Adventures of a Homesteading City Girl

Saturday, May 18, 2013

I like this article:

This explains the very fact so many forget when purchasing and raising chickens. Are you really ready for livestock?

You absolutely should not get backyard chickens.

Friday, May 17, 2013

You may have noticed the brand new link on the side bar ------>

This is the start to my partnerships with places I hope can be of some help to you. I was contacted by a nice person at answers.com asking if I would display their badge for the next year. First I checked out the website to make sure I agreed with some of the advice being given.

They have categories and answers for tons of things from business to gardening (that's where I come in). I wrote back and said that I would be happy to. So here we are the start of this blog helping out around the house a little bit. I am thankful that they have found what I try to do here helpful and in turn have helped me.

Please folks check them out its a really fun site to explore! :)

Friday, May 10, 2013

Photoshop!

While I cannot do Photoshop worth anything, Ronnie's uncle is great at it. This is what he made for me today and I love it!

Lake Park Archery Range

We heard about this park not to far from our house (10 miles) that had an archery range. So we struck out to find out about it. We drove down there paid our $2 car entrance to the park and drove to the range. There was no one there so we just parked the car and started looking around there was a basic line up of hay bale targets placed at different ranges. Brooke set up on the shortest range and I took up the middle range, prob 30-35 yards. Ronnie and I each shot 12 arrows before moving on to check out the rest of the area. We walked under the trees and found single lane ranges. Much preferring the shade under the trees we shot another round then walked around some more. The range was large including a broad-head shooting area far off from the other ranges I'm sure so no one would get accidentally hit by those lethal arrows.

We saw turtles and enjoyed the wonderful park. On our way out 2 boys were shooting on the range. It was nice to see other people enjoying the sport! :)

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Fridge Bread Dough~ EASY

It had been a while since I made homemade bread and I have been craving it recently, but I have been in a funk and not wanting to do things like that so I hadn't. Today I start to get outta my funk so guess what is being made? BREAD!

INGREDIENTS:

~ 3 cups hot water (slightly above body temperature)
~ 1 1/2 Tablespoons dry yeast
~ 1 1/2 Tablespoons salt
~ 6 cups flour

If you want to double the batch, just remember 6-3-3-12: 6 cups water, 3TB yeast, 3TB salt, 12 cups flour.

Directions:

Mix up the ingredients in a large bowl, cover with a greased piece of plastic and let it rise for about 4 hours (could be up to 8 and I just let it go overnight) or until it collapses in on itself without you touching or messing with it.

Cover it loosely and put it in the fridge until you use it to make bread or pizza crust.(Let it refrigerate at least three hours before using it the first time.)

When you need some dough, take out the bowl, cut off a piece of dough (about a pound) and refrigerate the rest. Shape it into a ball on the counter (you might use a little flour to keep it from sticking. Put the shaped loaf onto the cooking surface and slash the top lightly with a knife to make three diagonal lines.

Cover with a piece of waxed paper & let it rise for about 30-60 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

When the dough is done rising, bake for 25-30 minutes.
*If you want a thick chewy crust on your bread, place a container of hot water in the back of the oven to add steam while it bakes or throw a handful of ice cubes onto the oven floor

Cool before cutting.