outreach for OW2 open source solutions promoted by its members.
Dates and places
We are planning stages in three of Brazil's foremost business cities. On-site organization is provided for by our local partners.
- Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday May 8, 2pm-6pm. Hosted by Riosoft - R. Buenos Aires 68 - 14o andar - Centro\
- Brasilia, Wednesday May 9, 2pm-6pm. Hosted by SENAC/DF na SEUPS Q.703-903 Cj. A - Asa Sul. \
- Sao Paulo, Thursday May 10, 2pm-6pm. Hosted by Seprosp/ITS - R. Prof. Tamandaré Toledo, 69 - 3o. andar\
Presentations4Linux, will represent ( ) BonitaSoft the fastest-growing BPM provider and will present Bonita Open Solution, an open source solution that enables organizations to design, automate and optimize process workflows in Finance, Human Resources, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, E-Government, and more. eXo Platform will present ( ) the first open source cloud-ready enterprise portal and user experience platform (UXP) for building connected, collaborative applications and websites that can be deployed on-premises, to mobile devices, or in cloud computing environments. SpagoWorld will present ( ) SpagoBI, an open source Business Intelligence suite for enterprise strategic and operational needs and new BI domains, such as location intelligence, visual inquiring, collaboration, KPIs, interactive dashboards, real-time BI and mobile BI. OW2 will present ( ) CompatibleOne, the first industry-grade open source cloud broker currently developed by a consortium of 14 partners; CompatibleOne is aligned with the Cloud Computing Reference Architecture of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST U.S. Department of Commerce).
About the Roadshow
The OW2 Brazil Open Source Solutions Roadshow is an event aimed at triggering opportunities in the OW2 business ecosystem. Business development is the primary focus of the event, while the promotion of the OW2 code base and the development of the community clearly come second.
For this event, we are partnering with Softex and its network of local agents. OW2 and Softex complement each other perfectly: OW2's mission is to help foster a vibrant ecosystem for its members; Softex's mission is to help create business opportunities for Brazilian companies. With this initiative, OW2 and Softex are developing a seamless win-win relationship.
A well targeted audience of 35-50 attendees is expected at each of the three local events. Those attending will be from the regional IT ecosystems: potential partners, systems integrators, VARs and end-users.
For commercial open source companies, this roadshow is a unique opportunity to develop a channel approach and to extend market reach in a dynamic economy that is open-source aware. A highly cost-effective and time-efficient business development initiative.
For attendees, whether potential users or potential partners, it represents an unparalleled occasion to discover professional open source business solutions and to conduct face-to-face discussions with key open source project leaders and marketing executives.
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Cassandra grew up in Teton Village, Wyoming where she spent most of her time on skis or untangling her father's fly-fishing line. She attended the University of Colorado at Boulder to study Literature and Sociology. This is where she first became aware of the amazing community of people dedicated to the practice of yoga. She was stunned by the powerful sense of well-being she felt after a class.
After graduating, she spent a year and a half teaching English in a small town on the border of Thailand and Laos. This endeavor truly required she find calm within chaos. After traveling, she felt the mountains of home pulling her back.
She has completed 500 hours of yoga teacher training at the Teton Yoga Shala under the guidance of Adi Amar and Angela Tong. When she is not in Shavasana, she tutors local students, works at a radio station, writes poetry, and listens to podcasts.


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The perceptual structures of the brain enable humans to see the world around them as stable, even though the sensory information that comprises this reality may be incomplete and varies rapidly. These perceptual structures are highly susceptible to manipulation. Seeing may be associated with believing, but it does not necessarily verify the truth.
In Supermajor, a rack of vintage oil cans sits innocuously on the gallery floor. A punctured can, located somewhere mid-stack, has sprung a leak. The oil flows out in a steady trickle, cascading onto the pedestal below; a golden-brown pool forms at its base. Upon closer inspection, however, the oil is not originating from the can. Instead, its stream is reversed. Drop-by-drop the oil flows upwards, defying gravity. At times, droplets even appear to hover in mid-air. Returning to its source, the upward ascent of oil continues uninterrupted as if neither the can's reserves of the nor the puddle's can ever be depleted.
Supermajor gives materialize structure to the common perception that oil, and many other natural resources, are endless. This flawed perception, so pervasive despite scientific evidence to the contrary, is reinforced by the means by which most consumers interact with extracted fossil fuels: as products. These packaged goods are delivered without the consciousness of environmental externalities or global capacity. Yet, as Supermajor deftly eludes, when the refresh rate of our reality hides the truth about our various macabre faiths, suspended disbelief may be the most effective defense against cognitive assimilation.
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Sometimes there's a theme in a week's minor news stories, and this week it seems to be: the mislaid spermatazoa of flamboyantly (even specifically upward-turning!) mustachioed Mediterranean fascist-sympathizing bohemian egomaniacs. First, there was the news that one Pilar Abel, a 58-year-old Spaniard, was filing a paternity suit against the estate of Salvador Dalí, claiming the bombastic Catalan surrealist painter had had an affair with her mother while he was married to Gala Diakonova Éluard Dalí, his Tatarstan-born Russo-Spanish muse. Of course, the case will get tossed right out; after all, she looks nothing like him:
And now there is the news that police in Italy have used a semen-stained handkerchief to map the genome of Gabriele d'Annunzio, an Italian poet, playwright, and ennobled prince who founded his own authoritarian micronation of sorts, the Regency of Carnaro, in 1919, and styled himself "il Duce" ("the Leader") in anticipation of the eventual rise of Benito Mussolini. The aristocratic snail tracks were sent, in 1916, to Countess Olga Levi Brunner, d'Annunzio's mistress, and were preserved for most of a century in a private collection in Cagliari, Sardinia. The hanky is now housed with other Annunziana at the Vittoriale degli Italiani ("Shrine of Italian Victories") museum at his the prince's former home on Lake Garda in Lombardy.
|Gabriele d'Annunzio, Prince of Montenevoso
|Olga Brunner, the prince's mistress.
She'd better wait till the maid leaves the room before opening the mail.
|Poor Prince Gabriele: before the age of smartphones and "sexting,"
little ... um ... presents had to be sent through the royal mails.
|In the waning days of the Second World War, a second try
at an independent Carnaro also claimed some now-Croatian islands in the Adriatic.
[You can read more about the Free State of Fiume, the Regency of Carnaro, and other bizarre and obscure separatist movements in my new book, a sort of encyclopedic atlas just published by Litwin Books under the title Let's Split! A Complete Guide to Separatist Movements and Aspirant Nations, from Abkhazia to Zanzibar. The book, which contains 46 maps and 554 flags (or, more accurately, 554 flag images), is available for order now on Amazon. Meanwhile, please "like" the book (even if you haven't read it yet) on Facebook and see this special announcement for more information on the book.]


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The mFortune Poker iPad app is now available to play for real money. The mFortune Poker iPad app cannot be found in the app store, but you can still get it straight to your iPad with our simple to follow instructions. Carry on reading to find out how and help yourself to a £5 free new customer reward to try the mFortune Poker iPad app without putting your hand in your pocket.
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The mFortune Poker iPad app takes full advantage of the bigger screen, with colours seeming more vibrant and clearer than the iPhone version. You can play for real money or play money and you have the choice between low, medium and high stakes tables. You also get to customise your online profile with an avatar picture and nickname. This ties in well with the social features attached to the app. You can chat to anyone you are playing against and even send players gifts to welcome them to the table, congratulate a big win or to flirt with the opposite sex.
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Debora Magalhaes joined the MIT volleyball coaching staff in the fall of 2016.
Originally from Belo Horizonte, Brazil Magalhaes played for Minas Tenis Clube until leaving the country in 2012 to pursue a degree in the United States. She was the starting libero for every match during her career at Bryant University, leading the Northeast Conference (NEC) in total digs and digs per set as both a junior and a senior. In 2015, those numbers, respectively, ranked fifth and eighth on the NCAA Division I national leaderboard. As a senior captain, Magalhaes was honored as Bryant's NCAA Woman of the Year, Rhode Island Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Distinguished Athlete of the Year, and received the ICC Jim Thorpe Athletic Award by Bryant's Intercultural Center.
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What do you think?
Is Iran's doomsday countdown clock similar to Haman building the gallows?
Source: Iran's countdown clock to Israel's destruction
"The rally also inaugurated a huge digital countdown display at Tehran Palestine Square, showing that Israel will allegedly cease to exist in 8,411 days.
In 2015, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei predicted that after 25 years — by 2040 — there will no longer be a State of Israel."
Iran is sealing their own fate.
What does the Bible say about such people?
Do not keep silent, O God!
Do not hold Your peace,
And do not be still, O God!
For behold, Your enemies make a tumult;
And those who hate You have lifted up their head.
They have taken crafty counsel against Your people,
And consulted together against Your sheltered ones.
They have said, "Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation,
That the name of Israel may be remembered no more."
Psalm 83:1-4
"For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.
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About Michelle Farmer
Just a few of the descriptions that come to mind upon entering a Michelle Farmer Collaborate boutique. Whether describing the space itself or its living namesake, these words are clearly right on target. Michelle Farmer, designer, entrepreneur and visionary, is a woman who embodies the perfect juxtaposition of New York sensibility with resort casual-chic. Michelle's entree to the fashion world began as a jewelry designer. Creating since 1996, she launched her eponymous collection in 2001 designing for private clientele. What followed shortly thereafter-in 2003 was an effortless collection that quickly became a sensation in Palm Beach, New York, St.Barth's and East Hampton. Michelle opened her first showroom in East Hampton in 2006. Six very exciting and inspiring years later, she combined her love of fashion, lifestyle and beauty under one uber-chic roof. Aptly named, Michelle Farmer Collaborate, this retail space mingles all of Michelle's passions by integrating fellow designers, artist and friends in such a way that everyone's talent shines. Michelle's jewelry collection can be seen gracing the necks of a number of notable celebrities and socialites. Her design consists of exquisitely handcrafted jewelry made with vibrant and enticing precious and semi precious stones, diamonds and cascading baroque pearls on leather. Michelle's pieces are an emergence of fresh contemporary design with a dose of bohemian and vintage old world glamour. Today, with the addition of ready-to-wear pieces to her vastly growing lifestyle brand, Michelle's vision of sexy, wearable and captivating apparel was the perfect launching pad for her larger conception; Michelle Farmer Collaborate.


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Great article!!! Go SCIENCE… GO VACCINES!!! And go public for coming around!
You can't poll a scientific fact. The speed of light is the speed of light (186,282.4 miles per second) whether 90% of people believe it, 25% believe it or 100% have no opinion. The same is true for the heaviest element, the size of the Earth and the number of cells that make up the average human body (37.2 trillion, in case you're counting).
And the same is true, too, for the safety and efficacy of vaccines: They're extraordinarily effective and extraordinarily safe, no matter what the folks in the anti-vaccine fringe have been saying. But in this case, popular opinion makes a difference—potentially a life and death one. That's because parents who have bought the anti-vax line are far less likely to vaccinate their children, putting those kids at risk as well as anyone in the community who can't be vaccinated due to age or a medical…
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Though her eyes are covered with the traditional band of her station, there is little that Lady Justice of the Guild does not see. Few who earn her attention are lucky to live long enough to appreciate the perfect grace inherent in each movement as she lifts her greatsword for the final blow. Such is her speed and skill that Justice is able to turn even the mightiest blow against the rare individual brave enough to attack her.
Lady Justice leads the Death Marshals, a group she trains personally to hunt and kill those creatures which defy the very laws of nature – the undead. No one is more deserving of judgment than those who recall the dead from their peaceful slumber. She and her Death Marshals are trained in dark magics which give them an edge over their quarry, though each has payed a heavy price for such knowledge.
There is a quiet determination to everything that Lady Justice puts her competent hands to. With the purest understanding of what is right and wrong, there is little she cannot accomplish with her sword and Peacebringer. There is justice to be served and she is its willing servant.
Unlike many other members of the Guild, Lady Justice and her Death Marshals are viewed as protectors of Malifaux and have earned the favor of the populace. Many sleep more soundly knowing that Lady Justice is there to protect them from the horror of a Ressurectionist incursion.
Box Set
Lady Justice's box set contains six models including Lady Justice herself. She is supported by a Henchmen called The Judge, a generalist able fulfill whatever function Lady Justice needs. Justice's totem, The Scales of Justice, provide a little bit of support and card draw, while the three Death Marshals bring potent guns and the iconic Pine Box to bury their foes.
Lady Justice is the up close and personal Guild combat Master. She wades into the enemy, cutting them down with her Greatsword and inspiring her Crew to acts of bravery along the way. Due to the versatility of her playstyle, any Guild models work well in a Lady Justice Crew, although thematically she favors Death Marshals.
The Greatsword Attack which Lady Justice has access to is one of the best Melee Attacks in the game. There are very few models that can stand toe to toe with her; and none of them for very long. She also has an above average amount of Wounds, an Action which can be used to heal herself, and access to cover wherever she goes. These defensive capabilities allow her to get where she wants to be: up close.
In addition to her amazing combat skills, Lady Justice can inspire others around her. Inspiring Swordplay gives friendly models a bonus when they see her kill an enemy, and her Last Stand Upgrade allows other models near her to follow her as she makes a Charge. Her other Upgrades add a fun array of options such as Triggers on her Greatsword to make more Attacks, Actions which specifically target Undead, and the Ability to prevent enemies from running away from her in combat. In total, Lady Justice is a straight-forward Master who always proves satisfying as she hacks enemies to pieces.


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Sunday, October 25, 2009
Let's Start A Link Campaign!
According to Stat Counter, this blog gets a lot of hits, mostly from Google searches (gotta love those keywords). But this blog gets precious few comments.
I visit blogs regularly, comment when it's a subject I can relate to, but I'm not a me-too commenter. A blog post has to actually ask me (the reader) a question for me to comment.
The posts about homesteading and frugal living get the most comments, followed by my doggie posts.
It's not so much that I need comment-love as much as I would like feedback on whether something is useful or not. If it's not useful or entertaining, why should I bother?
It takes a good deal of time to post thoughtful entries and since my disabilities keep me from sitting in front of a computer for very long, it takes precious time away from when I should be writing novels.
So here's my conundrum:
• Should I go back to discussing only writing topics? If so I would only blog once a week.
• Should I continue my current tack and discuss the things I love?
• Should I move the subject I don't blog about to its own newsletter? This would mean one blog post a week on one topic and one newsletter a month on a different topic.
I use this blog to write about things I care about. Total strangers have tweeted about me or linked me to their blogs, which delights me to no end, but I am still in the dark as to whether this helps my visibility and book sales.
In order to gauge where I rate on the ether, I have decided to stalk you (only kidding). I have decided to follow anyone who is already following me. Right now, there are 22 Google Connect followers to this blog. I have located each one of you and have added myself to your follow list.
If you are not already a follower and would like to hang out with us, add me to your follow list and I will in turn put myself on your follow list.
I would also like to trade favors with you and perhaps increase both our reaches.
Tell me in the Comments:
a. If you follow me either on a reader, RSS or by visiting.
b. What topics on this blog interest you the most.
c. In 30 words or less, tell me what you blog about--and your link.
Note: If you come across as an infomercial spammer, I will delete the comment. I want to introduce real bloggers to each other.
Now, in order for search engines to locate both of us, next week I am going to reprint your comments, complete with links and one word that best describes your blog.
There will be no other posts this week. I want to see if reaching out to you will encourage you to reach out to me.
Feel free to tweet, blog or discuss this on your groups. Let's see if we can introduce each other to NEW people who are interested in how we live and what we do.
One last thing. If you like this blog, recommend it to your followers. And if this post has inspired you to reach out to your readers, start your own campaign and find out who it is that reads you. Let's start a LINK CAMPAIGN!
I am teetering on a fence post and I need to hear from you.
Tell everyone!
Copyright © 2009 Maria Zannini -- http://mariazannini.blogspot.com/.
Edited to add: There were a couple of people I couldn't add because Google Connect or the Follow Me feature wasn't on their blog.
If you'd like to get the Follow Me feature on your blog, go to Layout and Add a Gadget. Followers should be the first one on the list.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Prudent Penny: Gearing Up For Fall
I live in north Texas which is just now starting to get chilly at night. We've had a ton of rain and I was fighting that mini-plague last week so it's given me time to think about wrapping things up for the season. I put in some snow peas and brussels sprouts a month ago, but there's no telling if I gave them enough time before frost. Normally we get frost in January, but that's not to say we might have a killing frost earlier.
Since we are still in the midst of settling in, we have loads of other things to do that we didn't have time for during warmer weather.
We want to build a chicken coop, and if possible a residence for a future pig. I might have to search far and wide for a piglet. There are plenty of goats, cows and sheep around here, but I haven't seen too many pigs. And I'm rather particular about pig variety.
I'm not in a big hurry for piggy, because I only want to raise him for 8 months at most. It would be more convenient if we could butcher him in late November or December when it's cool out. You have to work very fast to process the pig once you kill him and the cooler weather helps to keep the meat from contracting any bacteria.
Like most things, you need to think ahead. For example, when do you want to harvest your potatoes? I planted mine too early. Had I planted later, I might have been able to store them in the ground longer.
I am going to forgive myself for the first year and maybe part of the second since we're still settling in. But a good homesteader takes notes on anything and everything that affects his livestock or garden.
Pay attention to your first and last frost dates. It's no guarantee but it will give you a guideline for following years.
Put the garden to bed by turning it over once more and covering it with compost (gawd, I wish I had enough compost) or newspapers, or a weed barrier mat. I think the years we covered the garden always made for a much easier planting the following spring.
There were less weeds, warmer soil and less compaction of the soil. If you have a little garden, I really recommend mulching/covering it during the winter. It'll save your back next spring and it's better for the soil.
If you're prone to below zero weather, blow out your outdoor water lines and disengage any hoses. Water in the line is just asking for trouble. I hate blowing out outdoor pipes because it's always cold when we have to do it, but it's better than replacing a busted pipe in freezing weather.
We had nearly a year to see what blooms and what doesn't so now we can decide what needs thinning or chopping down. For some reason the people who visit me think I have too many trees. I like it this way. I really don't want to see my neighbors and I like the feeling of living in the middle of a forest. But now that the leaves are falling, this is the time to rake them up and compost them. It's also time to cull any trees that are damaged or unsightly.
Cooler weather is great for cleaning up the outdoors, for digging ditches and filling in holes. Come next week I will test my fortitude when I move a big dump truck load of dirt to my garden area.
I don't want Greg to think I'm goofing off.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Newsy Stuff
Her old blog was called Fantasy Debut.
Her new and shiny blog is called Debuts & Reviews and you can find it here. Tia writes excellent reviews that are both fair minded and articulate. Highly recommended.
JK Coi is hosting a very spiffy contest for book trailers. Visit her blog for more details.
From JK:
I want to see the best of the best in book videos! So if you're an author with a book out and there was a super cool video made to pimp it (either by you or someone else who has given the appropriate permissions), then send me the link at jkcoi(AT)rogers(DOT)com and I'll include it in the running.
Only one entry per person, so pick your best!
Contest entry deadline: October 30, 2009.
Submitted videos will be posted on my blog for voting on November 2, 2009. Voting will run until November 6, 2009 and the winning entry will be posted on the blog on November 9, 2009!
What do you win? Besides a basket from me filled with great books from some fabulous authors and a selection of other goodies, the winner shall receive a coupon from Blazing Trailers for 50% off a new trailer or a free trailer review.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Food Saver
I was about to call them when Greg reminded me of our Food Saver. We bought it around 1989-90, back when it was very expensive and fairly hard to find, but it did a wonderful job of sealing containers.
It had hardly been used in the last ten years and wasn't sure what I'd find when I pulled it out. Age hardened the soft rubber gaskets, but I thought maybe I could find replacements for them online. No such luck. The company is alive and well, but this particular machine no longer exists.
Over the weekend, I had to stop by Costco and took a look at the latest Food Saver machine. It was $140 bucks, 30 dollars cheaper than what I could find online, PLUS it had a coupon for an additional $30 off. It had to be kismet.
These are my two experiments. I sealed white rice in the bag and dry milk in the jar.
I took it home and fondled all the buttons. Overall, I'm happy with it. It seals beautifully and moreover it seals canning jars, which is almost as good as sealing them at the Mormon facility--except that now I am out of canning jars.
Yikes! Must find more jars.
The nice thing about using quart size canning jars is that it is just the right size for a smaller family. For example: Milk. We don't drink it, but I do use it for baking and cooking, so I always buy dry milk and reconstitute what little I need. Canning dry milk is ideal for us.
I have to add that the new Food Saver did NOT come with the canning attachments necessary to seal canning jars. I used the attachments from the original Food Saver which thankfully is interchangeable. You can buy these attachments separately.
Back to the Food Saver itself. My orignal Food Saver was heavier and more rugged. The new Food Saver is prettier and most importantly, the gasket can be replaced if necessary. I'm not happy that the hose attachment (the part that seals jars) is set inside the machine. It has a nice auto return function so it is out of sight, but I worry what will happen if it ever needs replacing.
The only thing you have to do with the new machine is show it the bag or jar you want to seal and it does everything on its own. Digital technology at its best.
I want to leave you with a terrifc You Tube video I found on sealing jars with a Food Saver. It shows you all the different types of jars you can use to seal securely.
Final remarks: The Food Saver is still new and shiny so there's nothing to complain about. I kept the plastic guard it came with so that I can keep the gasket from being continually crushed (and weakened). I remove it whenever I need to use the machine.
Have you used a Food Saver? Do you like it?
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Monday, October 19, 2009
What we want in our stockings this year is for you to write uplifting stories, stories of hope and stories of peace. We want stories about love, joy and the spirit of the season. If you've wanted to write that masterpiece about the fluffy white snow bunny that saved Kwanzaa, now's your chance! If you think you can bring us the holiday cheer this season then please help us! We're so desperate for a little holiday cheer, we might even pay you for it!
That's right folks, for a limited time only, submissions that we deem to be the best have a chance of winning up to seventy-five US dollars. That's right baby! What's more in the spirit of the holidays than us giving you some greenbacks -- See? Even money is Christmassy. It's green like the tree.
Deadline: November 19, 2009
Short Stories under 8000 words.
Each short story will be judged on the following:
Optimistic Holiday
Writing Talent
Prizes: $75 for first place. 2nd Place: $50. 3rd Place: $ 25.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Prudent Penny: Leftovers a la Mike Keyton
But Mike is also a man of many talents and one of them is cooking. He says:
When I was a small boy I wanted to go to sea as a ship's cook. Romantic and stupid but it took me three years in a catering college to realise that. I changed directions, somehow gained an MA in History and ended up teaching. It was then that I realised that being a ship's cook hadn't been such a bad idea after all.
A man that knows so much about cooking must also know the ways of leftovers, so now I leave you in his capable hands.
by Mike Keyton
We were visited by my wife's Australian nephew and his Korean wife, and because I possess the stupid-gene I slipped without thinking into a re-run of MASH.
Yes, MASH was both powerful, and funny in its time, but Korea has moved on and my tongue began talking before my brain moved into gear. I was boiling chicken bones to make stock for soups or stews in the coming week. I looked at her, over the steaming pan, not so much seeking advice but making conversation.
'I suppose you do this all the time in Korea…making stock.' I continued lamely as I saw her face register she was listening to a simpleton.
'No' she said slowly. 'We use stock cubes.'
The humiliation continued. She couldn't work out why we had a dishwasher we didn't use. The truth was we had just moved into the house – had come to terms with a new high-tech oven – but had been frightened off by the dishwasher with controls like the starship, Enterprise, and a manual resembling a textbook.
In a language that wasn't her own she followed the instructions, her fingers jabbing impatiently at controls that might at any moment power us into space, and got the thing working with no trouble at all. As a leaving present, she left us a box of washing up tablets. In a single moment she had moved us from MASH into the C21st.
But I still boil bones, collect giblets and chicken livers. Nothing goes to waste which is why Maria has asked me to post something here. She must have the stupid-gene too. (Ed. note: Darn, my cover's been blown!) Why else would she ask me to write about leftovers?
Bring to boil bones covered in cold water. Simmer on a low heat for three to four hours, (replenishing sparingly in necessary) Some people put an onion and carrot in along with a bayleaf. I can't be bothered since I do that with whatever soup I make from it. Your choice.
Once frozen, you have a better base for soups and stews than most stock cubes, and you feel virtuous when you throwaway bones you've squeezed the last scrap from.
The killer leftover in our house is bread. And I mean, it's bloody expensive bread.
I have two strategies, one savoury, one sweet. Whenever I make a curry, I'll buy a small tin of salmon: the reason being that there is always unused coconut milk left over from the curry. The following day, or the day after that, we'll have spicy fish-cakes, a mix of mashed salmon, breadcrumbs, chilli and coconut milk.
(Savoury recipe) Spicy salmon fish-cakes
Combine a small tin of salmon (well drained) and a good handful of breadcrumbs (aprox 4oz.) with the finely chopped chilli of your choice, plus seasoning. Bind with enough coconut milk to form small firm patties and pan fry in butter.
The sweet way of using very stale bread is a British classic. Bread and butter pudding, the ultimate comfort food. Simply layer a greased baking dish with sliced buttered bread, sprinkling sugar and mixed fruit over each layer, then covering the whole lot with an egg and cream custard. Forty minutes in an oven should do it…and then you wait for a mountain of stale bread to build up again.
(Sweet recipe) Bread and butter pudding
• Butter a two pint oblong enamal baking dish.
• Butter, slice and lay four slices of bread on base of dish.
• Sprinkle sugar and half of the 3oz of dried fruit on top.
• Repeat with the remaining 4 slices of bread
• Mix half pint of milk with eighth of a pint of double cream, 2oz of sugar and grated rind of half a lemon.
• Whisk in previously beaten eggs. (3)
• Pour over bread, sprinkle with nutmeg, and bake in oven 180 centigrade (350 F) for 40 minutes.
• Serve wam, though also nice cold as a 1am fridge snack.
But why am I writing this? What do I know? It seems to me the world is divided into those who live from packets and those who know this stuff already.
Editor's Note: For more of Mike's stories, I urge you to put his blog on your reader. I am constantly amused by his colorful life.
How about you out there? What do you do with leftovers? Do you force them on your children, feed them to the dog or pass them on to unsuspecting guests?
Greg hates leftovers so I am always looking for ways to 're-purpose' them.
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
Dr. Demento
But it was funny! Even the most twisted, bizarre and offensive clips were all meant in good fun.
This clip is one of my favorites (set to animation). Celt-o-philes, you will love this! It's called The Scottsman Song and I dare you not to smile.
Don't miss tomorrow's Prudent Penny when I have a special guest post and recipes!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Too Clean For Our Own Good
My plague is better. I was really annoyed I got sick. But it just goes to prove that no matter how many times you wash your hands and keep things clean, bugs can get you. Not that I was afraid it was H1N1, I didn't want to get sick with anything that might involve a visit to the doctor, where you could contract any number of NEW bugs.
This is why I try to avoid crowds this time of year.
We've had 19 confirmed deaths due to H1N1 in Texas and thousands of cases that were milder. Most of the affected are children or young people.
I've heard vaccines are limited and they're being doled out in batches. But here's something that's been bothering me. We're told Texas received only the nasal vaccine for H1N1. The media shows children being vaccinated, but they're getting injections. Yet the news story was specifically about what Texas was doing about H1N1. It had nothing to do with any of the other influenzas. The footage was misleading at best.
Edited to add: I found out today (Tuesday) that all the H1N1 vaccine was earmarked for health care workers first and all those doses have been given out. Children were not being vaccinated for H1N1.
The next batch of H1N1 vaccine will arrive in November--maybe.
An interesting side note is that many people, including health care workers are refusing the H1N1 vaccine.
The "experts" say it is no different than any of the other vaccines. They use a killed virus. But I'm a little concerned at the speed they put this together. Is it possible they skimped on testing this as thoroughly as their other vaccines in order to get it out to the public?
I'm also hearing from the blogosphere that doctors are reacting differently on how to treat patients. Some give Tamiflu right away even if it's not H1N1, others refuse outright. Since we have so few options for fighting the flu virus, they don't want to prescribe Tamiflu unless it's absolutely necessary. This way you don't build up an immunity.
The question is, when do you decide it's serious enough to take the only reliable medicine?
I've often felt we are too clean in this country. We no longer have any of the bugs in our system that used to protect us. Now we're surrounded by anti-bacterial this or germicidal that. I'm grateful for the higher plane of clean, but it's also hurt us.
Have you taken the H1N1 vaccine? If you haven't, would you take it?
Monday, October 12, 2009
A Little Plague
I think I'll scan the blogosphere and then go back to bed.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Secrets for a Happy Marriage
I don't know what I expected when I got married. Aside from my grandmother, I'd never met anyone who'd been married more than 30 years. To my young, innocent mind, that seemed like an eternity without parole. But I've learned a few secrets over the years that I think helped me along the way.
Secret #1: Like each other
Like most newlyweds we were very much in love, but one of the secrets to a long and happy relationship is that we like each other--a lot. I like Greg's confidence, his intelligence, his generosity and his ability to see the things I can't.
Greg is my best friend. I trust him with my life. I know no matter what happens, he'll be there for me. He's kinda like my dog, but with opposable thumbs...and a bank account.
Secret number #2: Honesty
Perhaps the hardest thing of all, honesty is necessary for a strong relationship. That's because a relationship is made of two people. The moment you start thinking of yourself in the singular, you forget the other person and sometimes do stupid things that inevitably hurt that person.
Don't lie. And don't cover up your lies.
Secret #3: Doggedness
And you don't need a dog for this one. So many people today give up too easily. I know I speak to a lot of writers on this blog, so giving up isn't part of your nature, but people in general give up too quickly.
Butch up! A good marriage takes work. It's not going to be roses every day. If there's a challenge, face it head on. If you're bored with your mate, figure out why. Everyone has problems, but if you believe in your marriage and in each other, you'll find a way to make it work.
Secret #4: Humor Me
In order to weather storms you have to believe that somehow you'll get through this. When I think back on all the bad things that have happened in our shared life, I remember there's always a moment when we laugh.
~When Isis, our first rottie and the love of our lives died, in between tears and sleepless nights, we laughed about all her misadventures and all the joy she brought us.
~Once we'd both gotten the flu at the same time. It was bad. The worst flu we ever had. We sat there on the couch, slowly decomposing, when I turned to Greg and said: 'It's every man for himself now.' In between bursts of coughing up our lungs, we started to laugh, and couldn't stop laughing. It was funny--even if we were dying.
~Greg had an accident at his plant where a huge steel wheel had come off its mooring and hit him on the head. He was knocked unconscious and they raced him to the hospital. His manager at the time was shook up and he kept blathering everything but what I wanted to hear. Finally, I yelled at him over the phone. "Is he breathing?" Manager: "Yes, ma'am! Yes, ma'am!"
When I got to the hospital, he was still in his neck brace and I could see blood on his face. I took a deep breath and braced myself for the worst and walked in as nonchalantly as I could. I held his hand and scolded him: "I told you to be careful this morning." (I tell him this every morning.)
I smiled and joked, but it was killing me inside. Sometimes you have to force humor, if only to keep from crying.
If I were to condense this to one tip, it would be to always think of the other half of your relationship. Bolster him (or her) up when he's down. Lighten his load when you can, and share the good along with the bad. Most of all, remember that marriage is a union of two souls. Both people have to commit equally.
Ultimately, marriage is about sharing, both the burdens and the joys.
...and that decadent piece of cheesecake at the end of a meal.
Copyright © 2009 Maria Zannini -- http://mariazannini.blogspot.com/.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Prudent Penny: Critter Control
I mean the crawling, slithering and scampering kind. Aside from my introduction to scorpions, we haven't had any inside critters. I think the reason for that has been because this house is so incredibly insulated.
In contrast, our home in SE Texas seems to have a way for every creature on Earth to get in. We once had an armadillo come in through the doggie door. It happened in the middle of the night and the dogs (we had four back then) rousted up at once. They vaulted to the back room and commenced to playing armadillo volleyball with the terrified animal. The noise was deafening.
Greg got up with his gun thinking we'd had an intruder and instead found himself separating dogs from a balled up armadillo. It took forever to shoo him out, and even longer to calm the dogs down.
Hopefully, armadillos aren't your normal problem. Little crawly things are the ones that get my dander up. The thing I hated most when I moved down to Texas was those huge flying water bugs that look like roaches. They're called palmetto bugs and live in the warm and humid south. Ugh! They were transients so nothing seemed to stop them. They just waltzed in and out as they pleased.
Greg told me once when they lived in Florida his father chopped down a palm tree in front of their house and the thing exploded with thousands of those things that lived in the tree. Glad I wasn't there!
The best I can tell you about these crawlies is to keep vegetation near the house at a minimum. Like scorpions, they like to hide in leaf litter.
Mice: I hate killing mice. They look so cute, but they are horribly destructive and will chew through anything but glass and metal. (Mmm…reminds me of Iko.)
While I do have some large plastic storage bins, over the years I've tried to replace them with metal or glass for my food storage.
Again, sealing your house from the outside is crucial. Keep them from getting in and you'll save yourself a lot of grief. Mice can get in through the tiniest holes. Don't be misled into thinking you're safe. Caulk or repair every hole or crevice, no matter how small.
Spiders: Another creature I hate to kill, but they drove me to it only recently. I am constantly getting bitten by spiders. This could be why I have such good 'spidey' sense. LOL! Spiders are very beneficial. They'll eat a lot of nasty bugs that you DON'T want in your house.
The worst bite I ever got was from a brown recluse. Oh, man! Never again. I thought I was never going to see my hand again.
Like bees and wasps, I let spiders wander at will outdoors. Their benefits far outweighs the risks.
Snakes: Brothers and sisters, I could tell you a dozen stories about snake experiences. I don't know why they find me such interesting company. While we've never had snakes in the house, I have seen them in chicken coops, rabbit cages, in the woods and even in my office.
They'll normally come indoors if they smell a live food source like chicks or eggs. But during one torrential rain storm that left a lot of flooding, I walked in one Saturday morning to work some overtime when I heard a scraping sound by my feet.
My desk was near a wall and snakes like to slither next to the walls. I don't think I ever moved so fast. I pushed my rolly chair as far from my desk as I could, not being able to believe there was a big snake in my nice modern office.
I boxed the rascal and threw him outside. In hindsight I probably shouldn't have gotten near him. It had a triangular head which is usually indicative of a poisonous snake. He also had a diamond shape pattern on his skin. Not good.
Since then, I've become braver, only because the snakes in question threatened my dogs or my livestock. I've shot at snakes, hacked at snakes and one time knifed him in the act of eating one of my chicks. Bad snake. Leave my chicks alone!
I don't like to kill snakes because they too provide a valuable service, but if they're poisonous or eating my animals, they have to go.
Except for wasps, which sometimes get into the garage, I try not to use any chemicals. Rather, I prefer to give them reasons not to enter the house.
Plant lavender to ward off scorpions, marigolds for a wide variety of garden pests and diatomaceous earth to kill roaches and ants.
But the most important thing you can do to prevent pests is to seal your home. Don't give them a way in.
Now if I can only find a way to keep Iko from being a pest. He tells me I have to buy him off. I wonder if I should buy stock in Milk Bones.
Copyright © 2009 Maria Zannini -- http://mariazannini.blogspot.com/.
For more posts on permaculture and homesteading.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Recommended Reading for Homesteaders
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Almost a Book Signing
I met four authors, all with unique backgrounds and stories. There was Amanda Guzman who shared in the anthology, Footprints, edited by Jay Lake and Eric T. Reynolds. (Amanda, if you read this, I tried to contact you, but your LiveJournal blog wouldn't allow comments by non LJers and you didn't have an email addy.) Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed meeting you!
There was also Erin Collins who wrote Shadow Walk: The Gathering. This had a neat premise since the story is written from the pov of Lucifer. I think Erin described it as a supernatural thriller.
On the other side was Tim Knight, a minister who wrote a nonfiction book on the tragedy that befell his brother and how it changed them both.
And last but not least, April Slaughter who literally slayed me when she started talking about one of my favorite subjects, paranormal investigation. She heads up the Paranormal Source, an investigative group that looks into hauntings and other phenomena. Her book, "Ghosthunting Texas" is about all the cool eerie places Texas has to offer.
I really wish I had been able to attend this signing. Everyone was so friendly and people were actually BUYING books by the armload. It really seemed like a party atmosphere.
The bookshop owner is going to do this again in the spring, so I hope she remembers me.
I did hand out my business card to everyone and of course, they loved my book cover. And why not? It rocks!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Blade Red Dark Pages – Volume 1
The first Blade Red Press anthology of dark speculative fiction is now open to submissions. The anthology will be available in print and ebook format through online retailers in early 2010 (assuming sufficient submissions are received). Only submissions received between September 17th 2009 and November 30th 2009 will be considered. Any submissions received outside this timeframe will be deleted unread.
Blade Red Press is not a straight horror publisher, so we're looking for a variety of speculative fiction with a dark edge. Surprise us!
Payment: AUD$25
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Bad Dog For Sale
Iko has been testing my patience lately. He's right on time.
He's at that age where puppies start to test their boundaries before they settle down to behaving like respectable members of pack society.
Most puppies, as they near their sixth month will start to run away from their owners. They'll snap at you or growl. Some throw temper tantrums. It's a case of teenage angst. They're acting out against the establishment. It's short lived, but it feels like a lifetime.
He'll straighten out because he MUST conform to pack rules or face the consequences. Already Iko has done some jail time, but what really makes him crumble is if I turn away from him and give my attention to Tank. He's at the age where he wants to be the center of attention and to show favoritism to another dog is like telling him he doesn't exist. He settles down fast after that.
Greg made me this photo composite of Iko when he was a little bitty guy (and much better behaved). I nearly burst a gut when I saw it. The text reads: FOR SALE: BAD DOG ~ This dog eats walls and gives big dogs a run for their money. Will literally EAT you out of house and home. DANGER: This dog will pee all over you to get its own way. Hates his nails clipped too.
For the full story of Iko's recent crime, check out the Samhain blog where I give you hard EVIDENCE of his guilt.
Children! Why do they always test us?
Friday, October 2, 2009
Prudent Penny: Stocking Up
Since moving out to the boonies, I've made it my mission to keep my pantry and freezer stocked up. I'm okay when it comes to freezing, buying canned goods and drying, but my goal is to be even more self sufficient, especially now that I have enough land to grow my food.
There are several methods for storing your harvest.
Canning: Canning has been my number one weak link. It's been ten years since I did any canning and I felt rusty. Fear of losing my hard earned produce kept me from doing any significant canning. I finally rousted enough courage to experiment but then my vegetables ran out and there ended my few experiments. As any good Cubs fan would say: Wait til next year!
This year, Greg wanted pickled peppers. We didn't get many banana peppers because of that surprise freeze, but we did get enough to can a few jars. The problem was, none of the recipes I found tasted good (imo). Greg said his father just threw in salt, vinegar and a hot pepper into the mix and they were delicious. Obviously, I was over thinking this.
With the last harvest of the season I decided to experiment rather than rely on the lackluster internet recipes I had found. In a hot sterilized jar, I pushed in as many peppers as would fit, slicing one long seam along each pepper.
With another jar the same size, I measured out vinegar to fit 3/4 of the way up. I also set aside salt, sugar, coriander seed, a peeled garlic clove and one hot pepper sliced in half.
I boiled the vinegar, adding first a quarter cup salt and a pinch of sugar and coriander seed. I tasted it for saltiness and kept adding salt until it was to my taste. When it came to a boil once more, I poured the mixture on the peppers and squeezed in the garlic and hot pepper.
When we opened the first jar, it finally tasted the way I had hoped. I wrote down my measured amounts on the canning lid. Next year I will multiply those amounts per the number of cans I will need to can my peppers.
This year I didn't do any pressure canning, but if the garden is more successful next year, I might pressure can some eggplant and okra.
Grocery store stock up: The easy way to stock up is to buy an extra tin or package of whatever you normally buy. If it's on sale or I have a coupon for it, I buy as many as I can reasonably stock up. Stocking up via the grocery store is the easy way. They already do all the work for you, all you have to do is make sure you rotate your stock and use it up in a timely fashion.
Every time I go shopping I add one extra nonperishable item, be it plastic wrap, toilet paper, salt, or sugar. Sugar might get hard, but to my knowledge, it won't go bad. I've used sugar that was five years old with no difference in taste.
But this brings me to another storage topic. Sealed dry goods.
Mormons, bless their hearts, are the experts on storage. It is part of their tenets to keep a ready supply of food. I found one site that has been profoundly useful and it introduced me to a concept that I had never considered before. Long term dry storage.
Apparently many LDS communities have places where members can buy food stuffs in bulk and can it at their facilities for a very reasonable price. I don't know if they allow nonmembers to buy and can there. The closest one to me is an hour and a half away, but I'd be willing to make the trip if they let me use their can sealer.
Since it's just Greg and me, we don't utilize dry goods as quickly as a family with children would, but how efficient and practical it would be to have dry food stuffs safely stored, especially out here with the lions and llamas. It just makes sense. I looked into what it would cost to buy a can sealing machine and it's way too expensive for the small consumer, which explains why you don't see them everywhere.
If you're interested in long term storage I can highly recommend Everyday Food Storage. I love this site! They post a lot of videos that demonstrates step by step processes. It's really helpful, especially if you're new to storage.
Having lived through hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, and weeks without power, water or gas, I am a very strong advocate for stocking up. I think Hurricane Rita brought that message home to me loud and clear when we lived like refugees for almost a month.
We brushed our teeth with bottled water, ate out of tin cans and battled mosquitoes, snakes and hot weather night and day. We cleared debris and hauled brush until we lost the light, and when darkness fell, we worked inside the house, disinfecting, cleaning and hurting from head to toe.
I have a sister who never keeps anything in her cabinets than what she can use in the week. She never had to live like we did. It changes you forever.
Stock up, at least for the little emergencies like power outages, as well as the big emergencies like losing your job, forces of nature, and being too contagious to leave the house.
By the way, the current US administration is asking people to stock up at least a month's supply of food in case you do get that H1N1 flu.
Copyright © 2009 Maria Zannini -- http://mariazannini.blogspot.com/.
For more posts on saving money go here and here.


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So… here is orangeacid.net… dead?
No, not really. I have had to reset my blog, website, and databases, which meant losing everything that had happened on orangeacid.net in the last 6 months or so.
Does this upset me? Well, yes at first, as it felt unfair that this should have to happen. But looking over the posts I have lost (the posts still exist by the way, just not on the live website), I realised that the majority of them were just explanations for periods of absense, and promises of things to come.


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Welcome Future Teachers
That's why we support the Student Virginia Education Association (SVEA), a pre-professional organization that will guide you into our challenging world of teaching.
Joining Student VEA opens doors to you with our local associations in every school division in Virginia. Those local associations are professional communities that will give you support and guidance during your student teaching. And when you land your first teaching job, VEA's local associations will help you throughout your career -- especially during your early years as a new teacher.
Who is eligible to join?
Student membership is available if you are enrolled in a post-secondary program that is preparatory for employment in a position that will make you eligible for Active (teacher) membership in the VEA-NEA. Student membership is available to those who are NOT currently under contract with a school division in Virginia.
Why should I join?
As a student member of VEA-NEA, you'll have the nation's largest education association (3.2 million members) working to provide you with tools and resources for a successful career.
How much does it cost to join?
Annual dues are $30, plus your local chapter dues. Why so low? Because VEA-NEA members supplement the cost of the program to help you along your path to teaching.
I don't live in the same state as my college/university. Which state should I join?
You join the state where you are enrolled as a college student (i.e., if you live in West Virginia, but attend school in Virginia, you become a Virginia member).
Am I covered by liability insurance as soon as I sign up online?
Yes! Coverage is immediate.
How do I join?
Check with your local chapter president for a membership form, or click here to join online.
Here are the Candidates for President and Vice President for the 2017-2018 SVEA Board!
Learn more about the candidates running for President and Vice President, 2017-2018! We will be voting on these offices as well as other board offices at Convention March 17th & 18th.
Candidates for SVEA President
|Coty L. Frye
Greetings SVEA,
My name is Coty Frye, and I am your current SVEA President. I am honored to be running for re-election as your SVEA President. This leadership position has afforded me the opportunity to grow and learn as a future educator. I would love the opportunity to represent the SVEA as your president, for a second term. I am currently a senior at The Virginia State University, "Hail State, Hail" I'm an English major with a minor in Secondary Education (6-12). I will continue to put members at the forefront of everything that I do to ensure that the Student Virginia Education Association the best that it can be. I will continue to be your advocate, and put kids and OUR profession, FIRST! I will be your voice because our profession makes all other professions possible. I will make sure that as an association we continue to "Put Kids First". Learning needs to be student centered and not data-driven because all our students come from culturally-diverse backgrounds and a "One-Size Fits-All" approach does NOT work. We need to meet our future students where they are, not where we want them to be. Our instruction needs to be effective and as unique as our FUTURE STUDENTS are and will be.
Public Education is facing one of its most difficult times with the appointment of Ms. Betsy Devos. I reaffirm my commitment to you the members of SVEA, that I will advocate for YOU the members, our association, and our profession. "Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself". John Dewy
|Catie Kruger
Hello all! I am Catie Kruger and I am super excited to be running for SVEA President this year. I am currently a junior at Old Dominion University studying Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Elementary and Primary education. This is my second year on the SVEA board, and I am currently serving as Vice President. Prior to that, I served as Underclassmen member at large. Before coming to ODU this spring, I attended Radford University where I served as Historian for the 2015-2016 year and Underclassmen Rep for the 2014-2015 year. In the spring of 2016 I was lucky enough to be a part of the NEA Student Organizing fellowship, where I learned all about the NEA Student Programs. In my two years on the board, I have attended VEA Lobby Day twice, where I got to speak with Virginia legislators about real issues in public education today. I also have attended both the VEA Delegate Assembly, a Virginia Board of Education meeting and Reggie Smith Organizing School this past year. I am so lucky to have all of these amazing opportunities, and if elected, my goal is to bring even more opportunities to you. Next year, in addition to being my senior year, it is my last year before student teaching in grad school so I will be able to be completely available to you, and your needs because together we can make a difference.
Candidates for SVEA Vice-President
|Riley Moran
My name is Riley Moran and I am an Elementary Education Major at Old Dominion University. I have been an active member of the SVEA for two years now and am looking to further my participation by running for Vice President. This past year, I acted as the Vice President of the ODU chapter and the Eastern Region Representative. Through these positions, I have interacted with many of you, heard your voices and have done everything in my power to improve your experiences with the SVEA. I have worked on the state board for a year and have had many ideas along the way that I was unable to act upon in my position as region rep. I would like to send out a monthly state newsletter, improve communication between the board and members, create activities for a week long diversity awareness week in February, and offer the opportunity for chapters to work together and share ideas all year long instead of just two days every March. I believe the SVEA should be a community where members are free to ask questions, bounce ideas off of each other and be inspired by each other's successes.
|Amber Collins
My name is Amber Collins. I am a junior at Virginia State University. I am an Interdisciplinary Studies major with a minor in Elementary Education. I am the current Secretary of the State SVEA board as well as an active member in my local chapter. I, along with some of my peers, recently began a mentoring program for young girls at a local elementary school. I am also a math tutor for local middle school students and tutor for my peers to prepare them for the Praxis Core test. I am passionate about teaching and helping make the future of students bright. I would be honored to be your Vice President and work with everybody to enrich the lives of students. It is important for us all to work together to aid our public schools and their students ad I look forward to the opportunity.
Registration Now Open for SVEA Convention 2017!
Register for SVEA Convention!!
2017 SVEA Convention at The Four Points by Sheraton
March 17-18, 2017
Cost: $50
(includes three workshops and materials, parking, overnight stay in a double-occupancy room, dinner, breakfast, and lunch)
Kick off Convention with Outreach to Teach at a local middle school. (More details coming shortly)
Our keynote will be NEA's Senior Communications Strategist,
Michelle Hudgins.
Michelle Hudgins.
Hope to see everyone there!
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