Happy Independence Day!!!

I Think Country Music Has a New Addition.

~Mrs. Dunwoody’s Tips For The Week~

Mrs. Dunwoody’s Notes for Planning a Superior Day:

1. Make a plan for your day.

2. Concentrate.

3. Learn to rest & catch your breath.

4. Don’t procrastinate.

5. Sift & sort.

6. Strive for excellence, not perfection.

Miscellaneous Household Tips:

“To loosen two drinking glasses that are stuck together, fill the inner glass with cold water and stand them in hot water. Expansion and contraction from the temperature difference will free them.”

Mammie Jane’s Piecrust:

2 1/4 cups flour

1 tsp. salt

1 cup shortening

3 tbs.  water

3 tbs. lemon juice

Mix the flour, salt, & shortening; blend until it resembles course corn meal. Sprinkle the water & lemon juice over, using 1 tbs. at a time; mix. Roll into a ball & wrap in wax paper {I think plastic wrap is better, but it wasn’t invented in her day}. Chill. Roll out on a floured board when ready to use. Makes 3 9-inch shells {I think 2 is really the max, but that was just my experience}.

Helpful Hint:

A fresh egg with sink in water, a stale one will float.

Life Advice:

“It’s no so important that you marry a man who can distinguish a cocktail fork from a salad fork, but rather, seek a man who can afford to buy you both. You can teach him which is which.”

-Aunt Middle Mary

 

Olivia

CO2

We live here {well, about 7 miles out of town}.

This is in Greenville’s industrial park {it’s an ethanol plant if you don’t understand what you see on the website}.

Here is what they want to do with all of the CO2 waste from not only our ethanol plant but other CO2 waste from the Midwest {and maybe the east coast as well, I’m not sure}. This is the project overview.

Oh, and this is super major. A local citizen called in to chat with Rush Limbaugh. Here is the conversation between the two.

If you live in Ohio…like anywhere around here {Darke, Shelby, Montgomery, Miami, etc. counties} I would suggest going to the next meeting {mom and dad got home from tonight’s which had over 500 people show up}. The next one is on Wednesday, July 7th, at Shawnee Prairie Nature Preserve {outside of Greenville} at 7pm.

Here is one of the local news station’s report.

And last, but not least, here is a blog that has been set up to spread the word and make citizens aware of what’s going on.

Lots of links, I know, but it’s where I live so I thought it  was the least I could do!

Luv, Liv

Snapshots.

Gotcha. From the post title you thought this was going to be laden with pictures, didn't you? I actually just wanted to let you all know that there is a ton of pictures from our recent {as in a few weeks ago} trip to Kentucky for my dad's cousin's wedding. Go check them out and leave a comment. The more comments, the more incentive for Morgan to post the other half of the pictures from when we stopped by Boonesborough {I may grow impatient and do it myself}.

http://www.thecoyz.blogspot.com

Something New…

With it being summer and all I should have tons of time to post, right? Well, maybe. My lack of pictures is because Morgan is the one with a camera in the family and she takes all of our pictures. She loads the pictures onto our downstairs computer, which I have access too, but she doesn’t want me to post unedited pictures. She then puts the pictures onto her removable hard drive and edits them, but alas, I’m not allowed to touch it because I might delete something. Maybe one of these days I’ll have some pictures from our running club. Until then, I thought I’d start something new. Once a week {not necessarily on a specific day} I’ll post something new from my newly discovered favorite book: Mrs. Dunwoody’s Excellent Instruction for Homekeeping by Miriam Lukken.

Recipe for a happy home:

Half a cup of friendship, & a cup of thoughtfulness, creamed together with a pinch of powdered tenderness, very lightly beaten in a bowl of loyalty with a cup of faith, one of hope, & one of  charity. Be sure to add a spoonful of gaiety that sings, also the ability to laugh at little things. Moisten with sudden tears of heartfelt sympathy, bake in good-natured oven & serve repeatedly.

Natural Mosquito Repellent:

Dab lavender oil on your pulse points: It repels insects. Splashing plain rubbing alcohol on yourself and allowing it to dry will deter mosquitoes from biting you.

A Toast:

“To woman: The fairest work of the Great Author; the edition is wonderful and no man should be without a copy.”

Common Sense:

If you suffer some horrible embarrassment which you may laugh about later…go ahead and laugh about it now. For truly, he who can laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.

Source: Mrs. Dunwoody’s Excellent Instructions for Homekeeping.

 

Olivia

Wisdom

“Live your life in such a manner that you wouldn’t be embarrassed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.”

-Mrs. Dunwoody’s Excellent Instructions for Homekeeping.

~In The Boots of a Country Bumpkin~

The barn is a wondrous place, a safe haven for some. As I walk past the sturdy structure, the scent of old wood, dust, and something that I am unable to identify, peaks my senses. My mother would say it is only horse manure or something of the sort, but no, it is something more. Perhaps, it's the scent of days gone by mixed with sweet memories. Peering upward, my vision is drawn towards the hayloft; patchy boards, hay, and decades of dust are the permanent residents. Old furniture, a pile of lumber, and fowl can also be found in that location. My brother's collection of lawnmowers and tools are down below, as well as saddles and an old work table. Horse stalls are the current shelter for four swine. The scent of sweet oats and hay waifs through this section of the double red barn as kittens scatter through cracks. The barn is also the home of an old club house from summers past. Remnants of small tables, chairs, and the like sit idle, waiting to be reclaimed by another generation. Time will tell if the tin roof held up by beams and pegs will survive for many more years or not.

Note: This isn't a picture of our actual barn.