I've been watching Victorian Farm on Youtube for the past few days. Good stuff. I had caught an episode on one of my visits to the boy, but didn't realize someone had been kind enough to post the whole series online.
The lovely Jenna at Cold Antler Farm mentioned it in one of her posts though and I had to check it out.
Between that and a new show on History...Apocolypse PA, it dawned on me that we don't make much ourselves anymore. I mean honestly...vegetables, meat, honey, butter, cheese. Heat, light...hell even many of our meals are prepared by others. Everyone is so specialized that if there were suddenly a crazy apocolypse and all modern machines ceased working, I'd be willing to bet that most 3rd world nations would be fine but 90% of the modern world would be shit out of luck.
Look, I get that in our current society, with the lives we lead, most of us just don't have time to make bread or butter or cheese. Hell...I love some Jarlsberg or smoked Gouda and I'm not gonna lie...I'm not nearly as talented as the people who do this for a living. Still, I know how, so I can provide for myself and my family and friends.
Also, we're all so busy...watching tv and generally being lazy bastards. If we spent just an hour less on the tv every night we'd have time for most of these projects. If nothing else...at least we'd know how.
As for yours truly, my soap is decent, but it needs more lather. I'll write the entry and show the pictures shortly. The rocket is ready to go with a nice new launch rod and I think we'll be doing that at the Woodlands' Football Stadium parking lot this next weekend. Actually, now that I think about it, Thanksgiving might be an appropriate time for launching rockets and whatnot. Hmm...
Anyway, I'll write something on that too sometime in the next few weeks.
Then there's the Cider that I started two days ago. Two one gallon carboys are currently bubbling away in my garage. I'll buy two more next week.
Oh, and I need to work on a new soap recipe because because I have plenty of bacon fat sitting in the fridge waiting to be used.
Projects galore.
Still, I'm looking forward to more. What would you kids like to see me make? Any suggestions?
-a force for good
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Sunday, November 21, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
call me jack
This!
Man, I read that and it just...yeah...it so matches the path I've been on for the past few years. I mean...her blog in general matches much of what I'd like to do, but that post specifically grabs hold of the idea that we should just get out and DO things. Looking in the comments I found another GEM as well. Go ahead and click it, it's about the cult of DONE. I like it, you should too.
There's a book too...but it's at home and I don't have the title...I'll come back and edit this to add that info.
That's all I've got. I really need to write up the cheese and the rocket and the papercraft, as well as make more cheese and get on the cider and beer kick now that it's cooling down. Also...possibly mushrooms. I'd like to grow them too, we'll see.
-jack of all trades
Man, I read that and it just...yeah...it so matches the path I've been on for the past few years. I mean...her blog in general matches much of what I'd like to do, but that post specifically grabs hold of the idea that we should just get out and DO things. Looking in the comments I found another GEM as well. Go ahead and click it, it's about the cult of DONE. I like it, you should too.
There's a book too...but it's at home and I don't have the title...I'll come back and edit this to add that info.
That's all I've got. I really need to write up the cheese and the rocket and the papercraft, as well as make more cheese and get on the cider and beer kick now that it's cooling down. Also...possibly mushrooms. I'd like to grow them too, we'll see.
-jack of all trades
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
what now?
I was totally going to the gym on a regular basis for a while there.
Read that as "at least twice a week"...but then it seems everything crashed and I stopped. It is my humble opinion that the lack of exercise and my increased lack of intelligent food choices has only added to the downward spiral.
So umm, yes...must fix...back to gym...quickly now.
Right.
Did I mention that I actually made soap a few weeks ago? I believe I did. I'll buy wax paper tonight and wrap it up. Perhaps a few pictures will make it in here along with my basic recipe. I'd like to start showing some of my projects so that other folks can learn from my mistakes and maybe be inspired to go DO something instead of freaking out that they'll screw it up.
Just go screw it up...you'll still have fun.
I promise.
Also, the rocket will be ready soon. It's built, just needs a pretty coat of paint and possibly a decal or two. Then she'll be ready to fly. Definitely pics of that project as well.
Still not on an up slope...but working on it one day at a time.
-this too shall pass
Read that as "at least twice a week"...but then it seems everything crashed and I stopped. It is my humble opinion that the lack of exercise and my increased lack of intelligent food choices has only added to the downward spiral.
So umm, yes...must fix...back to gym...quickly now.
Right.
Did I mention that I actually made soap a few weeks ago? I believe I did. I'll buy wax paper tonight and wrap it up. Perhaps a few pictures will make it in here along with my basic recipe. I'd like to start showing some of my projects so that other folks can learn from my mistakes and maybe be inspired to go DO something instead of freaking out that they'll screw it up.
Just go screw it up...you'll still have fun.
I promise.
Also, the rocket will be ready soon. It's built, just needs a pretty coat of paint and possibly a decal or two. Then she'll be ready to fly. Definitely pics of that project as well.
Still not on an up slope...but working on it one day at a time.
-this too shall pass
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