Tag Archive for ‘water’
BATHING BEAUTY
While sis is hard at work making upgrades (looking good btw!) on our blog, here’s a little pictorial interlude for your enjoyment
EARTH CARE WEEK
Although we couldn’t attend all the events we were invited to (sorry, folks, perhaps next year!) due to conflict of schedules with Holy Week, we still did have a jam packed week!!!
HOMESTEAD HELPER: POWDERED MILK
I remember my grandmother mixing powdered milk into regular whole milk as a way of making the milk go further. She used the instant dry milk and, back then, that did help to make the price of milk more economical.
MARCH HARVEST TALLY & GARDEN REPORT
It’s officially Spring and what a rocky start weather wise. We spiked into the 90’s for a few days and then dipped back under 60 with gray skies and drizzle.
SOMETHING NEW
Anticipating the time in the future of adding some fish into our diet (see ETHICAL EATING) we have been adding tuna to the menu.
SPRING, GLORIOUS, SPRING!
Almost 5 inches of rain fell this weekend! With Pasadena under a 10 day imposed water restriction (remember to turn off those sprinklers!) the rain couldn’t have come at a better time.
RAIN, RADIATION, RESTRICTIONS
Appreciate everyone’s emails and letters of concern over the possible arrival of a radiation cloud that is “reportedly” coming our way. For what it’s worth, here’s what the UN Weather Forecast has to say.
Urban Homestead’s 2010 Year in Review
I know it’s a bit overdue (thanks to busy & rough start to the new year) and, honestly, I was putting it off because I am having a really BAD case of writer’s block…. but here it goes!
EXTREME MAKEOVER
Twenty-five years ago when we purchased this old 1917 (fixer upper) house it came with lots, LOTS, of problems. Problems that we didn’t have the money at the time to fix.
AROUND THE URBAN HOMESTEAD
Living in Southern California, there’s not really much down time for us homesteaders-farmers. Only one more month left in 2010 and already projects and plans are being hatched for 2011.
