Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
December 25, 2024
A Christmas Song of Hope for the Middle East
On Christmas Day, I'm going to share my very favorite Christmas hymn. This version is sung in English, Arabic, and Hebrew.
December 24, 2024
Christmas Songs of My Ancestors: Celtic
Continued from Christmas Songs of My Ancestors: Anglo-Saxon
Digging deeper into my ancestral lines brings me to the Celts. The Celts are a
diverse lot with a diversity of territories, languages, and cultures.
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The Celts were the inhabitants of the British Isles at the time of the Roman
Invasion in 43. They are often referred to as Britons. Many of them fought the
invaders, all the invaders actually: Romans, Saxons, and Danes. In the first
century, missionaries introduced Christianity to them, so I can include the
Celts in my Christmas song offerings.
I've traced ancient ancestors from every country on the above map except the
Isle of Man. Of these, the predominant group seems to be Welsh. So for the
Christmas song, I chose a traditional Welsh carol. It's sung in Welsh, so the
words won't be familiar, but the melody will be.
Next, a Christmas Song of Hope for the Middle East
Christmas Songs of My Ancestors: Celtic
©Dec 2024
December 23, 2024
Christmas Songs of My Ancestors: Anglo-Saxon
Continued from Christmas Songs of My Ancestors: Vikings
I've been able to trace several ancestral lines back to the Angles and the Saxons, who, along with the Jutes, began to invade England after the Romans
left in the early 400s.
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These Germanic invaders pushed the Celts (Britons) to the north and west, and
eventually occupied much of what is England today.
The Anglo-Saxon language is also referred to as Old English. I have no idea
about authentic Christmas songs and celebrations of the Saxons, so I have two
offerings for you. The first is likely what the Saxons would have heard in
church, the second is a more modern carol translated into Old English.
This time period predates Gregorian Chant, so in church, it likely would have
been Old Roman Chant in Latin. This Alleluia is said to date back to the 2nd
century.
To hear what Old English sounds like, click the image or caption below to view the video on YouTube. The carol itself isn't authentic for the time period, but the language is.
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December 22, 2024
Christmas Songs of My Ancestors: Vikings
Continued from Christmas Songs of My Ancestors: Norman French
In 793, the Vikings made their first successful attack on England, and for the next two centuries, they kept on coming. The term "Viking" actually refers to the activity of raiding rather than a specific people group. At the time, they were referred to as Northmen. Today, they would be recognized as Scandinavian.
Once the raiders successfully conquered the lands, they took to farming it. The Danes were so numerous and so successful, that they claimed a large portion of 9th century England as Danelaw.
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Of the Scandinavian countries, my ancestral lines trace back mostly to Denmark and Norway. So I set about
looking for a Christmas song in one or both of their ancient languages. Something I learned, was that Danish has it's roots in Old Norse.
This video is different from the others I've been sharing, in that it isn't embedded at the request of the artist. The image below is a screenshot linked to the video on YouTube. Click on either the caption or the image to hear a 16th century Latin carol sung in Old Norse.
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Next, Christmas Songs of My Ancestors: Anglo-Saxon
Christmas Songs of My Ancestors: Vikings
©Dec 2024
December 21, 2024
Christmas Songs of My Ancestors: Norman French
Continued from Christmas Songs of My Ancestors: English
About the time of the Norman invasion of England (1066), my family tree begins to
fill with Norman French ancestors who migrated northward from Normandy to
England.
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Northern France was originally populated by Celtic peoples. In the 9th
century, the Vikings began raiding, and eventually, the territory was awarded
to the Viking leader Rollo, who became the first duke of Normandy. Consequently,
Norman French evolved as the language of Normandy. Also known as
"Viking French" it was greatly influenced by the language of the Northmen.
(Northman easily contracts to Norman, so that's easy to
remember.) Two centuries later, Rollo's descendant Duke William of Normandy
invaded and conquered England.
For this blog series, I find that the farther back I go, the harder it is to find examples of authentic Christmas songs in the original old languages. If I'm remembering my music history correctly, songs at the time were either sacred or secular. Christmas songs would have been sacred and sung in Latin as Gregorian chant.
For this blog post, I offer two video clips. The first is what my ancestors
might have heard when they attended Christmas Day Mass. The second isn't a song, but a sample
of spoken Norman French. Maybe those of you who speak French will hear the difference.
December 20, 2024
Christmas Songs of My Ancestors: English
Continued from Christmas Songs of My Ancestors: Irish
Prior to my early American ancestors' migration to the New World from England, my family tree is filled with several centuries of primarily English ancestors. They were scattered about England, south to north.
This offering is an old traditional English Christmas carol sung in Middle English (spoken roughly from the 12th to 15th centuries).
December 19, 2024
Christmas Songs of My Ancestors: Irish
Continued from Christmas Songs of My Ancestors: Native American
My 3x-great-grandfather migrated from Ireland to Canada sometime before 1835,
which was when his oldest child was born in Nova Scotia. This child, my
great-great-grandfather, "followed the sea" as they used to say, and ended up as a Master Mariner on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where he lived the rest of his life after meeting and marrying my great-great-grandmother.
Carul Loch Garman (The Wexford Carol) is a traditional Irish Christmas carol, with origins dating back to the 1400 or 1500s.
December 18, 2024
Christmas Songs of My Ancestors: Native American
Continued from Christmas Songs of My Ancestors: Early American
My 9th-great grandmother was Wampanoag. She was the second wife of my 9th-great grandfather, who emigrated from England in 1651. They had four children, of which my 8th-great grandfather, born in 1674, was the youngest.
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Even
though some Wampanoag adopted Christianity, I have no idea about possible songs
that would have been sung at Christmas. Probably none, considering that the
earliest European migrants to their area were Separatists, who did not
celebrate Christmas. Noteworthy, however, is that the first Bible printed in
North America was printed in 1663 in the Wampanoag language.
I could find very few songs in the Wampanoag language. The closest Christmas song I could find to honor my indigenous ancestors was the Huron Carol, which is credited as being Canada's oldest Christmas hymn. The Huron (Wyandot, Wendat, or Huron-Wendat) and Wampanoag peoples are both considered eastern woodlands peoples of North America, but their languages have different roots. Wampanoag is Algonquian in origin, while Wendat is Iroquoian. This Christmas carol is sung in the Huron-Wendat language.
December 17, 2024
Christmas Songs of My Ancestors: Early American
One of my interests is genealogy. With the help of community efforts
at familysearch.org, I've been able
to map a generalized idea of my ethnic and cultural roots. My offering to
you this Christmas season is a variety of traditional Christmas songs that might have been sung by my ancestors: Early American, Native American, Irish, English, Norman French, Viking, Anglo-Saxon, and Celtic. Between now and Christmas, I'll post one a day, starting with my early American ancestors.
The first of my ancestors to migrate to North America came from England in the early
1600s. The Separatists (who wanted to separate from the Church of England)
migrated in the 1620s and the Puritans (who wanted to purify, i.e. reform, the
Church of England) began arriving in the 1630s. The Separatists did not
acknowledge Christmas, and the Puritans in England banned the singing of
Christmas Carols in 1649. Both groups, however, likely sang from the Geneva
Psalter, which is based on the Book of Psalms. I have no idea what they might
have chosen for the birth of Christ, so I picked one that I liked.
December 23, 2023
A Twist on a Christmas Tradition
Firstly, no matter what holiday you celebrate, I wish you a
happy one!
My holiday offering for my readers is a bit different this year. I first
heard this a couple of weeks ago at my granddaughter's school Christmas program.
She plays trombone in the junior high band, and this was one of their concert
offerings. It intrigued me enough that I had to look it up on YouTube to
find—shall we say—a less beginnerish rendition. This one was uploaded by the
composer himself. I think you'll see why it would have great appeal to school
bands, especially with the great percussion part.
I give you Santa the Barbarian: Snowpocalypse by Randall Standridge.
December 17, 2023
Status Quo Days
December, January, and February pretty much make up the winter season on our
northern hemisphere agrarian calendar. In our part of the world, that means
more indoor time with quite a few lovely afternoons to work outside. Having
switched my creative pursuits from writing to weaving, I feel productive in a
different sort of way, and it's nice not to spend so much time at the
computer.
So while there's not much new news, I do have tidbits to share, such as, I got our Christmas tree up!
I get a live potted tree every year and then plant it afterward. Except that for the past several years I've gotten rosemary bushes that never seem to make it. So I decided to try something else. This is an arborvitae.
With gift giving days coming up, I've been busy weaving Christmas presents.
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The links go to technical details.
Dan spends his morning and evening indoor time woodburning.
The panel is from the bottom of one of the doors he bought off craigslist for
the greenhouse. The top was glass panels, which he cut off to use for the
upper center of the
greenhouse roof.
In the department of needful things, Dan built something we've been talking about for years; a headgate for the task of trimming the buck's
hooves.
Our bucks are all pretty friendly, but no goat likes having their hooves
trimmed and tends to be uncooperative. This time of year they are still
in rut, which means they are rambunctious and harder to handle. The bait, of course, is feed, but we have to have only one at a time in the pen. When we're
working on one buck, the others want to take advantage of
his restrained situation by butting
him (and us, if we're not careful.) It's all goofy play, but they are rough
and their play is not something the humans want to be caught in.
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The headgate works very well. I just wish I'd remembered my camera the last time we tackled the job.
The chickens are moulting and so not laying at the moment. But the ducks are obliging us with eggs.
These are lovely for Christmas baking.
As you can see, not much exciting going on. We're just enjoying our season of rest. Hopefully, you'll enjoy these parting shots of Riley.
He loves to play in the water dish, which gets water everywhere.
I hope you all are staying warm and dry.
Status Quo Days © December 2023
December 23, 2022
A Christmas Wish for My Readers
It is with heartfelt gratitude that I want to thank everyone who reads my blog
and participates in its many conversations. Thank you to everyone who reads my
books and tells me how much they encourage you.
These kindnesses are a wonderful gift to me.
If you celebrate the Reason for the season, then I encourage you to take heart
and not worry or fret over the world.
Cultivate contentment and nurture the habit of giving the gift of kindness wherever you can.
Merry Christmas everybody!
December 23, 2021
December 24, 2020
December 25, 2019
It's All About a Birthday
When my children were little, I pondered how to teach them that Christmas isn't just a children's fun holiday for receiving candy, toys, and gifts. Sure, there are books, DVDs, and Sunday school lessons emphasizing the reason for the season, but I wanted something that would be tangible to a small child. A real life experience.
My kids have birthdays close to the holidays. My daughter's birthday always falls on or a few days before Thanksgiving, while my son's is five days after Christmas. To explain Christmas, I told them that a birthday is a celebration of a person. On their birthdays we celebrate them. They receive gifts as we give thanks for their birth. Christmas is a birthday too, so on Christmas we celebrate Jesus. It's a celebration of His birth. Instead of asking "what do you want to get for Christmas," the question was, "what are you going to give for Christmas?"
At the beginning of Advent I would ask, "what are we going to give Jesus for His birthday this year?" I pointed out Scriptures that focus on giving, especially to the poor and needy. When the kids were little, we participated in things like caroling at retirement homes and Operation Christmas Child. As they got older, we continued to focus on helping others, especially the elderly and those in need. We hand made gifts for those we wanted to encourage and say thank-you to.
We never did Santa Claus. We started Christmas morning by lighting the Christ candle in the center of our advent wreath and singing Happy Birthday to Jesus. Then we exchanged presents as a family, but everything was small and inexpensive. Everyone got their "big" gift on their birthdays, and learned not to expect large or elaborate gifts on Christmas. Our other traditions revolved around special meals and food.
Not focusing on ourselves helped keep Christmas low key. No fuss or stress. And it meant no post-holiday let down. All of that enabled us to keep our focus where it belongs.
So, in keeping with our Christmas tradition:
My kids have birthdays close to the holidays. My daughter's birthday always falls on or a few days before Thanksgiving, while my son's is five days after Christmas. To explain Christmas, I told them that a birthday is a celebration of a person. On their birthdays we celebrate them. They receive gifts as we give thanks for their birth. Christmas is a birthday too, so on Christmas we celebrate Jesus. It's a celebration of His birth. Instead of asking "what do you want to get for Christmas," the question was, "what are you going to give for Christmas?"
At the beginning of Advent I would ask, "what are we going to give Jesus for His birthday this year?" I pointed out Scriptures that focus on giving, especially to the poor and needy. When the kids were little, we participated in things like caroling at retirement homes and Operation Christmas Child. As they got older, we continued to focus on helping others, especially the elderly and those in need. We hand made gifts for those we wanted to encourage and say thank-you to.
We never did Santa Claus. We started Christmas morning by lighting the Christ candle in the center of our advent wreath and singing Happy Birthday to Jesus. Then we exchanged presents as a family, but everything was small and inexpensive. Everyone got their "big" gift on their birthdays, and learned not to expect large or elaborate gifts on Christmas. Our other traditions revolved around special meals and food.
Not focusing on ourselves helped keep Christmas low key. No fuss or stress. And it meant no post-holiday let down. All of that enabled us to keep our focus where it belongs.
So, in keeping with our Christmas tradition:
Merry Christmas to All
&
Happy Birthday Jesus!
It's All About a Birthday © December 2019
January 17, 2019
What I Bought With My Christmas Money
For Christmas, I received an unexpected and rather generous gift of cash. I pondered what to do with it for a bit and then started a search on Craigslist. For a number of years now, I've wanted to replace my old sewing machine. But I didn't want another electric one, I wanted a treadle machine.
In my back-to-the-land days, I used to use a treadle sewing machine. We didn't have electricity although we didn't refer to it as being off-grid. Solar panels as we know them now were still being developed, so when it came to electricity we simply lived without. That's how living off the land was done back then. So I have some treadle sewing experience under my belt, even though I wasn't going to fool myself into thinking I still have the same dexterity as I did back then! But maybe it will be like riding a bike. (One can hope.)
There were a number of treadle sewing machines on Craigslist with prices ranging from $350 to $600. That was more than I had to spend, so I kept scrolling through the listings until I found one for a White Rotary Treadle sewing machine for $100. The listing was a month old so I didn't expect it to still be available. But I shot off an email inquiry anyway and then started researching this particular machine. From browsing sewing forums and the websites of treadle enthusiasts, I concluded that White had made a sewing machine of excellent quality.
I received no reply so I tried again. Finally, the response came back, "already sold." I wasn't surprised; I just put on my patience hat and kept looking. I checked Craigslist frequently, but also took a look at a modern treadle machine - the Janome 712T. It was also more than my Christmas funds, but it was tempting since it can do zig-zag and buttonholes; stitches that most antique treadle machines can't. The main obstacle, however, was that it doesn't come with a treadle stand. Treadle cabinets to fit the Janome are available elsewhere for somewhere around $1000. I found an old treadle stand on Craigslist for $65 (most of them seem to be turned into tables), but discussion on sewing forums indicated that not all old treadle cabinets will accommodate the Janome. So the Janome was out.
After several weeks of waiting, a new ad appeared on Craiglist. It was the same machine I first liked, a White Family Rotary It was priced at $150. I shot off an email and waited. A reply soon came back that it was available, and yes, I could make an appointment to see it. Here's the happy ending to my tale...
What was interesting was that the seller told me I wasn't the first one to contact them; there were three others first. They chose me because my email was the most polite!
The treadle belt is okay for now, but if I need to replace it these are readily available.
The contents of the drawers came with it.
The first one contained an assortment of thread, buttons, needles (both hand and for the machine), tape measures, thimbles, old wire screwdriver, and a set of steel knitting needles in the long wooden tube.
Bobbins are in the upper right-hand drawer, along with some 3-In-One Oil purchased by the seller. She used it some but said she decided treadle sewing wasn't her style. The case contains all the attachments.
Once I learn how to use them I'll be able to gather, shirr, hem, sew lace, make tucks, quilt, ruffle, bind, underbraid, and chainstitch. That's more than I expected!
One drawer was empty, but the last one contained the original certificate of warranty.
The certificate is dated August 20, 1913. Between that and the patent date (April 18, 1911) I have an idea of when the machine was made. The original manual was in that drawer too.
It's well worn and the paper is frayed and fragile, so I took it apart and placed the pages in plastic page holders. I'll start a notebook and collect all the information I can find on this machine and treadle sewing.
The seller gave it a good dusting and polished the cabinet but admitted she hadn't used it in a while. I decided I should do some research and give it a good going-over to make sure everything is properly cleaned, oiled, and in good repair. With the help of several YouTube videos, I'll be able to do all that and more! I've definitely got my winter weather project cut out for me.
Continued over at Leigh's Fiber Journal.
In my back-to-the-land days, I used to use a treadle sewing machine. We didn't have electricity although we didn't refer to it as being off-grid. Solar panels as we know them now were still being developed, so when it came to electricity we simply lived without. That's how living off the land was done back then. So I have some treadle sewing experience under my belt, even though I wasn't going to fool myself into thinking I still have the same dexterity as I did back then! But maybe it will be like riding a bike. (One can hope.)
There were a number of treadle sewing machines on Craigslist with prices ranging from $350 to $600. That was more than I had to spend, so I kept scrolling through the listings until I found one for a White Rotary Treadle sewing machine for $100. The listing was a month old so I didn't expect it to still be available. But I shot off an email inquiry anyway and then started researching this particular machine. From browsing sewing forums and the websites of treadle enthusiasts, I concluded that White had made a sewing machine of excellent quality.
I received no reply so I tried again. Finally, the response came back, "already sold." I wasn't surprised; I just put on my patience hat and kept looking. I checked Craigslist frequently, but also took a look at a modern treadle machine - the Janome 712T. It was also more than my Christmas funds, but it was tempting since it can do zig-zag and buttonholes; stitches that most antique treadle machines can't. The main obstacle, however, was that it doesn't come with a treadle stand. Treadle cabinets to fit the Janome are available elsewhere for somewhere around $1000. I found an old treadle stand on Craigslist for $65 (most of them seem to be turned into tables), but discussion on sewing forums indicated that not all old treadle cabinets will accommodate the Janome. So the Janome was out.
After several weeks of waiting, a new ad appeared on Craiglist. It was the same machine I first liked, a White Family Rotary It was priced at $150. I shot off an email and waited. A reply soon came back that it was available, and yes, I could make an appointment to see it. Here's the happy ending to my tale...
What was interesting was that the seller told me I wasn't the first one to contact them; there were three others first. They chose me because my email was the most polite!
The treadle belt is okay for now, but if I need to replace it these are readily available.
The contents of the drawers came with it.
The first one contained an assortment of thread, buttons, needles (both hand and for the machine), tape measures, thimbles, old wire screwdriver, and a set of steel knitting needles in the long wooden tube.
Bobbins are in the upper right-hand drawer, along with some 3-In-One Oil purchased by the seller. She used it some but said she decided treadle sewing wasn't her style. The case contains all the attachments.
Once I learn how to use them I'll be able to gather, shirr, hem, sew lace, make tucks, quilt, ruffle, bind, underbraid, and chainstitch. That's more than I expected!
One drawer was empty, but the last one contained the original certificate of warranty.
The certificate is dated August 20, 1913. Between that and the patent date (April 18, 1911) I have an idea of when the machine was made. The original manual was in that drawer too.
It's well worn and the paper is frayed and fragile, so I took it apart and placed the pages in plastic page holders. I'll start a notebook and collect all the information I can find on this machine and treadle sewing.
The seller gave it a good dusting and polished the cabinet but admitted she hadn't used it in a while. I decided I should do some research and give it a good going-over to make sure everything is properly cleaned, oiled, and in good repair. With the help of several YouTube videos, I'll be able to do all that and more! I've definitely got my winter weather project cut out for me.
Continued over at Leigh's Fiber Journal.
What I Bought With My Christmas Money © Jan 2019
December 24, 2018
Merry Christmas!
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| "Hey! There's no verse about a goat in that song!" |
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| "We need to write one of our own." |
"I," said the goat with eyes so bright
"Under the Star of glorious light;
Watched o'er His cradle all through the night."
"I," said the goat with eyes so bright.
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| "That's better." |
Wishing you all the Happiest of Holy Days! Merry Christmas!
I'm going to take a wee bit of a blogging break, so I'll see you next year!
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| "Hmph. No verse about kitties either." |
December 24, 2017
Merry Christmas!
Whether snowy and white, or sunny and bright,
We wish you a Very Blessed Christmas!
December 24, 2016
November 25, 2016
Ideas for Your Holiday Gift List
With the official holiday shopping madness upon us, I hope you'll indulge me in a little shameless self-promotion. I'd like to share my offerings for inexpensive books for the homesteading inclined on your gift list. If you're like me, then you are looking for bargains that will be meaningful to the recipient, while avoiding the crowds and chaos of holiday shopping. Between Smashword's easy gift giving option and the discount coupons listed below, you can do that.
In this post you'll find a rundown of my new projects plus discount codes for all my books, both electronic and paperback.
Critter Tales Series was an experiment in turning a print book into an eBook. I prefer print, but a lot of people request electronic versions. The challenge was that the text file was too large for proper eBook conversion, so it became a series. Critter Tales lent itself quite well to this format, and it makes the stories and information available to someone interested in only one critter rather than all.
You can see all the volumes with links to descriptions here. I'm offering them at 50% off between now and Dec. 31st. Codes and links below.
The Little Series of Homestead How-Tos, How-To Goat Bundle #1 is my first eBook bundle. It combines four of my previously published goat how-tos for half the price, and I'm offering a 50%- off discount code on top of that.
It contains:
Click here for details about the book itself, then scroll down to the bottom of this post for the code.
How To Compost With Chickens: Work smarter not harder for faster compost & happier chickens
is my newest addition to The Little Series of Homestead How-Tos. It discusses how to adapt composting to accommodate chickens including a plan for a simple, economical, chicken-friendly compost bin.
The above title links to its webpage, and you can get it for 50% off with the code and link below. I'm also offering codes for all twelve volumes in the series. For titles and descriptions, click here.
While I'm on a roll, also please consider my paperbacks:
About the discount codes. I can only offer these for specific sellers, because not all sellers allow me to discount my own books. The eBook codes are good only at Smashwords, and the paperback codes are good only at CreateSpace. Titles below are linked to their sales pages, where you'll use the code at checkout. Codes are good for as many copies as you'd like - no limit. Codes expire December 31, 2016.
Critter Tales Series - 50% off each title.
The Little Series of Homestead How-Tos - 50% off each title
In this post you'll find a rundown of my new projects plus discount codes for all my books, both electronic and paperback.
You can see all the volumes with links to descriptions here. I'm offering them at 50% off between now and Dec. 31st. Codes and links below.
It contains:
- How To Make a Buck Rag: & other good things to know about breeding your goats
- How To Garden For Goats: gardening, foraging, small scale grain and hay, & more
- How To Mix Feed Rations With The Pearson Square: grains, protein, calcium, phosphorous, balance, & more
- How to Get Cream from Goats' Milk: make your own butter, whipped cream, ice cream, & more
Click here for details about the book itself, then scroll down to the bottom of this post for the code.
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| Volume 13 in the series |
The above title links to its webpage, and you can get it for 50% off with the code and link below. I'm also offering codes for all twelve volumes in the series. For titles and descriptions, click here.
While I'm on a roll, also please consider my paperbacks:
Coupon codes below are for 30% off each title.
About the discount codes. I can only offer these for specific sellers, because not all sellers allow me to discount my own books. The eBook codes are good only at Smashwords, and the paperback codes are good only at CreateSpace. Titles below are linked to their sales pages, where you'll use the code at checkout. Codes are good for as many copies as you'd like - no limit. Codes expire December 31, 2016.
Critter Tales Series - 50% off each title.
- Concerning Critters - always free, no code needed
- Chicken Tales - ZB66E
- Goat Tales - JY78L
- Llama Tales - ZB25Z
- Puppy Tales - TM88X
- Guinea Tales - NR86M
- Kitty Tales - QP98E
- Pig Tales - US93R
- Honeybee Tales & Postscript - DS24J
The Little Series of Homestead How-Tos - 50% off each title
- How To Preserve Eggs: Freezing, Pickling, Dehydrating, Larding, Water Glassing, & More - always free, no code needed
- How To Make a Buck Rag & other good things to know about breeding your goats - YM88W
- How To Make an Herbal Salve: an introduction to salves, creams, ointments, & more - BR82D
- How To Mix Feed Rations With The Pearson Square: grains, protein, calcium, phosphorous, balance, & more - ZN49U
- How-To Home Soil Tests: 10 DIY Tests For Texture, pH, Drainage, Earthworms & More - FB74U
- How To Garden For Goats: Gardening, Foraging, Small-Scale Grain and Hay, & More - VZ76Q
- How to Make Mozzarella from Goats' Milk: Plus What To Do With All That Whey Including Make Ricotta - QX76E
- How To Bake Without Baking Powder: Modern and Historical Alternatives for Light and Tasty Baked Goods - DT29C (Also available in paperback, see below for a coupon code and where to buy)
- How To Grow Ginger: How To Grow, Harvest, Use, and Perpetuate This Tropical Spice in a Non-tropical Climate - BY59P
- How To Get Cream From Goats' Milk: Make Your Own Butter, Whipped Cream, Ice Cream, & More - WR95S
- How To Make Amish Whitewash: Make Your Own Whitewash, Paint, and Wood Stain - HF98F
- How To Draw Blood from a Goat: How To Collect and Send Specimens to Test for Pregnancy, Johnes, CAE, CL, and More - VR75K
- How To Compost With Chickens: Work smarter not harder for faster compost & happier chickens - XU96D
5 Acres & A Dream The Book: The Challenges of Establishing a Self-Sufficient Homestead - R4Z8XJLU
Critter Tales: What my homestead critters have taught me about themselves, their world, and how to be a part of it - 894T3UDT
How To Bake Without Baking Powder: modern and historical alternatives for light and tasty baked goods - 4MP3SMDS
Critter Tales: What my homestead critters have taught me about themselves, their world, and how to be a part of it - 894T3UDT
How To Bake Without Baking Powder: modern and historical alternatives for light and tasty baked goods - 4MP3SMDS
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