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Apparently, I don’t know how to follow simple instructions. At least that’s the only conclusion I can possibly reach after going through whole sections of the newspaper to try to properly fold a pressman’s hat. [Pressmen used to fashion the hats out of newspaper to keep the ink that spewed out of the presses fromContinue reading “Easy as 1, 2, 3…But Not for Me”

Love this story by Laura Putre in the Chicago Reader about a former psychologist, turned used book store owner who chucked his city living for a farm in the Arkansas Ozarks. Great storytelling Laura. I read it all the way to the end, which is pretty amazing considering I have a pretty limited attention span.Continue reading “From Wicker Park to the Ozarks”

Now that I have my little tiny iPod Nano, I’ve been able to catch up a bit on my Geek Farm Life podcasts. I still have a ways to go, so I’m starting with podcast topics that might be useful. I started with the hallmark 100th Podcast on making soap. I have to admit thatContinue reading “Portable Farmlife Training on the Train”

Here are a couple of pix by Future Farmboy honoring Dr. King, or as Ben Harper called him, “Our picture of Jesus.” The pencil drawing was inspired by this coloring book sheet from school…

I finally tried the 5-minute artisan bread I was too lazy to make last weekend. Thanks for the encouragement Zoe! [Check out her blog at Zoe Bakes.] I can definitely report that it’s pretty easy to make. In fact, it took less than five minutes to mix it up and let it start rising. IContinue reading “Hot, Fresh Bread in 5 Minutes…Plus 4 Hours”

I have a new music feature to the VFG blog. It’s on the right column under the farmgirl/lavender photo. Hit play and you can listen to my playlist. At this point, I have 46 songs loaded into my finetune widget. It plays in a shuffle format. I’m guessing it’ll be tough to listen to theseContinue reading “Doing the Virtual Farmgirl Shuffle”

The iFarmer is one of those people who can go to a grocery store, focused on his objective, say, buying popcorn. He’ll go straight to the aisle, grab the box on sale and head for the checkout. If he passes something else on sale on the way back, he’ll grab it, pay the two bucksContinue reading “Prepping for the Big Chill”

I finally had a chance to down, I mean try, the Reggae Red from Easley Winery in Indy. The winery advertises itself as the oldest family owned winery in the state. Here’s my verdict. In a word: Sweet. Really, really sweet. The cork wrap that warned that it was sweet should be bright red. IContinue reading “Hoosier Wine Update”

Good news. The mayo worked and a second pesticide hair treatment wasn’t needed. Now I guess I build nit hunting into my regular child-care routine until…well…they can do it themselves. To give you an idea of how thick the mayo was…Even after I removed the shower cap, Future Farmgirl felt like it was still onContinue reading “Triumph of the Home Remedy”

I have a new appreciation for a phrase I use quite a bit: nit picky. That’s what I’ve been today. Literally. Indeed, the horrors, my household was struck with head lice. I haven’t had to deal with this since I was in grade school, so I was hoping there’d be some fancy new cure. SomeContinue reading “A Few Nits To Pick”