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There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.
Proverbs 30:24-28
Here are some photos of mushrooms we found this month; I tried to identify them, but most of them weren’t in my book –it’s time for a better field guide!
These were growing in clumps on a downed oak tree.
These are 1 to 1 1/2 inches tall, coming up through moss -they were the only two that we saw.
Possibly –Coriolus Versicolor (bracket fungus, Turkey Tail)
This one was on a chunk of either cherry or oak.
We found several of these, here and there, in our turn-around.
Daniel called these “bowl mushrooms”, also growing on dead wood.
Possibly –A species of Mycena (Elf Cap)
We have several colonies of these tiny mushrooms, they come up around old oak stumps.
Hygrocybe nitida
We found these on a dry mountainside, just below a wild blueberry patch.
Hope you all enjoyed these. 
Blessings,
Denese
On June 29 and July 2 you can become a “Citizen Scientist” and join Great Smoky Mountains National Park researchers and educators in collecting scientific data in the park.
Monday, June 29: Mapping in a Maze of Grass -10:00 am to 2:00 pm
This project will include collecting data, mapping evidence, and treating fire ant mounds. Open only to high school students and recent graduates.
Thursday, July 2: Filling in the Gaps on the Map -9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Participants will spend the day exploring the trails between the Twin Creeks Science and Education Center and Sugarlands Visitor Center and map the big trees along the way. Open to the public of any age (for those 12 years of age or younger, a parent is required to be present). Limited to 20 people, reservations required.
For more information on these events, please see The Great Smoky Mountains National Park website.
Blessings,
Denese
Tags: field trips, Great Smoky Mountains, local events and activities, nature
Need another way to fix cabbage?
My husband doesn’t eat many vegetables (he’s a “meat and taters” man) and he never liked cabbage…until we got married and he tried my fried cabbage!
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Fried Cabbage
Put enough grease in your skillet to cover the bottom of the pan and put on medium to medium-low heat.
Chop enough cabbage to fill your pan, and then some (mound it up above the sides, the cabbage will shrink as it cooks); it usually takes about 3/4 of a head for a 10 in. skillet.
Drizzle with a little more grease (or oil), cover and let it cook a while until it starts wilting.
Turn it a time or two, until all the cabbage is soft; then sprinkle with salt, pepper and celery seed (about 1/2 tsp. each).
Keep turning until the cabbage is as done as you like it, add fresh chopped garlic during the last 5-10 min.
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Notes:
Yum! I hope you all like it, too.
Related posts:
Blessings,
Denese
That just about says it all, doesn’t it.
All of our electronics and appliances are plugged into surge protector strips, so I thought everything was protected from electric surges and lightning strikes –wrong!
During one of last week’s storms, lightning went through our telephone line and fried the modem on my computer! I had no idea it could do that!
Well. I guess I’m way behind times; I have since found out that they make surge protectors with a phone line plug-in –I even found one at Wal-Mart.
Wal-Mart doesn’t have everything, though. I had to go to four different places to find a modem; Circuit City is closed down and neither the Wal-Mart or the Office Depot in our area carries them.
I finally found one at Staples for $45 -the last one they had in stock! Thank you Mr. Zach at the Maryville Staples store.
I’m all hooked back up, but now I have over 3000 e-mails to go through…aaack!
I’ll have to get me one of those “round tuits”.
Another cabbage recipe coming up…and who knows what else!
Blessings,
Denese
Tags: computer tips, dial-up, electricity, modems
Whatever Lovely is a bi-monthly, online magazine for women -full of stories, poems and articles about things that are lovely and pleasant.
Subscriptions to Whatever Lovely are now free –just visit their sign-up page to subscribe.
Related posts:
Free Online Magazine For Mommas
Blessings,
Denese
Tags: for-the-ladies, free magazines
These are some little critters we ran across yesterday.
Mr. Toad –just hoppin’ around.
Baby Spiders –a whole nest of them on one of my blueberry bushes.
Sssssneaky Snake –hiding in a small tree about 2 feet off the ground.
Toads and spiders and snakes…oh my!
You might also be interested in:
Smoky Mountain Salamander: Eastern Red Spotted Newt
Blessings,
Denese
Did you grow a lot of cabbage this year and don’t know what to do with it all?
Here is a simple recipe for kraut (sauerkraut), from my sister-in-law, Aunt Susie.
Canned Kraut
Chop up your cabbage.
Pack in quart jars –not too tight.
Fill each jar with hot water (Aunt Susie just uses hot water from the tap).
Add 2 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. sugar and 1 tsp. vinegar to each jar.
Put the lids on and set in a cool, dark place for 9 days.
Store in your cupboard.
Aunt Susie said, “You’re supposed to wait 21 days before you eat the kraut, but we never do, and it’s best to make kraut when the signs are in upper part of the body –in the head is best. Don’t never make kraut when the signs are in the bowels.”
Please note: This recipe doesn’t call for a boiling water bath but the USDA does recommend one.
Here are a couple more recipes:
About.com Southern Food: Homemade Sauerkraut
Wild Fermentation: Making Sauerkraut is Easy!
Also see:
Making Fermented Pickles and Sauerkraut
It’s said “When life gives you lemons…make lemonade.”
So, “When life gives you cabbage…make kraut!”
Happy canning,
Denese
Tags: Cooking, old stuff, preserving food, recipes
We don’t have a lot of yard here in the holler and what we do have is very rocky -so instead of mowing, we weed-eat.
It usually takes a good 10 hours to weed-eat our place and another 20 hours to do the roads.
Not this year!
I’ve been weed-eating every morning for a couple hours, until it gets too hot, but every afternoon it has rained or stormed and the weeds are growing almost as fast as I cut them down!
So…I’m still weed-eating, but I don’t mind; at least we’re not in a drought anymore, our spring and creek are running good, and the garden is doing great -thank the good Lord!
I’ll be back later with a recipe for some of your garden’s harvest, some pictures of wee wildlife in the holler and some freebie links.
Now I’m off to weed-eat some more…maybe, it’s looks like it might rain…again!
Blessings,
Denese
Tags: holler livin', outside work
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