Peek Inside My Life, Photos

Aunt Marg said:
It breaks my heart to know that this sweet little baby is gone now, and she wasn't even mine, that's why I'll never be able to own a pet. It would kill me to lose one. :(
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She lived to be 15 years old and was the smartest dog I ever knew, but the only one I ever had. I kept telling her when she dies I am out of here. I still have dreams of her coming to the side of my bed and nudging my hand to pet her.
 

Irwin said:
That looks like a cool way to live. Why did you have to leave?
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Well, I was having more health issues and one of them was mobility issues and I kept thinking I was diabetic (I am not). I also needed to go to a dentist. My husband spent all his money (he was on SSD and a pension) on debt payments never paying them down. I could not work and when he got a new truck it was too big for me and I would not drive it. So I was basically at home unless he took me somewhere. Half the time the only food we had was what I grew and canned or dried. He also had a horrible temper and even though he did not take it out on me, he was a miserable, negative human being to live with.

The house has no running water, a sawdust toilet and we had to heat water on the big wood stove for taking a bath (the drains worked). It was a dusty house due to wood stoves and muddy feet and I grew to hate being there. I knew I was going to die there. He was stingy on feeding our three horses and blamed them for all our money troubles even though we had them before he started using credit. I felt to save their lives (and mine) I had to leave. So I did.
 
katlupe said:
Another view of it closer to the house. I named it Peaceful Forest Homestead.
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kat,

Beautiful border of lilies!

Did you ever cook the day lily buds?

In the 70s we used to cook the buds in salted water until tender and serve them with S&P, butter, etc... They were similar to green beans.

I’ve also read that the blossoms can be used in an Asian style clear soup made with chicken broth.
 
Aunt Bea said:
kat,

Beautiful border of lilies!

Did you ever cook the day lily buds?

In the 70s we used to cook the buds in salted water until tender and serve them with S&P, butter, etc... They were similar to green beans.

I’ve also read that the blossoms can be used in an Asian style clear soup made with chicken broth.
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I did not cook them like that I used the blossoms in various things.
 
This is the original bin built into my root cellar. It has no legs which I think is in case the cellar ever got flooded (which it never did when I lived here). This house was actually on a farm and I found in the census that they grew many different crops here. It also had many heirloom apple trees through the forest (which was part of the farm before it was donated to the state.).
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