New World Social Order

I ran across this article today at the Market Oracle  and thought it was quite interesting.  A bit scary but a really good read.

Crashing Towards a New World Social Order  20212

http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article17568.html

I'll be back later with another post!

Rainy Days and Mondays

Its raining.
I am going to have to start taking my camera with me when I head out.  This morning, on my way to get a Post Office Box, I saw two wild turkeys just hanging out on the side of the road.
And last week, on my way back to la casa, I was witness to an interesting situation.  Interesting for me anyway as its not every day I wander up on a guy on horseback and another guy on foot trying to catch his horse.  I missed how he lost him in the first place!  Anyway as I came over the hill and started slowing down I realized I was spooking the horse.  So I just sat there for a few minutes till all was well and there were two guys on horseback again.  Ok, so I'm easily amused! But pictures would have been better.

I made my second batch of tortillas.  They came out alot better than the first ones.  I took you guys advice and let it sit and rest for a bit before rolling them out.  I also added a bit more lard.  They came out "bendable" which really helps if your trying to make a breakfast taco!  They also actually came out looking like tortillas too instead of Rosarch blobs.   Still needs just a bit of tweaking.Third times a charm I hope!

MMPaints over at Self Sustained Living sent J&C from Pioneer Living some of her wonderful homemade cheese.  They invited us over for a little cheese tasting.  We tried the Farmers Cheddar, Colby and an exceptional Caraway Cheddar.  They were all wonderful. If you ever wanted to try some cheese right off the farm stop by and see her.  She doesn't sell it but does accept donations.  She also has cheese giveaways on a fairly regular basis. 

Mars got the septic installed yesterday!  Thanks for the help John!  The first thing we did was to heat water and take hot baths!  Heavenly! Its the little things  that we should all appreciate in life.  And a hot bath is just the ticket.

Chicken Little

Another beautiful day here! Springs just peaking its head out.  The excitement here today was watching a baby chick hatch .  It was quite a sight to see.  So since I am so caring and all that I thought I would share it with you!  Now how can you not be amazed at that?


Mars has been digging us a septic tank for the last few days.  The digging is almost done and then he will be putting it all together. The land here is very sandy and so the digging has been alot easier than it would have been.
One thing about being out here... no need for inspections or any of that legal BS.  So once he gets it all dug, he will set a 55 gallon drum in there and do whatever magic stuff he does and we will have a septic system in place!  When I say "do whatever magic he does" what I really mean is that I don't have a clue as to how hes going to do it.  I just know he can and he will!  

P.S That is the BBQ pit that Mars built a few years ago on the right hand side of the picture.  It's portable and has been with us on lots and lots of camping trips.  It's just big enough for a couple of steaks or 5-6 chicken legs or 4 burgers!  Perfect for the two of us.

Homemade Tortillas

I tried my hand at making tortilla's.   We both love tortillas and I can't just run to the store to pick them up anymore.  So if we want them I am going to have to make them.  They came out pretty good for a first effort. A bit stiffer than I wanted but I'll try adding a bit more lard next time and just lightly cook them the first time.

 On another note,  Pioneer Living has received a grant to do plasticulture on an acre of their land.  How cool is that!

What is Plasticulture?

Simply put, plasticulture is the combination of two words, plastics and agriculture. It is defined as the use of plastics in plant and animal agriculture. It is a multi-billion dollar industry, and it is worldwide in scope. These plastic products have numerous purposes. In short, plastics make agriculture more productive and efficient by cutting costs and saving time. They also conserve precious natural resources, such as water, nutrients, fossil fuels, and many forms of energy, especially sunlight. In some cases, plastic can be used to limit sunlight and retain moisture, especially in arid regions. Plasticulture also reduces competition from invasive weeds and insects.

  I found some pictures that might give you a better idea than I am able to do here.

It been  a beautiful day.  Sunshine and temperatures in the 60's.  The guys worked on removing trees from the field where the new pasti-culture will be installed.  Everything has to be ready to go in two weeks so they have been hard at it.  I still can barely wrap my mind around just how huge this garden is going to be.  Looks like its going to be one heck of a summer!

Little Towns and Small Cities

When I say we are out in the country I am not exaggerating.  There's a little town about 10 miles from here that has a small hardware store, a local owned grocery and a convenience store.  That's about it from what I have seen so far.  The grocery store reminds me of the family owned ones we used to shop in when I was a kid.  We were in there the other day just checking out what all they carried.  That was the first time I noticed that people seem to move at a slower pace here.  No one seemed to be in a hurry.  There were two little old ladies chatting in front of the meat section who were so involved in conversation they didn't realize that they were blocking the aisle. It was kind of like walking into a movie set from the 60's. 

  Over at the convenience store, while waiting in line, I learned that there is a Pie Lady in town.  She was taking orders for fried pies that she would make on Monday morning and deliver Monday afternoon.  Once again no one was in a hurry.  It took me almost 10 minutes to get checked out but now I know there is a Pie Lady!

There is a bigger town about a half hour away that has most of the things that you can't get in the little one.  They even have a ChinaMart Superstore.  It's probably half the size of the one I used to shop at.  While I was in there checking things out last week I struck up a conversation with a lady.  She was fussing about the prices and looking for bargains.  She lives way out in the country too.  She also told me that about once a month she goes to the big town of Paris, Tx to do her bulk shopping. Paris is about an hours drive from here. Apparently the ChinaMart there has much better prices and they don't have a food sales tax.  I had never thought about that before.  Being from Texas I have never paid sales tax on food.  I didn't even realize that other states did!  Sorry guys! 
Folks around here tend to do their shopping once or twice a month.
Just running out to the store isn't an option for us anymore.

And you know what?  That is just fine with me!