tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45111938437484061952024-03-13T21:22:43.456-07:00The Clark HomesteadIn need of TLC, but we love herBClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.comBlogger182125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-65167024477748325312012-06-08T12:17:00.002-07:002012-06-08T12:17:53.690-07:00Boy go away for a little while and everything goes down the tubes. Apparently the gremlins have been at work "fixing" things and I sure don't like it. Was nice and simple before, now it took me ages to figure out how to post, why don't they just leave things alone,lol.
Well now it is June and things are in bloom and it is nice and warm , still cooling off at night so pretty BClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-39760455436257274162012-04-09T08:03:00.002-07:002012-04-09T08:19:37.929-07:00Things are growing!!Happy April!! I have things growing and blooming and I love it. Makes me happy to walk out and see something new every day! I even have asparagus growing, how cool is that! Not enough to really make a meal, but in a year or two as it keeps increasing. I have mentioned before how much better the vegetables taste when they are freshly picked. I do not have the words to describe the differenceBClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-84308078513978238992012-03-26T13:07:00.002-07:002012-03-26T13:22:30.451-07:00March is almost gone!We have had quite a run of nice weather which ended yesterday. Temperatures have been running about 20 degrees above normal. So many of the plants are coming up, the trees are getting leaves and the grass is green. Problem is that there is still the possibility of frost and freezes, even snow. Hopefully that will not happen, if the fruit trees have blossoms then the crops will be ruined. BClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-82400278563634663952012-03-13T20:30:00.002-07:002012-03-13T20:33:43.244-07:00Hi just a quick hint I just found. I am going to try this for sure as I already use vinegar to clean with and Jim eats oranges all the time.Orange peels, vinegar in a quart jar, let sit for 10 days or so...strain out the... liquid and use as an all-purpose cleaner. Easy, cheap, natural, smells good!Oh and for you gardeners with cats, I am saving my lids from the cat food. Since they have the BClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-5950206543842932502012-03-11T20:21:00.003-07:002012-03-11T20:29:49.561-07:00A couple of HintsThis feels good being back and keeping in touch. I mentioned I wanted to add a dimension to my blog, sharing hints I run across and hope will help others. I learned early about being thrifty and self sufficient from my Grandfather. I have not always followed his good advice, but as I get older it makes more and more sense. Instead of running to the store whenever I need something I do look BClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-19890729547425546272012-03-07T14:51:00.004-08:002012-03-07T15:38:03.402-08:00Still HereIn talking to several people I find I have company with other missing in action bloggers! I promised myself I would get back to it for New Years, hummm that didn't work. So today plopped myself down and here I am. I have been mulling over which way to go with this, I was boring myself . So I think what I am going to do is put in some of the home type things and maybe make a section that is BClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-31094753498651104832011-07-06T09:51:00.001-07:002011-07-06T10:11:30.125-07:00We're still hereIt has been so long since I posted, I think of things all the time but can't seem to get them on here. We made it through the winter fine, with the work Jim did on the windows and the wood stove things were much more comfortable. We actually paid off thelast of the gas bill last month, last year we were paying all the way into the fall.The weather has been very unpredictable this Spring, lots BClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-3363520602400747102011-04-24T16:07:00.000-07:002011-04-24T19:26:52.416-07:00Happy EasterIn my last post I was so happy because it was warm and plants were coming up. Well that soon went away and we have had snow and rain and gloom for ages. Today was back to Spring time weather and I finally have some daffodils blooming. I was able to work in some of the flower beds for a bit which made my day. Worked for the rest of the afternoon and evening and soon off to bed.Each year the BClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-54766376084579613472011-04-06T09:26:00.000-07:002011-04-06T11:53:21.839-07:00I think it may just be here, for a few days at least,lolI actually have a window open!! and went outside in a tee shirt. Ah heavenly!! The daffy dills are poking their heads up and last night we had a little rain and now there is some green in the grass. The chickens and goats are out enjoying the sunshine as are the dogs. Now we can take longer walks so they can sniff and run and enjoy. I know this nice weather will not last so will enjoy what IBClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-28905876147300929712011-03-15T18:18:00.000-07:002011-03-15T18:31:22.266-07:00It's Getting Closer!!My friend Shelly in Wisconsin saw some Robins and I have seen a few flocks of Canada Geese flying over. We actually made it into the 40's today and now things are a muddy mess, still lots of mounds of snow but getting better. I keep looking at my Daffy Dill bed and trying to see if anyone is peeking up. Have planted more flats in the basement, some spinach, cabbage and bell peppers. Will be BClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-34996594763694977952011-03-09T19:41:00.000-08:002011-03-09T19:56:28.285-08:00Spring?? hummm not here,lolJim moved my other computer up the my office so that now I have two monitors to have info up on while I work. The picture is not completely accurate as I had Jim move it around again but you get the idea. This will allow me to keep my maps and some other sites up on one and the business items on my business computer. I am trying everything to make this all work. I so hate having bills hangingBClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-60593774179481520742011-02-15T18:11:00.000-08:002011-02-15T18:49:02.232-08:00FebruaryI promised a few friends that I would get back to my blog. I guess I am always surprised that anyone reads it or wants to see more so kind of let it slide. I think of things all the time to share but then sometimes I feel as if I am in a rut. So, here I am back again with same old things and new things and life goes on.Jim seems to be enjoying his job, working with a great bunch of guys. WhatBClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-44098554748345230992011-01-04T09:50:00.000-08:002011-01-04T10:25:13.534-08:00Happiest of New Years!!Greetings of 2011!! Another year gone and a new start , new opportunities abound. Jim is once more employed which is a very good thing for his psyche. While having him home allowed many things to be repaired I do not feel it was good for him to not be able to find anything. He is working for Winnebago in the maintainence department, much like he has done in the past but this time as a BClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-66655938325160906812010-11-14T09:33:00.000-08:002010-11-14T10:05:51.164-08:00November SnowWe went from having some lovely weather to snow, which is pretty and we knew it had to show up sometime. Just never quite ready for it , unlike Spring which never seems to come soon enough.We continue to plug along, Jim has another job interview on Tuesday so we will see how that one goes. I am getting the hang of my phone job, more information is seeping into my overwhelmed head. I have had BClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-88574390027907399142010-10-29T20:39:00.000-07:002010-10-29T20:50:10.756-07:00The babies are here!!Jim picked up the babies and they are installed in the basement for the time being. They are so small and so cute!! We have the cage all closed in to keep the temps up, supposed to be 90 at first and then slowly open it up more to lower the temps. By the time they are a couple of months old they will go out to the barn. Jim has been working on a nice place for them until they are big enough BClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-3283697781952789852010-10-27T07:16:00.000-07:002010-10-27T08:37:48.170-07:00Wild weather all around!! Thought the moon looked rather Holloweenie, wish I could get a shot that shows the face but have not figured out how to get it. Another challenge!! Lots of wind the last two days which in some ways was good, Jim found lots more leaks to fill in and stuff insulation in. The current puzzle is how to cut out the draft in the dining room. Jim finds it a real challenge BClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-70749719535132604272010-10-09T05:06:00.000-07:002010-10-09T05:45:50.514-07:00Fall is in the Air, sort of.How to tell Fall is here, hummm let's see there are the thousands of Asian lady bugs that appear everywhere. I would love to find the people who thought they would be a good idea to import, they rank up there with the love bugs in the south. We have to resort tospraying everywhere to try and keep them out. As companion to the lady bugs we have box elder bugs, yuck!! The goats are getting BClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-56871227121682338462010-09-18T07:55:00.000-07:002010-09-18T11:36:45.536-07:00This and ThatAs usual our lives are full of adventures, can never understand the people who complain aboutbeing bored. I don't have time to be bored!! Let's see Jim's job hunt continues, we are stillresiting moving and sending up lots of prayers for an answer. He is still working around here fixing things and winterizing. The attic is two steps closer to being weather proof, he replacedthe two smaller BClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-79031878471984049772010-08-25T06:13:00.000-07:002010-08-25T06:42:25.737-07:00Fall is comingThis is a good thing and a bad thing, and there is nothing I can do about it,lol. This morning it is54 degrees which is a bit chilly and nice as all the windows are open and I am serenaded by both inside birds and outside birds. The bad part is that all too soon it will be downright cold and when I get up I will need to put on layers of clothes just to be somewhat comfortable. All that being BClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-65010562129950457132010-08-22T09:09:00.000-07:002010-08-22T09:21:18.707-07:00Hot, Hot, HotOne of our barn kitties, so cute!!We have been getting some Florida type weather and have actually turned on the air conditioners. Well, Florida weather for this area,lol. I know that the temps have been muchhigher in the South even Washington state had some record breaking temps.I have made it through 3 days of class and wow what a lot of information. Lots of very great technology that will BClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-17579124107694435822010-08-13T12:42:00.000-07:002010-08-13T13:10:43.263-07:00Making ProgressI am still on my journey to being able to work from home. I passed the tests from Arise and now will be starting classes to be able to work with the client. Then I will be the friendly voice at the other end of the line when you are stranded with a non working car. I will be in training for about a month so am looking forward to being live sometime in September. This is a good deal for anyoneBClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-19789442376377246882010-08-06T15:01:00.000-07:002010-08-06T16:45:21.202-07:00Another one bites the dust!!My gosh, another month gone before you know it we will be shoveling snow again, yikes!!So, what has been happening , lots. The biggest was my son's wedding in Madison , WI. We were for the first time able to use the motor home for some fun. In the past it has been a rolling apartment for Jim and myself, we lived in it for different jobs. In lieu of a wedding cake the bride Mary wanted a BClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-51125651974415732652010-06-24T20:38:00.000-07:002010-06-24T20:47:02.366-07:00Well it is finally done!!Jim and I have been working on perfecting our Adirondack chair with hopes of selling them. So far the feedback is great!! I have several other designs in mind and Jim wants us to do one for the 4Th of July. Someone even suggested getting a booth at our local fair , so might give it a try.We are making progress in the cleanup, Jim has cut up quite a few of the limbs. Still trying to get a handle BClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-1323519183625652832010-06-18T14:28:00.000-07:002010-06-22T13:05:21.615-07:00Dinner was delayed, but I have an excuse Tornado!!!The warnings came and this time they were not a false alarm. I was upstairs using the computer when I looked out the window and saw our huge old maples trees being whipped around. We grabbed the weather radio and the dogs and ran for the basement. It was all over in a matter of minutes and I never heard a sound, even when a huge limb fell.Going outside and checking showed that there was not BClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511193843748406195.post-65254445842846203302010-06-15T07:59:00.000-07:002010-06-15T09:57:24.941-07:00Rain and other thingsWe have had rain for days, we really need it for the water table but as far as the crops go we have had enough. We are lucky in that we are not having all the horrible floods like some parts of the country. So sad all the campers who lost their lives, out to have fun with friends and family and such a tragic end.The wet weather is wrecking havoc with my strawberries as they are getting moldy BClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837024471946921914noreply@blogger.com2