My flock is small enough that I'm blessed to be able to hang out and observe the ladies' personalities. They have got some! Like all chickens, they love bugs! These three tend to be seen together...I guess

Sundried Tomatoes...they're sweet, yet a little tart. They add the most delicious beginning, middle and end to any wanna be cream sauce! When they're freshly made, from the end of the growing season wilted

Another letter from Tempest, the boat cat. Tempest lived with us on our boat for two years while we traveled from Florida tot he Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, The Dominican Republic and back to the US.

I love playing in other people's kitchens! Puerto Rican Roast Chicken, Rice & Beans and Asparagus with Tomatoes. Photo taken with LG smartphone

One of my favourite places to go, when travelling is the market. You get to really experience the culture, cuisine and community. Because we seldom leave our homestead I seldom get to explore new places.

These girls have done some serious growing since I was here, last! Sorry to be gone for so long, it's been life! What can I say? Our end of growing season has hit; and the re-modeling of our dining/living

Today was a day of chicken fun, baking, trampoline fun and some playdough crafting! It's super hot, today, so we didn't spend a lot of time out there! But, we did make sure the animals were watered, fed,

Hey there Steemy friends! Its been a very busy past couple of weeks for me. Sophies finally to the age where I dont feel terrible leaving her with grandma, @mamajeani! Shes very independent and listens

Badge by @facelessmyth Prepping Curation There are many posts and curation pages displaying a wide array of topics, but yet have I discovered one solely dedicated to prepping, preppers and survival; and

Texas gardeners face an entirely different set of weather challenges...we generally start in mid-March, with dreams of verdant green...planting and praying that this year will be 'the one'...knowing, full

Prep Central Burger Alley...The Campfire BBQ Bacon Burger, stuffed edition! Photo taken with LG Smartphone

What’s going on in your (vegetable) garden at the moment? Show us your garden update or resteem this post and win! SteemIt Community Garden Journal: Part 2 A little over a month ago I started the SteemIt

I'm back...had another of those famously busy weeks that Summer brings. Last week, I got to take care of my grand daughter, Sophie, for a couple of days, so that her mama, @smylie2005 could help Daddy

Puerto Rican Arroz con Pollo is what's on the menu today! Celebrating the flavors of my heritage. Picture taken with LG samrtphone

I got my pullets in the first week in May. The cute little bundles of fluff have quickly morphed into rowdy little crazies! In just a few short weeks, they've come a long way! They'd been given sanctuary

One of my Prep Central Meals, the Smoky Chipotle Burger...it's topped with a spicy avocado salsa/sour cream sauce (crema)...so yum! Taken with LG Smartphone

Image by @simplymike This is my entry to the 4th edition of Steemit Bingo! In this edition we are in support of the new group @welcomewagon. This is another great group that is aimed at welcoming newcomers

I haven't given you an update on the gardens here of late...quite frankly, it's gotten too damned hot to spend too much time out there! Summer is relentless in Texas, and it's not even here yet! Memecrunch

We had our full Market Days stand this past Friday and Saturday, where we offer a variety of goodies to buyers. I've sourced out suppliers for free range organic chickens and their eggs; of grass fed beef,

@greetersguild and @firststeps presents....... THE STEEMIT GREETERS GUILD NEWBIE SPOTLIGHT Volume Three New users typically join steemit full of passion, anticipation, and excitement. But it’s sort of