Archive for November, 2009
Monday, November 30th, 2009
A Car Saga
Sit back and relax. Amanda As A Bee has a saga of car stories to tell you. The car I learned to drive on was a 1982 Mustang. Grey. It was a car we inherited from a deceased great-uncle. My dad swore it was a classic. But it was what you call those eco-vehicles. It [...]
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Sunday, November 29th, 2009
Like a Bear, Hibernating
*Yawn* So maybe it’s because it has rained for the last month solidly. Or maybe it’s because I’m surrounded by trees, fields and deer instead of concrete sidewalks and vinyl buildings. But whatever it is, I am sleeping more. I am snuggling in at home. Drinking more hot drinks, cuddling kittens, and I am Not [...]
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Saturday, November 28th, 2009
Learning Churchill
Personally, I am always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught. – Winston Churchill I am always learning. I love learning. I love acquiring a new skill. But I think it’s really important to come to learning with an attitude of humility, an eagerness to learn, and the patience to listen [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Musings by Amanda
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Pasta Fantastica
Marc and I love making our own stuff. If we can make our own bread, we know what ingredients go into something, and we appreciate it so much more. We have had many adventures with this kind of philosophy. We say “Let’s have tacos” and realize we have no taco shells, so we make them. [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Food,General,Homesteading by Amanda
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
It’s a Wrap!
I have not been avoiding the sewing machine. Not exactly. I take it out. I stare at it. I pace in front of it. Then I walk by it. I pick up something else. Then I come back to it. Stare it down. And continue the cycle again. It was a question of “What to [...]