Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Winter Has Arrived

Sky Pic for Kymber 
It may not be official but I'm here to tell you that Winter has arrived here in Northern Oklahoma.  We've been down in the teens and low 20's for the past couple of days. The memories of the hard work of  summer have faded (sorta) and once more it's time to dream of a new year.  My winter sweaters have been found and are now officially in use until Spring.

The first of the seed catalogs arrived this week.  I just love reading seed catalogs.  Dreaming about some new variety of vegetable to try is always fun when you are spending more time in the house.  Let the drooling begin!!  I swear I could (and have) spent hours reading seed catalogs.  Over the next couple of months we'll be going over our seed inventory.  There are still some seeds that I'm sure I'll be wanting to order.  This coming year, one of my goals is to learn to be a better seed saver.  I'll admit to being a litle lax with it this year and also admit to feeling a little guilty about it.  I'm blaming it on my learning curve this time.  The trouble with using that excuse is that you can really only use it once.  Next year there won't be as easy an excuse.  Hey... I'm just sayin'....  If you would like a list of free catalogs from heirloom and open pollinated seeds here's a few to get you started. 

We got the rabbits moved to their winter quarters in the barn.  I know it sounds silly but I think they actually were trying to tell me thanks for the new digs!  I'll know by the end of the week if the new doe will have a litter this month.  I have to be one of the worse rabbit raisers in the world.  I've been trying for over a year to have at least one litter that makes it past a couple of days.  It's disheartening really to have spent so much time trying for results, but I will NOT give up. This is something I've been wanting to do for so long and truth be told I've really grown a bit attached to the boys.  OH! I never told you what I named the new doe.  Her name is Gladys. Do you remember the nosy neighbor that lived across the street from Samantha and Darren?  Yes, I'm talking about Bewitched.  Didn't everyone watch that show???  She's always busy watching what everyone else is doing and seems to enjoy the drama as it unfolds each day.

I've been trying to stock up on baking goods and other seasonal things that are on sale through the holidays. Sometimes I really miss not having a printer just because  I don't have a way to print out coupons. We don't get the Sunday paper here either.  It kind of sucks but what are ya gonna do?  The best you can!  That's what my dad's always said anyway and so far it's worked out for me.  Maybe I should talk to She Chef and have her send me some of her extras!  I did run into a great sale on whole bone-in pork sirloin roast at $0.99 a pound this week.  I picked up 4 really nice roasts and just had to try out a new recipe yesterday.  It turned out amazing.  I'll try to get the recipe posted up this week if anyone is interested.

Until next time.....


P.S.  Did you know that tomorrow the date on the calendar will be 12-12-12 and that this type of date won't happen again for a LONG LONG time.  Hmmm.... and tomorrow twice the time and date will be 12-12-12  12:12.

15 comments:

  1. i loooove the sky pic - thank you so much gurl! we are still experiencing autumn here...we don't get winter for real until january and then it's gone by march - i love living here! today it is beautiful and blue and the temp is about 50F which is what we have been experiencing the last few weeks. i love seed catalogue time of year too - woohoo! but this year i have much less seeds to order as i have been trying very hard to save as many as i can. i will definitely need to order some seeds tho. i find that saving seeds from herbs is easy but how on earth do you save seed from a cabbage or turnip? crazy eh? but i will get to learning how to do that. i am very happy to say that we got about 180lbs of potatoes from the harvest and a good 20lbs of seed potatoes from 3 different varieties. so that is a big bonus this year.

    anyway - that's it from me. glad you got your sweaters out - bahahahahahah! and thanks for the link to the free catalogues! your friend,
    kymber

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    1. It sure sounds like you all have some wonderful weather on your little island. I'm going to have to get with you on the how to's of saving the seeds from some of the herbs and I'll have to tell you how easy it is to save seed from turnips! One day I'd love to try the tire gardening for the potato's but for some reason, Mars just doesn't want all those tires piled up. (Yet) I'm still working on it but it might take a few failed tries before I can try it! lol
      Have a Super Day! Say howdy to jamm for me!!

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  2. I love seed catalogues too! I just received the Baker Creek. Thanks for the link to the others. and, I loved Bewitched (still watch the reruns on occasion). We thought about naming our nosy cat Gladys but found another one that suited HIM fine (once we realized she was a he). Guess we could have name him Kravitz.

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    1. OH I love Baker Creek! I haven't got my catalog from them yet. A boy named Gladys, huh? LOL!! Thanks for stopping by!

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  3. I love getting the seed magazines too!
    My rabbit raising has sucked this year too! I have the same problem. I even grew up on a rabbit farm, so you would think I knew what I was doing. Guess not.

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    1. I was sorry to hear about your rabbits girl.I didn't know you were raised on a rabbit farm.... Interesting.... lol and so I guess you aren't the one I should come talk to???

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  4. Hmmmm.....I guess it's good that I didn't start rabbits this year, seems as if everyone's having bunnie bungles.

    It's sweater-weather (and slipper socks) here also. Brrrrr!!!!

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    1. Carolyn, with your kind of luck you'd find yourself with some super form of "Rabbits Gone Wild". LOL I can just see all those glowing red eyes ... plotting to overtake the homestead! Bawaahhahhhahhh!!!!!!!!!!

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  5. Good luck on the rabbits!

    I should have ordered some seed catalogs! Sure do make good "wish books!"

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    1. Well Jim, it's still not to late! You know...that's actually a neat idea. You could give a gardener friend a seed book and let them "circle" some of the ones that interest them. Hmmmm......

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  6. Well, next year you'll be a year older so you could claim a worsening memory. ;o)

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  7. Hahahaha!!!!! Gee thanks LindaG! My birthday is next month so you aren't off the mark so much as you might think!

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  8. Gosh I have that same neighbor but with a different name. lol Every neighborhood has at least one, more if you get real lucky.

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  9. You know, I really didn't need more seed catalogs....but how do I resist??

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  10. PM me your mailing address - when the new coupons start coming in January I will mail you my extras. I found a spot that leaves 50-100 free papers with inserts. Also, let me know what kind of coupons you are looking for and I will separate them for you!

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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