tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post7655144949923433791..comments2024-03-28T14:37:45.575-04:00Comments on 5 Acres & A Dream: First Things FirstLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-70698658024261761162009-06-16T06:21:35.034-04:002009-06-16T06:21:35.034-04:00Mim, welcome! And thank you so much for the sugge...Mim, welcome! And thank you so much for the suggestions about Shetlands. I didn't realize that these little guys could be used for brush control too. I'm definitely researching this!<br /><br />Barb, I agree about canning. I love it. It's satisfying not only to see the labor of my hands like this, but also to know that it enables us to eat the very best quality food. <br /><br />Bettina, I'm already considering where to put some strawberry plants! :)<br /><br />Renee, welcome to you too! We have the same dilemma. Originally we wanted to restore the house to a more original look, but the more we discuss what to do with it, the more we seem to stay from that goal. It will take awhile to get it all done, so who knows. <br /><br />Sharon, I wish Mim lived that close to me too. :)<br /><br />Sue, the jam was made in the kitchen <i>before</i> we put the cabinet in. Quite a challenge, but it makes me appreciate my "new" kitchen all the more!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-74128183517036406182009-06-15T18:32:10.399-04:002009-06-15T18:32:10.399-04:00Those strawberries look so good! I've heard ru...Those strawberries look so good! I've heard rumors that they're ripe around here, but haven't found any yet. Soon I hope!<br /><br />Was this jam made in your kitchen? With the new counterspace?? (I'm reading your blog out of order.)<br /><br />SueLife Looms Largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05522897791564181980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-74494445282443915952009-06-15T00:28:27.406-04:002009-06-15T00:28:27.406-04:00Ditto Mim. Oh wait, I bought my sheep from her. ...Ditto Mim. Oh wait, I bought my sheep from her. We buy locker lambs from her - delicious. I don't want to eat my own animals.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432035940956042729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-88364502279729332032009-06-13T09:56:28.271-04:002009-06-13T09:56:28.271-04:00This is my first visit to your new blog and WOW! ...This is my first visit to your new blog and WOW! What an awesome place you found. I'm so happy for you. I would be so torn between keeping the house as original as possible and tearing everything out to make it mine. LOL!<br /><br />Love the strawberries! Luckily I have a friend who will help me with that this year and not let my strawberry plants go to waste this year.Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-64163868602673718342009-06-12T20:01:45.710-04:002009-06-12T20:01:45.710-04:00hm, that looks just yummeh! imagine - by next year...hm, that looks just yummeh! imagine - by next year you could have your own strawberry patch with loads of pickings:)) strawberries are my favourite and picked warm from the plant cannot be topped by anything! the downside of the jam is - that it tastes so good, that the jars won't last long:))Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-73024484312298346062009-06-12T14:14:39.863-04:002009-06-12T14:14:39.863-04:00Beautiful berries!!!!! Isn't it canning satis...Beautiful berries!!!!! Isn't it canning satisfyingly? All those jars of homemade jelly doesn't get any better than that. You're making me hungry.bspinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385723696922637454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-35979423162581334132009-06-12T09:50:32.578-04:002009-06-12T09:50:32.578-04:00I wasn't paying attention to your blog and jus...I wasn't paying attention to your blog and just saw you have this blog too! Beautiful area. I vote for shetland sheep. Much more practcal than alpacas. Excuse me if you don't butcher animals, but you can eat shetlands and they are very good. Plus they are weed eaters like goats so they could fix your problem with brush over growing the area. Not to mention the WOOL! Make sure if you have a vegetable garden you put it next to the chickens. Much easier than the way I have my coop.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10489112728247120646noreply@blogger.com