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| Welcome to Mrs. D's Homestead, where we offer simple, practical luxuries like homemade goat's milk soap, pure lotion bars, lip butters, handcrafted heating pads, and many other homespun treats.
We are now posting news and updates about the activities of the Creative and Performing Arts Guild of Ash Fork, Arizona right here, just mosey on down past Mrs. D's home page blab;) The Art Guild Archives can be found under the Homespun Treats Menu.
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In our ezine, The Homestead, we share our homesteading adventures along with tips and articles on everything from gardening and cooking to raising livestock, homeschooling to simple living.
About Us is a brief note about who we are, followed by 3 pages containg Links Mrs. D Likes, Silver Bullet Ranch, and Blog Archives for Mrs. D's homepage blab, "Around the Homestead". +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Around the Homestead
May 5,2008
And now it's May. More improvements this month. "Around the Homestead", Mrs. D's blog, will be updated more frequently; aiming for once a week. "The Homestead" will still be (the goal is) monthly, followed by the monthly newsletter of the same name.
Some new homestead artists will be joining the store with their own "Homestead Treats". Look for their info in the blog as we get their fine crafts added to the store.
So much has happened since March, it may take all month for me to get it up on the blog. L'il Homesteader finished his Pre-K work and is continuing with review and enrichment activities while we wait for his Kindergarten books to arrive. With 2 cows and 1 goat in milk we are trying out a milking machine, weighing the pros and cons.
Today's big news: Maryruth got the day-old baby chicks last Saturday, we picked up our 25 from her on the 3rd. So here are our week old babies. We are still having some chilly nights, so they are in an old water tub in Mrs. D's bathroom. No broody hen this year, so they've got a heat lamp to keep them warm. L'il Homesteader spends every waking moment inspecting his babies and playing with them. Ah, spring!
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It's March already! Where did January go? February? The Homestead has soaked up a good deal of rain and snow this season and we've collected as much of the water as humanly possible with a 5 gallon bucket system. Guttering all flat surfaces has suddenly moved way up on the priority list. We'll post pictures and updates on our progress.
Spring lambing/kidding has officially started with the arrival of 2 doe kids, courtesy of Big Red (toggenberg/nubian mix). Big Red's momma Jenny was a great milker, but Big Red is too wild. Hope is that one or both of these girls will inherit Jenny and Big Red's milk capacity, and with regular handling will become prolific milkers in their own right. Daddy's Alpine strain mixed in should help. Hope springs eternal.
The Homestead goes back to the schoolroom this month, to discuss how we're handling reading readiness in our homeschool.
Spring is bursting with new fragrances for our Homespun Treats like Jasmine Rose, Lemongrass and our NEW BUG FORMULA. Votive candles are now available scented. We're working on a line of costumes for re-enactors which we will post in the store as we get them going. Starting with the colonial era and civil war/fur trade era, we hope to also add in some renaissance and other styles as we go.
Thanks, Mrs. D (c) Copyright 2008 by Robyn Dolan
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Ash Fork Creative and Performing Arts Guild News
January Meeting was held at 2p.m. Monday, January 28th 2008 at the American Legion Hall. Sorry, I goofed and forgot to take pictures. Discussion was about our spring Art and Craft show to be held on Saturday, April 5th INDOORS! at the American Legion. We will also have a bake sale and a "make it and take it" where members can offer a craft kit and demonstrate how to put it together. Tables are FREE for members, $10 non-members.
Our fall Art show will be combined with Edie DeSoto's sidewalk sale again this year, in front of DeSoto's hair salon, since it worked out so well last year.
Patti Van Horn demonstrated silk painting. This is where I forgot to pull out the camera - it was so breathtaking. My bad! Supplies are available from www.dharmatradingcompany.com and www.dickblick.com. Next month's demo - Vida on tole painting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ February's meeting was held, same place, same time, on Monday, February 25th 2008. More planning for the April 5th show, and poster making. Posters will go up about 10 days before, so call Katy or Maryruth to get some to put up wherever you go between Easter and April 5th. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please get your articles for the newsletter to Maryruth by the 5th (or so), or email them to her at maryruthm@hotmail.com.
To receive "The Artists Easel", the print newsletter of the Ash Fork Art Guild, send $15 and your subscription request to: AFCPAG, P.O. Box 1151, Ash Fork, AZ 86320-1151.
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