Well, I apologize for not getting Friday's Read & Write up yesterday (on Friday... what a concept!) But I was busy experiencing what it would be like if our family was 1/2 the size of the Duggar Family instead of 1/4.
I had a total of 10 children for 24 hours to celebrate my son's 13th birthday and to help good friends celebrate their 21st anniversary. Wow... ten kids consume a lot of food and create a lot of dishes. But it was a lot of fun and the Kooshian family is wonderful.
I had three 16 year-olds, two fifteen year-olds, two thirteen year-olds, two eight year-olds and one four year-old. Needless to say I crashed out on the couch about 9:30 last night after all was said and done. I was trying to watch a PBS documentary, Eating Alabama, (about eating locally) and 1/2 way through had to mumble at my son, "Don't delete it when it's done." Then I was out until 11:00 when I moved to my bed. Sleep is truly a wonderful blessing from the Lord.
So for yesterdays Read & Write...
Two new magazines: The newest issue of The Costco Connection (Free at the warehouse.) and the newest issue of Hobby Farm. The Connection usually has good info on books that are coming out for release and didn't disappoint. They had a nice little write up on Carol Rifka Brunt's debut novel Tell The Wolves I'm Home and an interview with journalist/writer Tom Wolfe.
Hobby Farm has a great article on grafting tomatoes but I think I stick with just trying to grow them before I get all fancy. It also had a blurb (answering a reader's question) about showing chickens. I think I don't want to get into that either as you have to bathe the chickens and I can't see any of mine submitting to that. But they had an article on Herbs to sell at farmer's markets that was quite intriguing and I can see myself growing some of the varieties mentioned. I love herbs!
This week, at the library, I picked up two books: The Duck Commander Family (Duck Dynasty Fare) by Willie & Korie Robertson (with Mark Schlabach). It is a delightful little read with a look into the inner workings of the Robertson family and some unique recipes- Fried Bologna anyone? The best part is the pictures of pre-bearded Robertson men!
The second book is The Weekend Homesteader- A Twelve-Month Guide to Self Sufficiency by Anna Hess. This books contains easy weekend projects for all months of the year for those of us working to provide for ourselves and lead a different type of life than mainstream. Some of the things are for beginners and some are for more advanced practitioners. The July topics are Fall Planting, Freezing Food, Hanging Clothes Out To Dry, and Budget. I need to start thinking about fall, I have plenty of food to freeze and put up, I desperately want a clothes line and budgeting advice is always welcome. Can't wait for reading time tonight.
Okay, well I have kiddoes that want to be fed, farmer's market shopping to do, weeding, harvesting and two roosters to butcher today as well as dinner out at Red Robin. (My parents are taking the whole family out- yeah!) I think I must get started!
Have a great weekend!
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