I have now read enough to quit going to the grocery store.
Two week challenge. Use only the food I have on my shelves and in my freezers.
I’m going to miss lettuce.
This should be amusing!
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Monday, March 30, 2020
Overwhelming Information
Like you all, I too feel overwhelmed by the amount of information coming our way these days. Some of it is just stupid. Some of it is very good. Thank you Favorite Sister-In-Law Stephanie for sharing this very informative, human presentation done so well by a very tired doctor. Please watch this video. It will help keep you and the ones around you from getting COVID19. And you do not want to get it....just guessing!
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THIS VIDEO
We had a really great weekend. Fetched the tractor. It's home at last. The drive was through country I have never seen and it was beautiful country. Winter wheat was just coming up in the tilled fields, bare of snow. We went by an apiary with what looked to be 50 hives. Deer grouped in the fields eating, probably, the tender winter wheat shoots. Snow covered mountains made a beautiful backdrop to the rolling agricultural land. Stunning landscape!
Diana Brown's barn quilt was once again a wonderful diversion for my brain. The red is so RED! Three coats applied. It will dry and on next to some other reds that I could not do at the same time due to placement. This quilt is going to make a big, bold, red white and blue statement!!
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THIS VIDEO
We had a really great weekend. Fetched the tractor. It's home at last. The drive was through country I have never seen and it was beautiful country. Winter wheat was just coming up in the tilled fields, bare of snow. We went by an apiary with what looked to be 50 hives. Deer grouped in the fields eating, probably, the tender winter wheat shoots. Snow covered mountains made a beautiful backdrop to the rolling agricultural land. Stunning landscape!
Diana Brown's barn quilt was once again a wonderful diversion for my brain. The red is so RED! Three coats applied. It will dry and on next to some other reds that I could not do at the same time due to placement. This quilt is going to make a big, bold, red white and blue statement!!
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
First there were two.....
Now there are 7! Hah! Chicks are so awesome!! This is way too many for us and there is the potential of 4 more chicks the first week of April.....A new variety this year; lovely little Sapphire Gem chicks. What a fun diversion in the midst of uncertainty!
Monday, March 23, 2020
New Life
Few things are neater than two chicks peeping under their mom! Freshly hatched, the furry little critters are vulnerable and very unstable.
Welcome two new welsummer chicks. Thanks to a very broody chicken, we threw a couple of fertile eggs underneath her and to the date, the chicks hatched! As big chicks tend to pick on little chicks, now the quest is to find some similar-aged chicks! Oh, it gets so complicated, right?!! With luck, I will find some Wednesday morning. I will have to take some time off to get them, but two is not enough!
Momma is sitting on 4 other eggs. They are due April 4. How fun!
Meanwhile, Barn Quilt #2 has begun. This one is called the Wyoming Star and is for Jim and Diana Brown's beautiful red barn on Brown's Curve. She will have the final hand transferring over a Wyoming cowboy bucking bronco in the center.
The center star, tapped out here on the two pieces of 4'x8' board, is a light color. Red is the next color and the outside will be blue. Framed with black, the entire barn quilt will be anchored with the point up! That too will be their task!! It was wonderful to have this project to work on this weekend and divert my mind from the COVID concerns. Thank you Diana Brown!!
Continued quests for the very best of all sourdough keeps me kneading flour. These two came out of the oven in Freedom Saturday morning. Ah, so lovely!! We will have bread for ourselves and anyone in need!!
Welcome two new welsummer chicks. Thanks to a very broody chicken, we threw a couple of fertile eggs underneath her and to the date, the chicks hatched! As big chicks tend to pick on little chicks, now the quest is to find some similar-aged chicks! Oh, it gets so complicated, right?!! With luck, I will find some Wednesday morning. I will have to take some time off to get them, but two is not enough!
Momma is sitting on 4 other eggs. They are due April 4. How fun!
Meanwhile, Barn Quilt #2 has begun. This one is called the Wyoming Star and is for Jim and Diana Brown's beautiful red barn on Brown's Curve. She will have the final hand transferring over a Wyoming cowboy bucking bronco in the center.
The center star, tapped out here on the two pieces of 4'x8' board, is a light color. Red is the next color and the outside will be blue. Framed with black, the entire barn quilt will be anchored with the point up! That too will be their task!! It was wonderful to have this project to work on this weekend and divert my mind from the COVID concerns. Thank you Diana Brown!!
Continued quests for the very best of all sourdough keeps me kneading flour. These two came out of the oven in Freedom Saturday morning. Ah, so lovely!! We will have bread for ourselves and anyone in need!!
Lastly, these neat bee cloth packages I have made up. Fun cotton fabric treated with a mixture of bees wax, jojoba oil, and pine resin make great replacements for plastic wrap! They really work well!! Wrap up a sandwich, an onion, wrap off the end of a cucumber, top off a jar - they really do replace plastic quite nicely! I think they are pretty slick!!
Enough for now. Wash your hands. Sanitize after touching every surface. Stay home. Stay well!
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
It was the best of time, it was the worst of times
Mike and I were home by 5:30pm yesterday - this is almost unheard of. We had just finished a nice walk down Old Henry's Road, temperature 48 degrees and sunshine. The dogs were along and our family had a very nice time!
We opened a bottle of Heart & Hands sparkling wine. We poured the lovely beverage, the afternoon sun streaming in through the window making the wine a light pink color so beautiful in the tall stemmed glasses. A ting of glasses and a toast, "here's to today, here's to living in the moment, here's to you". It was cold, just out of the refrigerator, and the bubbles sang on one's tongue. I worked on my new bread recipe and continued to sip the nectar of the gods. A WHO video played on my phone, the World Health Organization talking about this pandemic. As I paused, leaned over, one elbow on the counter, one arm holding my wine glass as I sipped, the lovely afternoon sun dipping to Munger Mountain's ridge line, for a brief moment I felt like this whole thing was a dream. It was a moment I shall non-too-soon forget. Eerie and surreal, it made me take measure. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." A line I keep saying in my mind from Charles Dicken's A Tale of Two Cities.
January 2020 we brought in the new year with hope and optimism for continued well being and prosperity. It was the best of times. Suddenly, in what history would certainly consider a blink of an eye, our future is shaky and unknown. Every day, every hour there is new news. Last night at midnight a report of 7 more positive COVID cases in Wyoming. A retirement home in Lander has been hit hard. Today, the governor is reported to announce all non-essential businesses be closed.
Mike and I are close to being out of toilet paper and flour. I refuse to go grousing around looking for these things either. The hoarding of products is out of control. Out of control. I don't have to be part of it (because I've been so good at it all along - that's what Mike would say!! You may recall, I am a self-confessed food hoarder. This is without a pandemic!)
Crisis makes us look inward. Optimism and outward-looking thinking will help us all get through this, what is sure to be, marathon event. It's not going to be a sprint. This could take all summer. A recession (depression?) will most certainly follow. This is not pessimistic, is it realistic. Be prepared and plan accordingly. Not a good time to go into debt, for example.
My bread. My lovely sourdough bread!!
We opened a bottle of Heart & Hands sparkling wine. We poured the lovely beverage, the afternoon sun streaming in through the window making the wine a light pink color so beautiful in the tall stemmed glasses. A ting of glasses and a toast, "here's to today, here's to living in the moment, here's to you". It was cold, just out of the refrigerator, and the bubbles sang on one's tongue. I worked on my new bread recipe and continued to sip the nectar of the gods. A WHO video played on my phone, the World Health Organization talking about this pandemic. As I paused, leaned over, one elbow on the counter, one arm holding my wine glass as I sipped, the lovely afternoon sun dipping to Munger Mountain's ridge line, for a brief moment I felt like this whole thing was a dream. It was a moment I shall non-too-soon forget. Eerie and surreal, it made me take measure. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." A line I keep saying in my mind from Charles Dicken's A Tale of Two Cities.
January 2020 we brought in the new year with hope and optimism for continued well being and prosperity. It was the best of times. Suddenly, in what history would certainly consider a blink of an eye, our future is shaky and unknown. Every day, every hour there is new news. Last night at midnight a report of 7 more positive COVID cases in Wyoming. A retirement home in Lander has been hit hard. Today, the governor is reported to announce all non-essential businesses be closed.
Mike and I are close to being out of toilet paper and flour. I refuse to go grousing around looking for these things either. The hoarding of products is out of control. Out of control. I don't have to be part of it (because I've been so good at it all along - that's what Mike would say!! You may recall, I am a self-confessed food hoarder. This is without a pandemic!)
Crisis makes us look inward. Optimism and outward-looking thinking will help us all get through this, what is sure to be, marathon event. It's not going to be a sprint. This could take all summer. A recession (depression?) will most certainly follow. This is not pessimistic, is it realistic. Be prepared and plan accordingly. Not a good time to go into debt, for example.
My bread. My lovely sourdough bread!!
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
The Effect of Fear
This just hot off the press!! Now here is news worth reading!! TOO FUNNY!!
The media is really good at getting our fear-factor up. Another reason to turn off all that nonsense - TV, radio. Seriously, why do you all listen to it? There is nothing you can do to change anything more that at a very local level. The latest fears on the COVID19 virus has been effective in creating mass panic, finger pointing, and toilet paper consumption. Why toilet paper??
We, here at Jackson Hole Fire/EMS, are planning. There is a difference between planning and panic. Planning is changing response protocols, ensuring the organization's members are educated on keeping themselves well and responding properly to a patient of suspicion.
Wyoming has no reported COVID19 patients at this moment. We just got our test kits late last week and none of these kits are here in Jackson. The big World Champion Hill Climb will be held in town next weekend bringing in people from all over many western states, mingling together in Polaris and Artic Cat gear in a snow-covered ball field with various levels of alcohol intoxication.
Meanwhile, I spoke at an event on Saturday with about 50 people, last night I taught a class of a dozen EMTs in Alpine, and tonight I will be presenting to 100 Latinos. I am in full exposure mode right now! This morning, our local Living Center (the old folks home) went into shut-down. No one from the outside - other than staff, of course - is coming inside. There are no COVID19 cases; it is precautionary.
Our medical director is the Army's medical director. How cool is that? Yesterday he posted this awesome article on Facebook. This says it so well and I urge you to click on the link and take a moment to read these wise words.
You will find the link BY CLICKING HERE I'm pretty sure it will make you laugh and laughing is the opposite of fear. We need more laughter right now!!
Wash your hands like you just got done canning jalapeno peppers and you are about to go pee.....not like that's anything anyone I know has ever done - YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE TD!!!
The media is really good at getting our fear-factor up. Another reason to turn off all that nonsense - TV, radio. Seriously, why do you all listen to it? There is nothing you can do to change anything more that at a very local level. The latest fears on the COVID19 virus has been effective in creating mass panic, finger pointing, and toilet paper consumption. Why toilet paper??
We, here at Jackson Hole Fire/EMS, are planning. There is a difference between planning and panic. Planning is changing response protocols, ensuring the organization's members are educated on keeping themselves well and responding properly to a patient of suspicion.
Wyoming has no reported COVID19 patients at this moment. We just got our test kits late last week and none of these kits are here in Jackson. The big World Champion Hill Climb will be held in town next weekend bringing in people from all over many western states, mingling together in Polaris and Artic Cat gear in a snow-covered ball field with various levels of alcohol intoxication.
Meanwhile, I spoke at an event on Saturday with about 50 people, last night I taught a class of a dozen EMTs in Alpine, and tonight I will be presenting to 100 Latinos. I am in full exposure mode right now! This morning, our local Living Center (the old folks home) went into shut-down. No one from the outside - other than staff, of course - is coming inside. There are no COVID19 cases; it is precautionary.
Our medical director is the Army's medical director. How cool is that? Yesterday he posted this awesome article on Facebook. This says it so well and I urge you to click on the link and take a moment to read these wise words.
You will find the link BY CLICKING HERE I'm pretty sure it will make you laugh and laughing is the opposite of fear. We need more laughter right now!!
Wash your hands like you just got done canning jalapeno peppers and you are about to go pee.....not like that's anything anyone I know has ever done - YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE TD!!!
Saturday, March 7, 2020
A New Little Book
I have a new little book. A big follower of Ryan Holdiday - this guy that actually makes his living reading and dutifully produces a monthly email listing the books he has read and a short take on the book, you can check him out at Ryan's Blog, Best of 2019 List
Anyway, this little book of quotes which Leo Tolstoy gathered up seemed like a good by-the-desk book. I pause, in the middle of a stressful day studded with COVID19 planning, contractor needs and employee questions, and read a page or two.
As I am on duty this weekend, I have come to the office to get a couple of things managed for the weekend. And so, I pause and read a couple of pages. It seems like a very good idea! As Tolstoy gathered these quotes, he would pick a favorite of the day. The one that really resonated with him. Here is the one that resonates with me today.
(1) Do not postpone for tomorrow what you can do today. (2) Do not force another person to do what you can do by yourself. (3) Pride costs more than all that is necessary for food, drink, shelter, or dress. (4) We suffer so much, thinking about what could have happened, but not about what has actually happened. (5) If you lose your tempter, count up to ten before you do or say anything. If you haven't calmed down, then count to a hundred; and if you have not calmed down after this, count up to a thousand.
Wise words to ponder today from Thomas Jefferson.
Anyway, this little book of quotes which Leo Tolstoy gathered up seemed like a good by-the-desk book. I pause, in the middle of a stressful day studded with COVID19 planning, contractor needs and employee questions, and read a page or two.
As I am on duty this weekend, I have come to the office to get a couple of things managed for the weekend. And so, I pause and read a couple of pages. It seems like a very good idea! As Tolstoy gathered these quotes, he would pick a favorite of the day. The one that really resonated with him. Here is the one that resonates with me today.
(1) Do not postpone for tomorrow what you can do today. (2) Do not force another person to do what you can do by yourself. (3) Pride costs more than all that is necessary for food, drink, shelter, or dress. (4) We suffer so much, thinking about what could have happened, but not about what has actually happened. (5) If you lose your tempter, count up to ten before you do or say anything. If you haven't calmed down, then count to a hundred; and if you have not calmed down after this, count up to a thousand.
Wise words to ponder today from Thomas Jefferson.
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Happy!
There are few things that make me happier, that boost me up, make me proud, and inspired - than getting published! When I write, as many of you have seen, I tend to pour my soul into my writing. So having it published is like a giant stamp of approval for ME!! Right???!!! This is so cool! They are asking for more articles and I bet I can find time to get them more!!
It's hard to be a woman in the fire service and have a voice. Through writing, I am discovering I can have a voice. This is a very exciting and powerful discovery for me......!!!
I thought this article would be too edgy for them, but......here it is!! Enjoy!
Click Here To Read
It's hard to be a woman in the fire service and have a voice. Through writing, I am discovering I can have a voice. This is a very exciting and powerful discovery for me......!!!
I thought this article would be too edgy for them, but......here it is!! Enjoy!
Click Here To Read
Monday, March 2, 2020
Only in the Air
Spring is only in the air.
Warmer temperatures and the arrival of red winged blackbirds makes one feel like spring is coming, but the landscape still looks quite like winter. Saturday night, another four inches of snow to pile atop the feets-worth on the ground. The horizontal irrigation pipe is - per Mike - 39" off the ground. See picture below. Flooding could be in our future.
Meanwhile, the panic over COVID-19 builds. I say, turn off your radio, turn off your TV, cover your mouth when you cough, stay home if you get sick and wash your hands alot. Let us all take a deep breath and try not to panic....please. It is always smart to be prepared, but panicking will do no one any good at all. Stay calm and carry on.
Warmer temperatures and the arrival of red winged blackbirds makes one feel like spring is coming, but the landscape still looks quite like winter. Saturday night, another four inches of snow to pile atop the feets-worth on the ground. The horizontal irrigation pipe is - per Mike - 39" off the ground. See picture below. Flooding could be in our future.
Meanwhile, the panic over COVID-19 builds. I say, turn off your radio, turn off your TV, cover your mouth when you cough, stay home if you get sick and wash your hands alot. Let us all take a deep breath and try not to panic....please. It is always smart to be prepared, but panicking will do no one any good at all. Stay calm and carry on.
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