Monthly Archives: December 2009

Books, NPR & Short-Term Plans

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

Busy busy busy! It’s all exciting stuff, though, that should keep me pretty well engaged. Having largely divorced myself from the online video game that was eating my [..]

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Books, NPR & Short-Term Plans

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

Busy busy busy! It’s all exciting stuff, though, that should keep me pretty well engaged. Having largely divorced myself from the online video game that was eating my [..]

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Not Among My Finest Traits

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Erin D. | Permalink 2

Lest any of you be fooled into thinking I’ve got a fair to middling handle on, well, anything, I present to you three areas of my life that [..]

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I Made Butter!

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Erin D. | Permalink 4

And by “I made butter,” I mean, “I threw heavy whipping cream into the food processor for 15 minutes.” Seriously. That’s all it takes. My processor literally requires [..]

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Home is where the chickens are

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

Keeping up with all of the blogs we read is hard enough, let alone on days when some crazy woman makes five posts in rapid-fire succession. Sorry about [..]

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Let's Talk About Skin

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

My parents did a wonderful job providing me with all manner of books when I was growing up. One series, the name of which escapes me now, was [..]

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And This is Why We Ask Questions

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

Armed with a charming demeanor and my zoning regulation printouts, I stormed the Township Hall this afternoon. Of course, by “stormed,” I mean I walked in and politely [..]

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And This is Why We Ask Questions

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

Armed with a charming demeanor and my zoning regulation printouts, I stormed the Township Hall this afternoon. Of course, by “stormed,” I mean I walked in and politely [..]

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Homemade Butter

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

And by “I made butter,” I mean, “I threw heavy whipping cream into the food processor for 15 minutes.” Seriously. That’s all it takes. My processor literally requires [..]

Cow Share, Food ,

Impede me at your peril.

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

Over the last few months, I’ve developed a passion for nesting/homesteading rivaled only by a Pentecostal with a snake-bite kit. Everything about being more self-sufficient and environmentally friendly [..]

Chickens, Legislation, Planning, Politics