Food and Drink, Music

Friday Food and Drink Post: A “Rum Go”

It’s a chilly morning on the farm this January 17 (there’s a bit of snow), a perfect setting for National Hot Buttered Rum Day! (Who knew?) You can read a very interesting little history of rum production here, where I learned that it came into being as a way to use up the by-product (molasses) of sugar… Continue reading Friday Food and Drink Post: A “Rum Go”

Entertainment, Music, Quote of the Day

Occasional Quote of the Day: From the Last of the Red-Hot Mamas

“Once you start carrying your own suitcase, paying your own bills, running your own show, you’ve done something to yourself that makes you one of those women men like to call ‘a pal’ and ‘a good sport,’ the kind of woman they tell their troubles to. But you’ve cut yourself off from the orchids and… Continue reading Occasional Quote of the Day: From the Last of the Red-Hot Mamas

Animals, Music, Pets and Livestock, Rural Living

Occasional Quote of the Day: The Winter of Our Discontent”

I’m not sure that “glorious summer” is just around the corner. Or, even if it is, whether I should give credit to the “Son of York,” or some other Son in the firmament. All I know is that we have a new lamb here at Chez She, born today to our young mother known as “Star.” Dad lives… Continue reading Occasional Quote of the Day: The Winter of Our Discontent”