Looks pretty scary from where I sit. Just still planning to hunker down. We have a generator and gasoline and food and water to last for a few days. I will be in touch when I can.
Archive for August, 2008
Category 5 – not good
Posted in Homekeeping on 30 August, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Gustav Update
Posted in Homekeeping on 29 August, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Looks like it might be a catagory 1 by the time it gets to my house. Hoping all of you around the coast are taking precautions. There is already no water and little bread at the grocery. Makes me a little uneasy about getting supplies but I wont be alone if I run out. There [...]
Thoughtful Thursday
Posted in Homekeeping on 28 August, 2008 | 7 Comments »
The trouble with weather forecasting is that it’s right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it. ~Patrick Young
This Thursday’s will be more timely I suppose. We are preparing to hunker down and accept what comes our way via Hurricane Gustav (at the moment Tropical Storm [...]
Ain’t it so!
Posted in Homekeeping on 27 August, 2008 | 6 Comments »
You Belong in 1954
You’re fun loving, romantic, and more than a little innocent. See you at the drive in!
What Year Do You Belong In?
Just a little something fun this morning. I am working on my list of things to do just in case we get bad weather next week. Or just in case the Southern [...]
It’s that time of year…
Posted in A Little of That, A Little of This, Family, tagged hurricane Gustav, preparing, weather on 26 August, 2008 | 5 Comments »
are you prepared? If you live anywhere along the Gulf coast you have horrid memories of at least one hurricane maybe more. Probably more. Well we have another hurricane brewing and headed for the Gulf of Mexico. Looks like Gustav will make it to the warm gulf waters sometime Sunday.
This can’t mean anything good for [...]
A Little Blog Bling!
Posted in Homekeeping on 26 August, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thank you Sadge from Firesign Farm sent me a little blogging love! Thank you Sadge! I am honored!
Cookie Cutter Update
Posted in Homekeeping on 26 August, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I am mailing these today! I finally found enough little boxes to package them in! Gotta love living in a small town! No boxes to be had but when I took Husband to the airport yesterday, I picked them up. I will package them and get them out the door today!
Thanks for your patience. If [...]
In Praise of Duck Fat
Posted in Family, Food, Homekeeping, Kitchen, Recipes, tagged chicken parm, chipotle chicken, duck fat fries, fish tacos on 24 August, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Over the past few months I have been reading rave reviews for potatoes fried in duck fat. You know from previous posts that I am not opposed to using a little animal fat in my cooking. Not every day but every now and then won’t be what kills me, you know? I read one small [...]
Thoughtful Thursday
Posted in A Little of That, A Little of This, Family, Read This!, Thoughtful Thursday, tagged Thoughtful Thursday on 21 August, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A new idea for my blog. Every Thursday I will post something thoughtful, thought-provoking or timely. Doesnt mean that is all I will post…but it will be my starting point. And I got the delightful idea from a book I just received as a gift: Minutes from the Great Women’s Coffee Club timeliess wisdom from [...]
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