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You Are Free, Like it or Not

How much quiet time do we each spend thinking about our personal freedom? Is it something that can be taken from us or could it be something we must give away? If we feel it has been lost, can it be reacquired?

David Cain of Raptitude.com does a brilliant job of examining the idea of freedom, blame and the barriers we erect before ourselves. To read his latest work, please click: You Are Free, Like It Or Not.

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Zucchini Emergency – Preserving A Most Prolific Garden Crop

Each day I read about the deteriorating economic conditions in Greece and the unfolding hyperinflation in Venezuela, Argentina, Zimbabwe and the Ukraine. As such, I cannot bear to waste wholesome fresh food we have grown. Being a second year newbie to the homesteading scene, it is overwhelming when a bumper crop is suddenly ready in large and continuous quantities.

Last year the zucchini trickled into ripeness at the rate of about 8 to 12 per week. Then all the plants died. Before I could dig them up, they reanimated and continued to produce. From the unexpected deluge that followed, I canned bread & butter “Zombie” zucchini pickles, enough for several years. Continue reading Zucchini Emergency – Preserving A Most Prolific Garden Crop

Living Magically: The Art of Chewing Life Up and Spitting it Out

Examining our ability to create can open magical doors we never knew existed. Anybody can do it. All it requires is that we spend some quality time with our dear friend known as our imagination and perhaps be willing to make a leap of faith.

Hitting it out of the ball park once again, Gary “Z’ McGee shares his glimpse of: Living Magically: The Art of Chewing Life Up and Spitting it Out.