tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559227461484344655.post7604698437687697264..comments2023-11-03T03:13:42.515-07:00Comments on Fresh Fixins: A Variety Post.Karen Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05892103639142471595noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559227461484344655.post-15040729571166750812010-07-16T09:20:30.162-07:002010-07-16T09:20:30.162-07:00When I lived in Colorado after graduation with a h...When I lived in Colorado after graduation with a host family my job was to milk the cow and make the butter for everyone--YUM.<br /><br />And when I was little my brothers and sister and I would be driving around with our Grandma and she would just pull the car over, go open the trunk and stir her watermelon pickles. It is one of my best memories of her!<br /><br />I wish I could have some of those fresh tomatoes. I would trade you straight across for fresh halibut or crab :-)Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559227461484344655.post-36055702794335668992010-07-16T06:31:26.024-07:002010-07-16T06:31:26.024-07:00I don't believe I've ever eaten fresh butt...I don't believe I've ever eaten fresh butter. It's probably best that I don't. tee hee<br />I am experimenting with herbs this year. I'm curious as to how you make pesto and what it's used for. I don't know anything about it. <br />I also want to find a great recipe for spaghetti sauce that I can preserve. We use a lot of it for different things around here. And it would save me a ton of money yearly.Twisted Fenceposthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973165692768831966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559227461484344655.post-88449339329971607112010-07-15T14:06:59.444-07:002010-07-15T14:06:59.444-07:00Oh wow, could I pop a top on this hot day. Alas, ...Oh wow, could I pop a top on this hot day. Alas, it has been awhile since I have had some in the fridge. <br />Your zinnias are beautiful, I will definitely have to look up Hometown Seeds.<br />Ah, the challenges in life that force us to look up for guidance. For me, I have learned not to hope for miracles. When I do that, I do not live in the present...it is my personal weakness. My journey has been leaving it to God and trust. I merely do all that I can to provide opportunities, but I know I cannot do Herculean tasks without personal consequences for me.<br />Your post today certainly is a treasure trove of information. I have also found that I can live with those bat wings:-)English Cottage in Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03563243118908763136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559227461484344655.post-41746783455397947722010-07-15T12:57:51.916-07:002010-07-15T12:57:51.916-07:00Oh I totally could go for a Corona right about now...Oh I totally could go for a Corona right about now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04083710190185453271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559227461484344655.post-35025766580174423072010-07-15T12:54:50.213-07:002010-07-15T12:54:50.213-07:00Some days I go through these blogs, reading posts ...Some days I go through these blogs, reading posts and leaving a comment on each one and then... I find one like this.<br />Karen, my friend, you amaze me with your resilience and spirit. <br />I will make butter, read an uplifting book and smile at the thought that blogging can be such a medium for comfort, information, growth and the sharing of it. <br />You said it all today and offered your own self up to anyone who would read your blog. <br />You are a good person and life doesn't always reward being good. It's a hard lesson to learn but you are tackling your life with one foot in front of the other and it's a good lesson to us all.<br />Thank you...farmladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516462251842458511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559227461484344655.post-74897458362637610312010-07-15T10:25:26.900-07:002010-07-15T10:25:26.900-07:00Thanks Pete for visiting here!I just added him to ...Thanks Pete for visiting here!I just added him to the blogroll if you want to check it out. <br /><br />Lynn it does ask questions but gives a lot of real life examples of how people process trails and pain. I can't recommend it enough. You will think. It can only give you a deeper walk of faith.Karen Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892103639142471595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559227461484344655.post-65064626584341779772010-07-15T08:27:39.511-07:002010-07-15T08:27:39.511-07:00Oh yeah! A little bit of bread under cold chunks ...Oh yeah! A little bit of bread under cold chunks of sweet butter! (I should NEVER make butter!) We women bloggers are a community out here, aren't we? Cheers,LDFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10708949173250314782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559227461484344655.post-42191790841268903052010-07-15T04:40:43.464-07:002010-07-15T04:40:43.464-07:00Thanks so much for your kind words regarding the b...Thanks so much for your kind words regarding the book. I'm so thankful God used it in your life.<br /><br />Lynne- Thanks for looking the book up. You probably saw the sample chapter on Amazon. It's more of a set up chapter to get people thinking about their life. Lots of questions in that chapter but it moves beyond that in the next chapters.pete wilsonhttp://www.withoutwax.tvnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559227461484344655.post-76211458123648333602010-07-14T22:43:55.042-07:002010-07-14T22:43:55.042-07:00I love this post, so random, so me! I am going to...I love this post, so random, so me! I am going to check out the books you talked about and also check in on the blogger, we are community, family, and we need to share, comfort and stregthen each other on this journey. I'm so glad our bloggy paths have crossed, you are a Blessing in my life my sweet friend.joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112607125596693550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559227461484344655.post-49257750045074655162010-07-14T22:35:06.892-07:002010-07-14T22:35:06.892-07:00I get raw milk every week and do you know I never ...I get raw milk every week and do you know I never thought to make the butter in my blender? I'm just a little slow. I sit around shaking it in a mason jar. Well, okay, I did that once but my bat wings got going so powerfully I began to fear I would knock myself out! So we just don't make butter. And it's SO THICK on the top of my gallon jar that I've just started dumping it. (I'm sorry. I just heard your jaw drop!)<br /><br />The husband was drinking it in his coffee but it's really too thick. Thanks for the GREAT idea and the SEEDS link. And I WILL visit your friend. My week has been spent in tears and depression so I'm sure I'll just cheer her right up! :)<br /><br />P.S. Thanks for your VERY kind words on my blog!Robynn's Ravingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619286823020924023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559227461484344655.post-34636494884321886572010-07-14T21:51:52.427-07:002010-07-14T21:51:52.427-07:00PS I just looked Plan B up on Amazon and looked in...PS I just looked Plan B up on Amazon and looked inside. Is the whole book just questions?Lynne's Somewhat Invented Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07873588229846303640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559227461484344655.post-81377660358508078692010-07-14T21:47:54.225-07:002010-07-14T21:47:54.225-07:00What a lovely post. You are right, we are a commun...What a lovely post. You are right, we are a community. Maybe someone will say something in a post or mention a book--like you did--and it will change our lives for the better. <br /><br />You hubby eats butter like mine. He loves cold butter chunks on bread. I worry about him. I heard that if you wash your butter in cold, cold water it will last longer.<br /><br />And the zinnia's really are amazing!Lynne's Somewhat Invented Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07873588229846303640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559227461484344655.post-33122688005991783172010-07-14T18:29:37.063-07:002010-07-14T18:29:37.063-07:00This post was like a nice talk over the back fence...This post was like a nice talk over the back fence. I doubt if I'll ever actually make butter, but it was fun to hear about how you do it. It is good that you have found some reading that is helping you deal with all that you are going through.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810126999695733332noreply@blogger.com