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Hurricane FAY - Miami-Dade County closings announcements:
Miami News and Events | August 18th 2008 by Priyanshu
Miami-Dade county’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is at a Level 1 full activation Miami-Dade County closings announcements: Public schools will be closed tomorrow. Miami-Dade Courts will be closed tomorrow. Miami-Dade County offices closed read more
Thank You Isabella and Nicole!
Hidden Haven Homestead | August 18th 2008 by Peggy
I just love this picture of Hidden Haven! Isabella and her mom Nicole took time out of their busy day to make it. Isabella even remember hay for the goats! Thank you girls! You made my day more than you will ever realize. Its been a very crazy stress read more
No Pictures or Interesting Post Because..
Hidden Haven Homestead | August 12th 2008 by Peggy
William got to spend the night at home last night since they couldn't unload his tanker. We had alot of projects to talk over. We did the feeding and milking and headed out at 7AM this morning to meet Megan (my daughter) to pick up my grands Quintin read more
Miami-Dade Parks after-school programs
Miami News and Events | August 9th 2008 by Priyanshu
As summer quickly comes to a close and parents begin shopping for school supplies and new clothes, parents are also urged to begin shopping for reliable after-school programs that will provide their child with activities to keep them active and learn read more
Barnyard Games
Life on a Southern Farm | August 9th 2008 by gafarmwoman
Good Morning,This week the temperature has been over 100F. degrees everyday until yesterday. It was only 90 degrees. This "cool" spell had White Ears(the brown male goat) ready to play who's the baddest one on the barnyard game.White Ears starts by p read more
Busy Monday
Hidden Haven Homestead | August 5th 2008 by Peggy
Yesterday was so busy I didn't take a single picture. After morning feeding and milking it was time to do the dreaded disbudding on Nitra and Thundertoes. This was really dreaded as William has always been the one to burn the buds while I help hold ( read more
Building a low cost smokehouse
Survivalist Blog | August 3rd 2008 by M.D. Creekmore
Several readers have asked about my progress, living out off the grid in my 26 ft travel trailer, and I must say my only regret is that I should have gotten off my ass and moved out here sooner. Peace of mind, with time to think, if I wasn’t workin read more
Fresh Vegetables & Our Urban Homestead
lovesick billy | July 30th 2008 by Bronson Page
About six weeks ago, Sam and I cleared a sunny, un-grassed space in the yard formerly reserved for a tangle of hose and a shortcut to the garage, turning it into our first vegetable garden. My Grandmother would call it a Victory Garden; that’s read more
Our Homestead Goals
My Little Homestead | July 30th 2008 by Jennifer Carpenter
When my husband and I decided to convert to a homesteading lifestyle, we sat down and discussed the goals we had for our Little Homestead. I had visited the Path To Freedom website and saw their personal self-sufficiency ratings. My husband and I use read more
Self-sufficient (Homesteading) Versus Survivalist
My Little Homestead | July 30th 2008 by Jennifer Carpenter
In my quest to learn more about simple country living and getting back to basics, I checked out a few survivalist websites. I figured the two would be similar since getting back to the basics is all about surviving on your own merit and producing as read more
The Homesteading Carnival: The Tiny Edition (#59)
Seeking Wisdom, Washing Dishes | July 28th 2008 by Jennifer in OR
Welcome to The Homesteading Carnival: The Tiny Edition (#59). Somehow I forgot I was going to be out of town all weekend and I’m still not home. But, I have access to a computer, and just enough time for something “tiny!” The power read more
Whitefly infestation spotted in Cutler Bay
Miami News and Events | July 26th 2008 by Priyanshu
The Miami-Dade Cooperative Extension is reporting a significant increase in resident calls about the spread of fig whitefly infestation. New signs of the infestation have been spotted in the Cutler Bay area, and the pest seems to be moving farther so read more
Milagro the Duck (or, Never Give Up!)
Lehman's Country Life | July 25th 2008 by Greg
It took 36 hours. That's an eternity for a child. Or for a hatchling. And that's the reason the new member of our family got her special name. Our new duckling is called "Milagro"-the Spanish word for "miracle"-because she had a lot of trouble making read more
From Home to Homestead
The Survival Podcast | July 22nd 2008 by Jack
Today in America despite the mortgage meltdown and other economic problems more people then ever own their own homes. The problem though is we have gone from a nation of Homesteaders to a nation of debt laden home owners, ownership is not even the c read more
Pittsburgh Artist Michelle Gregio
Pittsburgh Art Galleries Blog | July 22nd 2008 by rick byerly
Check out the article and video at the Pittsburgh Tribune Review website... Like what's posted on this blog and the website http://www.pghgalleries.com/ ? This is a volunteer effort so donations of any size are welcome which can be made via paypal he read more
A Summer Evening ....
Coffee Coffee Coffee | July 19th 2008 by Chris
...On The HomesteadIt was a lovely Saturday evening, I got home from work.Sugar and I went out to talk to the chickens. We decided that is was a lovely day for a walk about the garden.We stopped and admired the sunflowers.We noted how big the rape read more
Two Interviews in One Week
The Adventures of Jessica Sideways | July 19th 2008 by Jessica Sideways
This week, I had two interviews for two different jobs that I wanted. I had interviews for both a Flight Attendant position with a commuter airline and another for a customer service position with a web hosting company that I used to use. Fortunately read more
On The Run
Hidden Haven Homestead | July 17th 2008 by Peggy
I will be putting the packages in the mail to the winners of BossyToes contest Saturday. We will be leaving right after morning feeding tomorrow to meet my daughter Melody. Raigun, Justine, Kristine and Hope will be going home and Zack and Wayne will read more
Building Community
Whimspiration | July 16th 2008 by Kryistina
There was a concert and a playgroup at The Radish last week, and both were a lot of fun. Nora & Gnoll were even better than I remembered them, and I tried to take video, but, alas, I have children who just HAD to come up to me and chat while I was fi read more
Upgrade Your Texas Home Insurance to Suit Your Lone Star Lifestyl…
ARTICLEPREMIUM.COM - REPRINT ARTICLES FOR BLOG | July 11th 2008 by JBiggs
The standard Texas home insurance policies are HO-A (homeowner’s association insurance) policies, which provide limited actual cash value coverage of a home and its contents, and coverage is provided only for the types of losses specifically li read more
Water conservation efforts in Miami
Miami News and Events | July 10th 2008 by Priyanshu
The Miami Dade County has various water conservation efforts in place to ensure the sustainability of this precious resource for future generations. Some of these programs offer signifcant purchase incentives that will help you save money as you upgr read more
Moving from Miami? - Some Options
Miami News and Events | July 9th 2008 by Priyanshu
No surprise there, Miami it seems is not the top 5 cities to for building wealth. The good news is that it is not among worst 5 either. Topping the list is Plano, Tex., while high cost of living lands New York at the bottom, reports Salary.com. Salar read more
Bread Making at the homestead!
Coffee Coffee Coffee | July 6th 2008 by Chris
Gather up your ingrediants ~ get the yeast all nice and bubbly ~ mix untilnice and gooooooie ~ put it in a bowl ~ in a warm spot and let it grow! and grow ~ and grow ~ and GROW! divide the dough in to nice little loaves ~ and let it grow again!Put i read more
Nipissing - The End of the Road
Artscapes - Musings on Art and Life | July 2nd 2008 by artscapes
Nipissing Museum (Old Methodist Church) © Michelle Basic Hendry As with many of the towns in this region, Nipissing sprung up due to lumbering and pinned it hopes for survival on a railway that never arrived. Nipissing Village is located on the Sout read more
Naples Real Estate News 06/30/08
Naples Florida Real Estate Homes | July 1st 2008 by Glenn Ginsburg
MORTGAGE RATES If it isn’t one thing, it’s another. Historically low mortgage rates have been one of the few strengths in today’s housing market, but inflation fears may be nudging rates higher. FLOOD INSURANCE Congress plans to add read more
In A Pickle
Hidden Haven Homestead | July 1st 2008 by Peggy
Dill pickles that is. After picking the cukes I decided to make some pickles for William. Tomorrow I will be making bread and butter pickles for me. My cucumber vines are loaded with blooms and cukes. Going to be lots of pickles this winter! Monday w read more
Just A Lazy Sunday
Hidden Haven Homestead | June 29th 2008 by Peggy
The goats are recovering from their party so are being very quiet. Was no pushing and shoving during feeding time so wondering if they have hangovers this morning. No baby goats yet though none are really due till the 6th of July. ViVi had hers earl read more
New recycling program in Miami
Miami News and Events | June 28th 2008 by Priyanshu
Miami-Dade County is launching a new recycling program. This new curbside recycling program will use convenient “single-stream” recycling, which means that you’ll no longer have to separate your recyclable materials. You’ll be read more
Seeing Pittsburgh Bost Building Exhibits July 9 2008 -Jan 31 2009
Pittsburgh Art Galleries Blog | June 26th 2008 by rick byerly
Bost Building Exhibits Seeing Pittsburgh July 9, 2008 - January 31, 2009 In celebration of Pittsburgh's 250th anniversary, Rivers of Steel worked with 44 Pittsburghers from eleven neighborhoods to produce the Seeing Pittsburgh project. Armed with c read more
Houseless Home-Mates & More
Whimspiration | June 25th 2008 by Kryistina
These last couple of weeks have been a doosey to say the least.A friend of mine became homeless and is now sleeping on our living room floor with her husband while they await his next paycheck so they can move into an apartment of their own, and it's read more
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