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Lynn

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Lynn's Life List

  2. 1. urban homestead
    15 cheers     		5 people
  3. 2. exercise 20 minutes a day
    5 entries . 64 cheers     		7 people
  4. 3. garden indoors in winter
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		1 person
  5. 4. Keep my "To Do List" updated
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		40 people
  6. 5. learn to make tortillas
    1 entry . 10 cheers     		4 people
  7. 6. Lose 10 pounds
    8 cheers     		5,944 people
  8. 7. try sprouting again
    2 entries . 6 cheers     		3 people
  9. 8. cross stitch
    7 cheers     		18 people
  10. 9. build a patio
    5 cheers     		42 people
  11. 10. build a solar oven
    13 cheers     		20 people
  12. 11. build mini hoop houses for garden
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		1 person
  13. 12. build raised beds in my garden
    5 cheers     		2 people
  14. 13. get a new roof put on the house
    1 cheer     		1 person
  15. 14. give 10% of my income to church/charity
    47 cheers     		1 person
  16. 15. grow my own food
    13 cheers     		480 people
  17. 16. learn how to can
    7 cheers     		15 people
  18. 17. learn how to knit
    6 cheers     		549 people
  19. 18. learn how to pickle
    3 cheers     		1 person
  20. 19. Learn how to make candles
    6 cheers     		18 people
  21. 20. learn how to make hardtack
    1 cheer     		1 person
  22. 21. learn how to make linen
    1 cheer     		1 person
  23. 22. learn how to make nutbutters
    2 cheers     		1 person
  24. 23. learn how to make paper
    4 cheers     		4 people
  25. 24. learn how to make soap
    8 cheers     		19 people
  26. 25. learn how to sew
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		563 people
  27. 26. learn sign language
    43 cheers     		7,691 people
  28. 27. learn to cook with cast iron
    4 cheers     		1 person
  29. 28. Learn to sew by hand
    1 cheer     		3 people
  30. 29. learn to make cheese
    5 cheers     		37 people
  31. 30. learn to make sour kraut
    1 cheer     		1 person
  32. 31. learn to make vinegar
    2 cheers     		2 people
  33. 32. learn to spin
    2 cheers     		62 people
  34. 33. learn to weave
    2 cheers     		68 people
  35. 34. make pasta from scratch
    2 cheers     		74 people
  36. 35. plant an herb garden
    6 cheers     		166 people
  37. 36. plant some fruit trees
    6 cheers     		3 people
  38. 37. put in a strawberry garden
    9 cheers     		1 person
  39. 38. put up a privacy fence
    3 cheers     		2 people
  40. 39. Raise angora rabbits for fiber
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		2 people
  41. 40. Read 50 books in 2010
    6 cheers     		9 people
  42. 41. Read the entire Bible
    3 entries . 26 cheers     		2,462 people
  43. 42. save six months expenses
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		29 people

How I did it
How to dehydrate food for long term storage
It took me
7 months
It made me

How I did it: I'm using a Nesco Snackmaster with 4 extra add on trays...so nothing fancy.  I'm quadrupling my growing space next year so I hope to save up for an Exaclibur to help me preserve for winter.You can dehydrate darn near anything.  A lot comes from my garden.  And wonderfully frugal advantage for grocery shopping is that you can watch for sales and stock up on your favorite fresh produce, canned goods, and frozen foods to prese… Read how I did it…

Oct 31, 04:18PM PDT | 0 comments | 7 cheers


Recent entries
Keep my "To Do List" updated
to-do list 3 days ago

I came across Remember the Milk and decided to try it for my to-do list. It seems to be designed for power users, so I’m still a little lost, but the features I’m learning about are cool. It has an iCal feed that you can add to your Google Calendar. It can also send text reminders to your phone. I like that you can set up to-dos as re-occuring…that’ll be perfect for including chores that aren’t weekly. We’ll see how it goes.

Nov 18, 10:01AM PST | 0 comments


Learn to mill my own flour
Untitled 5 days ago

I’ve been very happy with this one. I don’t have enough space to grow grain now, so I’m just buying in bulk. Fresh milled flour is wonderfully moist and makes for a great bread. I have a hand mill so it builds good arm muscles too :)

Nov 16, 09:27AM PST | 4 cheers | 1 comment


learn how to sew
Project idea 1 week ago

I saw an idea for making a half apron from a pillowcase at Simple Green Frugal Co-Op. I’ve been wanting an apron for a long time and it sounds like a good beginner project using inexpensive materials. Posting this link so I can try it when I’m ready :)

Nov 14, 05:43AM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


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