http://riyescott.com/blog by Linda Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:12:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have become very interested in the concept of making bread without store bought yeast. Ever wondered what did they do before supermarkets that sold it in jars? I never even gave it a thought until Mary Janes Farm magazine had this great article about it. Then ... http://riyescott.com/blog/2009/01/19/bread-starter-or-the-bubbling-mother/ Sun was warm and got some digging done in the garden. I am amazed that I still have tomatoes in the greenhouse. Look: The elk meat is great. I made this stew even though we had warm weather it was still good! The temperature in the incubator is staying ... http://riyescott.com/blog/2009/01/18/just-another-sunny-day-in-brookings/ The Quail eggs arrived! Not as gory as the last post... 9 were broken, I cooked three as you can see. Taste just like chicken (eggs) 17 days to incubation! Lets hope I get a good hatch. You can see the little fertile spot if you look close ... http://riyescott.com/blog/2009/01/17/exciting-stuff/ a couple of posts because Dale did an upgrade of something computery and lost some of the data. I will try to redo in the next few days. So lost but not forgotten. In the meantime we finally got an Elk. We have two Owner Preference tags and ... http://riyescott.com/blog/2009/01/09/lost/ Nice Job Joe. Off the shelf cabinets from Home Depot. Not bad. All appliances are Maytag. About a $10,000 kitchen, with appliances, cabinets and installation. Size 11' by 12' . Lots of counter space and cupboard space. Hints: Make sure you order enough trim, Don't wait ... http://riyescott.com/blog/2009/01/05/in-with-the-new/ As promised here is the construction that has been keeping me from the farm for the past week. Here is the before of the kitchen we are redoing. It is now almost complete. We would have finished it yesterday but one little copper washer in the water ... http://riyescott.com/blog/2009/01/04/kitchenout-with-the-old/ I guess I should to say it, Happy New Year. I don't think it will be though, I have a feeling we are in for a rough ride. Not that I am as bad off as many. I am worried for the country. I am worried ... http://riyescott.com/blog/2009/01/04/happy-new-year/ So we are putting a new kitchen in at one of the rentals. A nice new stove. It was quite expensive, a Maytag. It did not come with a plug. So I purchased one, and a socket to put the plug in. The old oven, ... http://riyescott.com/blog/2008/12/30/whos-comes-up-with-this-stuff/ So much rain! This month we have had it all. I think there is more rain coming and then more cold. We hear on the radio there are trees down and the Rivers are on a watch. We are 700 ft elevation but we have standing ... http://riyescott.com/blog/2008/12/28/rainrain-rain/ My mother is 88 and still as sharp as a tack! Dad is 89 and is getting a bit, well, old. They met during the second world war. Dad was in Africa during the war. When I was in England this time we took him to ... http://riyescott.com/blog/2008/12/26/kiddy/