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Here in East Tennessee we always have a little cold snap when the blackberries bloom and it’s called Blackberry Winter.

The blackberries are blooming -and it turned cold!

After temperatures being up in the 70s and sometimes 80s over the last couple of weeks, we woke up to 42 degrees this morning and it’s supposed to be colder tonight –in the 30s!

There’s even a possibility of frost in some locations:

Special Weather Statement

This should be the last cold spell, but you never know; I’ve seen it snow flurry here in the holler -in June!

Blessings,

Denese

Tags: nature, weather

“It don’t pay to get old.”

Tags: The Ol' Hermit

“What’s this?”

“It looks interesting.”

“Now we’re gettin’ to the good part.”

“Hurry up! Turn the page. “

“Reading always makes me sleepy.”

 

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• New Mama Hen, Rejected Chick, Chicken Whisperer, Pet Chicken
• Miss Chickee In The Lounge With The Candlestick

Tags: chickens, holler livin'

Homeschool Radio Shows

Don’t forget to download this week’s free radio program from Homeschool Radio Shows –there are two this week!

Robin Hood & The Black Knight’s Challenge -the legendary Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest comes to the aid of a boy who must answer the dreaded Black Knight’s challenge to joust to the death.

The Pirates & The Parrot -young Juan Hernandez loses his pet parrot to a theiving band of pirates. Can he and his father retrieve not only his pet, but also the fabled pirate treasure hidden on the pirates’ island headquarters?

Kiddie Records Weekly

Another great place to get free children’s recordings is Kiddie Records Weekly.

You’ll have to check them out, they have tons of old children’s recordings from the mid 40s through the early 50s –the “Golden Age” of children’s records.

You can download and listen to:

• Walt Disney stories –Rob Roy, Robin Hood,
• Mel Blanc cartoons –Bugs Bunny, Woody Woodpecker, Daffy Duck
• Dr Seuss stories
• Western Stories told by Roy Rogers, Cowboy Tex Ritter
• Classic children’s fiction
• Space stories
• Much more!

There are close to 200 recordings in all and every week a new one is added –plus they’re free!

Go take a trip down memory lane and introduce your children to some classic audio at Kiddie Records Weekly.

 

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• Free Old Time Radio Shows

 

Blessings,

Denese

 

Tags: children, education freebies, free audio

New Mama Hen

A couple weeks ago, when we went to put the metal on the roof of our add-on, we found one of our banty hens sitting on a nest.

She had seven eggs under her – yay! We left her there, and on May 3, the eggs hatched.

Baby Chicks

On May 6, we moved our little hen and her chicks back to the chicken coop, and all were doing well -until two days ago.

Rejected

This past Monday, my children came running in the house with a baby chick -the poor little thing couldn’t hardly move! Thinking it had strayed too far from momma hen and just got cold, we put the chick in a box with a light.

After a while it perked up.

That night I put the little chick back under it’s momma, hoping she would take it back.

It was not to be. When my children went to feed yesterday, they saw momma hen peckin’ and steppin’ on the little chick –she had rejected it.

Back in the box for the poor little chick.

After it perked up again, the little chick got to cheepin’ really loud –probably because he was all alone.

The Chicken Whisperer

The constant cheeping can be rather annoying and Daniel couldn’t stand it! He sat down beside the box and started cluckin’ to that little chick – and, wouldn’t ya know, that chick quieted right down!

Daniel would quit cluckin’ and the chick would start up again.

It wasn’t long ‘til Daniel got tired of cluckin’!

The chick cheeped for a little while and when there was no answering cluck, he proceeded to hop up on the edge of the box and over to Daniel’s lap!

A Pet Chicken

Daniel couldn’t play with Legos with a chicken in his lap -so little chick went in his pocket.

It’s not picky, either –Abby will do as well as Daniel.

I was worried about the chick cheeping all night long, so, after everyone went to bed, I held the little chick until it went to sleep and then I tucked it under the feather duster we have mounted in the corner of the box.

It worked! Not a peep ‘til this morning!

So now we have a “pet” chicken…

What am I gonna do with a pet chicken?!

I guess we could ride around with it in the car, or take it shopping -like everyone else does with their itty bitty dogs. Heehee.

 

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Blessings,

Denese

 

Tags: birds, chickens, holler livin', photos

Here are some free recipe books I ran across:

Receive By Mail

Olive It Up For Every Season – fill out the form to request a free recipe book from The California Olive Committee, while supplies last.

Now Serving With California Raisins – food service recipe book from Cailfornia Raisin Marketing Board, with 27 new recipes. Request by e-mail.

Farmer’s Market Collection – free booklet of pumpkin, sweet potato and butternut squash recipes from Farmer’s Market Organic Foods. Request by e-mail -or- download pdf version.

Cooking With Stock – complete the form to receive this free booklet of over 50 recipes from Kitchen Basics.

Holland House Cooking Wines Recipe Booklet – sign up to receive free recipe booklet with coupon.

Free Smuckers Recipe Booklets – request by mail Smucker’s Classic Cookie Recipe Collection and Smucker’s Natural Peanut Butter Recipes Booklet.

Download Online

2008 Oregon Bounty Recipe Book – pdf e-book of autumn recipes and beverages from Travel Oregon.

GermanFoods.org Recipe Booklets – free pdf download of “Taste of Germany Cookbook”, more recipes, and entertaining guides. The ‘Taste of Germany’ recipe book is also available in printed form to U.S. addresses for SASE. Note: This offer is no longer available.

Eagle Brand Recipe Book – 16 page pdf download of 10 delicious Eagle Brand recipes.

Happy cooking,

Denese

Tags: Cooking, free e-books, recipes

Don’t forget to visit Homeschool Freebie of the Day each day this week and get your freebies! This week’s line-up:

• Today – Monday, May 11: Finger Plays for Nursery & Kindergarten (pdf e-book)
  Songs, rhymes, games, expressive illustrations( great for coloring) and fun learning activities for ages 1-3.

• Tuesday, May 12: Learning to Think by Jacob Abbott (pdf e-book)
  Classic participatory read-aloud book asks simple deductive questions based on accompanying illustrations, to help young students to reflect on what they observe and develop reasoning powers. For grades K-2.

• Wednesday May 13: Poco A Poco:
  A Direct Method for Learning Spanish (pdf e-book) Learn Spanish “poco a poco” (bit by bit) – by reading basic primer lessons written solely in Spanish. Includes teacher instructions.

• Thursday, May 14: To be announced! Stop by and see!

• Friday, May 15: Great-Grandma’s Puzzles & Brain-Twisters, Part I (pdf e-book)
  Collection of puzzles, riddles and thinking games from the early 1900s.

Remember, these freebies are available for one day only!

Happy teaching,

Denese

Tags: education freebies, free e-books

God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. – Jewish proverb

A picture memory brings to me;
I look across the years and see
Myself beside my mother’s knee.
I feel her gentle hand restrain
My selfish moods, and know again
A child’s blind sense of wrong and pain.
But wiser now,
a man gray grown,
My childhood’s needs are better known.
My mother’s chastening love I own.
- John Greenleaf Whittier

The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will
always find forgiveness. – Honore’ de Balzac

Thank you for all your love, instruction, prayers and forgiveness.
I love you Mom.

Love,

Denese

Tags: holidays, mom, momma

” We ain’t gonna mow ‘r weedeat this year – we’re goin’ green.”

Tags: The Ol' Hermit

I was looking for a few yogurt recipes and look what I found.

From yogurt history to how to make your own – and a slew of recipes!

About Yogurt

The World’s Healthiest Foods: Yogurt – health and nutritional info

The Food Timeline: Yogurt

Yogurt’s History and Folklore

Bulgarian Yogurt

How Frozen Yogurt is Made (store-bought)

Making Yogurt

Creatively Simple – How to Make Homemade Yogurt – Step by step instructions. Newest e-book from Penny Raine, available as a free download through this weekend only.

Hillbilly Housewife: Homemade Yogurt Recipe

Video: Homemade Yogurt Making Part 1

Video: Homemade Yogurt Making Part 2

You Can Make Yogurt in Your Crockpot

Making Yogurt in a Dehydrator

Fias Co Farm: Yogurt – lists different incubation methods

Soy Yogurt

Coconut Milk Yogurt

Coconut Milk Yogurt – from canned coconut milk

Almond, Filbert or Macadamia Yogurt

Yogurt Cheese

Yogurt Cheese Recipe

Video: Yogurt Cheese

Fun and Facts About Yogurt Cheese

Cooking with Yogurt Cheese – how to make it, plus recipes

More Yogurt Cheese Recipes

Chives and Herbed Yogurt Cheese

Yogurt Cheese Appetizer

Yogurt Breads And Muffins

Irish Yogurt Bread

Herbed Yogurt Bread – Kosher, for bread machine

Green Onion And Yogurt Bread

Orange Yogurt Bread

Lemon Yogurt Bread

Cranberried Lemon Yogurt Bread

Blueberry Yogurt Bread

Super Moist Pumpkin Bread

Cherry Yogurt Bread – for bread machine

Yogurt-Oatmeal Muffins

Spiced Yogurt Muffins

Berries and Yogurt Muffins

Apple-Yogurt Muffins

Apple Cinnamon Yogurt Muffins

Carrot-Zucchini Yogurt Muffins

Chocolate Yogurt Muffins

Whole Grain Banana Yogurt Oatmeal Muffins

Yogurt Biscuits with Dill

Yogurt Salads

International Yogurt Cucumber Recipes – Cooling Cucumber Salad and

more, from Alexandra

Chickpea and Spinach Salad with Cumin Dressing and Yogurt Sauce

Mediterranean Beet and Yogurt Salad – lovely color, also makes a good dip

Carrot-Yogurt Salad

Yogurt Rice Salad

Two-Tone Coleslaw with Celery Seed-Yogurt Dressing

Greek Yogurt Salad Dressing

Yogurt Deviled Eggs

Yogurt Soups

Green Chile Yogurt Soup

Afghan Yogurt Soup with Tomatoes

Potato, Bean, and Yogurt Soup

Hot Yogurt Soup With Barley and Cilantro

Curried Spinach Soup with Yogurt and Cilantro

Creamy Leek and Yogurt Soup

Longevity Spinach-Yogurt Soup

Summer Yogurt Soup with Tomato and Basil

Lentil and Yogurt Soup

Main and Side Dishes Made With Yogurt

Crispy Yogurt Chicken

Baked Yogurt Chicken

Grilled Yogurt Chicken with Mint

Lemon Herb Chicken with Yogurt Dill Sauce Recipe

Yogurt-Parmesan Chicken

Poached Salmon with Yogurt Dill Sauce

Fish in Tomato-Yogurt Gravy

Moroccan Swordfish with Caper-Yogurt Sauce

Grilled Whole Fish with Curried Yogurt Marinade

Corn-Crusted-Yogurt Fish

Passover Fish Pinwheels With Yogurt Mushroom-Matzo Stuffing

Beef and Lamb Spiedini with Yogurt Sauce Recipe – Italian recipe

Beef Kabobs with Yogurt and Spices

Beef Stroganoff With Yogurt and Dill

Turkish Ground Beef and Yogurt Pasta

Yogurt And Pork Pasta Bake Recipe

Bacon-Yogurt Quiche

Zirbeyan Rice With Yogurt

Seasoned Yogurt Rice

Cucumber Yogurt Rice

Chilled Yogurt Rice

Yogurt Rice with Mango

Frozen Yogurt And Desserts

Vanilla Frozen Yogurt Recipe

Strawberry Frozen Yogurt Recipe

Chocolate Frozen Yogurt

Mint Chocolate Chip Frozen Yogurt Recipe

Frozen Peach Yogurt – with banana variation, healthy kids recipe.

Raspberry Frozen Yogurt

Peanut Butter Cup Frozen Yogurt

Coconut Frozen Yogurt

Elaine’s Coconut Milk Frozen Yogurt

Yogurt Almond Ice Cream

Sheep’s-Milk Yogurt Ice Cream

Orange Yogurt Frozen Dreams Recipe

Strawberry Yogurt Popsicles

Blueberry Yogurt Popsicles

Tie-Dye Yogurt Popsicles

Strawberry-Yogurt Swirl Pops

Greek Yogurt/Lemon Walnut Yogurt Dessert

Yogurt Rice Pudding

Yogurt Tartlets Recipe – Oat-crusted with a creamy, ginger-spiked yogurt filling.

Fruity Yogurt Scones

French Yogurt Cake

Blueberry Yogurt Coffee Cake

Pomegranate Yogurt Cake

Mango Yogurt Cake

Lemon Yogurt Cake

Yogurt Cheesecake

Very Berry Chocolate Chip Yogurt Cookies

Yogurt Smoothies

Apple Yogurt Smoothie

Banana Yogurt Smoothie

Raspberry-Banana Yogurt Smoothies

Triple Berry Banana Yogurt Smoothie

Banana Pineapple Yogurt Smoothie

Mango Banana Yogurt Smoothie

Strawberry Yogurt Smoothie

Blueberry Yogurt Smoothie

Cherry Yogurt Smoothie

Cherry Soy Yogurt Smoothie

Tropical Yogurt Smoothie

Maple Yogurt Smoothie

Peach Papaya Yogurt Smoothies

Healthy Strawberry, Kiwi and Honey Yogurt Smoothie

Frosty Pine-Orange Yogurt Smoothie

Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie

Chocolate Coconut Smoothie Recipe

More Yogurt Recipes

Armenian Yogurt Recipes -soups, main dishes, dips…even a beverage!

Redwood Hill Farm Goat Milk Yogurt Recipes – appetizers, salads, main dishes desserts and drinks

Chobani: Greek Yogurt Recipes – desserts, sauces dressings

Yogurt Science

Science Experiment: Yogurt Cultures – middle grades

Activity: Observing Bacteria Cultures in Yogurt - highschool

Activity: Observing Bacteria Cultures in Yogurt – Part 2 – highschool

Do ya’ll think I got carried away?

Happy cooking,

Denese

Tags: Cooking, experiments, food history, health, recipes