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If I Don’t Return…

December 15, 2007   Food

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…I’ve been run over by shoppers at the mall.  It’s Christmas shopping day.  The Canadian dollar is at par with the American dollar so the mall will be mobbed.   I’m not in a very good mood – I found out this week that I have diabetes.  I’m completely confused about what to eat because everything I look at calls for artificial junk.  How does a whole food person control blood sugar without medication and without adding artificial sweeteners, tofu and gmo-infected foods.  I will mind my manners with the happy holiday shoppers but I’ll probably sneer under my breath a time or two.  I dislike the mall and crowds and last minute shopping.  And having diabetes, but I will adjust and this is the only time I’ll whine about it here.  I knew I was at risk.  I had gestational diabetes with Taylor’s pregnancy.  She was three weeks premature and weighed 8 lbs 14 oz.  Kristin was 2 1/2 weeks late and weighed 8 lbs 9 oz.  My father, grandfather and great grandmother have or had diabetes.  Effing genetics.  I’m going to lose 10-15 pounds before I go back in three months, get a referral to the Levy Center (diabeties center I went to when I was preggers with Taylor) and see what I can do to stay off medication. The wonderful, excellent, fantastic, can’t say enough good about them staff at Levy taught me how to stay off meds.  At the time though, I ate artificial stuff and sweeteners.  I don’t now.

When I told Steve I’m not doing farm baskets for Christmas gifts so we’d have to buy things this year his face fell.  “No?  Greg will be disappointed if he doesn’t get his jam.  What about everyone else?  They’ll be disappointed!”  Probably not as disappointed as Steve would be if I didn’t do them.  When I told Taylor her eyes got huge and she nearly screeched, “But it’s your trademark! You HAVE to do baskets!”  Ok, I get it!  I’m doing baskets.  I think it’ll be bread baskets.  Various breads and flavored butters, jam and jelly, and since I have a lot of oils left from soap making, handmade soaps that will be well wrapped and tucked in.  Bread…hmmm….pumpernickel, organic whole wheat, oatmeal and maybe a french loaf.  Garlic and maple butters.  It’s ok to list this here since nobody in my family reads my blog (including my husband).  He’s getting a table saw and boot dryers and some smaller goodies.

Hey!  I know what’s new. I entered a photo contest.  You can’t vote since it’s a members only site and you’d have to become a member, but you can see the photo I entered.  Look for Maine Writer.  I took it last weekend while looking for our perfecft Christmas tree (that isn’t decorated because we don’t have enough lights, we’ll finish it tomorrow).

Time to jump in the shower and get ready to go.  If I don’t survive, it was good meeting you all.  Don’t send flowers but if it’s a bail situation instead, please do consider tossing in a dollar!

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Wreath!

November 28, 2007   Homestead

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I still needed to make a wreath for the door and since Steve had mentioned the double rail I thought I’d try it. A double rail is two rings with a 1.5″ separator welded between the rings to hold them together. I underestimated the size of the finished wreath. This doesn’t fit the door – it’s 40″! Oops.

 

I’ll pick pine and cedar to tuck in, add some cones and a red bow and hang it on a sun porch window. It’s the only place it will fit.

 

Wreaths have been a value added item on our farm for years. We harvest the tips here. This year I’m making only a few wreaths. After my fun with Tee over the weekend and my wreath today I’m missing wreath making season. I’ll make one for the back porch door and one for Kristin and call it a year.

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Congratulations! We Have Winners!

November 23, 2007   Agriculture

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Congratulations to Mallory in Mississippi and Janice in Kentucky!

I’ll be making the wreaths tomorrow (Saturday) and will get them in the mail to you.

 

Thanks to everyone who entered.  Merry Christmas!

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Christmas Wreath Give Away

November 6, 2007   Homestead

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Don’t forget the Christmas Wreath Give Away!

wreath @ seasonseatingsfarm dot com

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Holiday Give Away

November 1, 2007   Agriculture

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From today through Thanksgiving Day I will accept email entries for a chance at winning a wreath like the one pictured here. The bow might vary.

Two winners will be drawn. US mailing addresses only. Wreaths are regulated by the government and can’t easily be shipped every where.
Wreaths were a value added product on our farm for several years. Because of the greenhouse and hoop house and extending the growing season I’m not able to mass produce wreaths anymore. While I love wreath making I love food production more.

You can enter by clicking on the Christmas Wreath GiveAway link on the right.  The link hasn’t worked for two people.  If it won’t work for you please use the email address I wrote out above the link. Please send your name and state. If you win I’ll ask you for your mailing address. One entry only please. I’ll check email addresses, names and states against all others to be sure everyone has entered only once before I draw the winning names. All emails will be deleted after the drawing. Addresses will never be shared or used for any other purpose.

If you win you can ship the wreath to someone else. I’ll be sending it out by USPS, Priority Mail, the day after Thanksgiving.

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