Pagan Homesteaders

Merry meet! I hope your garden inspires you to cook more. The taste of fresh produce is far better than store bought. I'd love to offer advice with your gardening. If you have any questions feel free to ask, though I'm sure the climates are a lot different, gardening is similar most anywhere. I am also a big music fan. =) I havn't watched tv in many years, but I do enjoy movies. We mainly use our tv for games and movies. How did you come by your spiritual name? Is it something you chose for yourself? Bright Blessings!

hi nekowashu hopefully my garden will inspire to cook more my friend often gives me some veg from his allotment and it is beautiful...totally different taste to being bought in a supermarket. my spiritual name was given to me at a naming ceremony through my spirit guide...there is no way I could of thought of that one blessed be littleowl

Thank you for the warm welcome! No offense, but why do you broadcast your sexuality? I never understood that about people. =( I don't go around telling everyone I'm bi. Unless they asked. On another note-It's very cool that you're open to your spirituality. I think all religions have something you can learn from them. And all can contribute to who you are without controlling your every waking move. The "one true god/religion" thing really ticks me off as well. How selfish to cast aside or shut out wisdom from other cultures! It's my opinion that stupity only breeds stupidity. I thank the spirits that be that someone out there talked me out of southern baptist lifestyle. I was uh.. "born again christian." lol Even then I hated the way they said that. But for love, (of a man not a god) and stupidity, I was baptised. Soon after he left me I started having psychic dreams. They led me to study paganism more closely and now I have a much healthier lifestyle than I used to. =)

I have not planted by the moon's phases in quite a while... my prime objective has just been to get the beds raised and the soil built up, and some kind of a handle on the poorly designed landscaping that was threatening to turn the whole place into sleeping beauty's castle... hidden under layers of brambles and briars! But it makes so much sense to me to plant root stuff during the dark moon phase and leafy stuff while the moon is waxing. I did it one year like that and that it was one of the most productive and beautiful gardens that I have grown. Gardening is an ongoing ever-learning thing though. Like this year I learned that I will never stake tomatoes again, nor will I pinch out suckers. I learned that basil, cilantro, and lettuce should always be grown in a cool shady spot, with just a few hours of morning sun. Nor will I waste my time on growing veggies, or anything else, that I do not have an interest in. Which brings me to the cucumber part of my missive, hehehe. I am not a big fan of cucumbers. I like them occasionally on pita bread with sardines and lots of mayo, or juiced with some apples and carrots, and that is why I accepted the cucumber plants that someone gave me this year. I ate one and juiced 2 of them, but the rest just sat there on the vine and are destomed for my compost pile. I don't like pickles or relish either, hahahaha, so I can't help you there... so sorry! Now, if you had asked me for a unique salsa recipe, or what to do with a ton of basil.... Hehehehe, that's funny that you would mention allrecipes... I am on their mailing list and get weekly recipes from them! And I agree with you on the best looking horse on that page, if I read you right and it was 'Romeo' that you liked the best. And it sounds really good to me to where they said that it was a good starter horse for someone who was too nervous to ride a 'larger and more hot-blooded horse'! I am such a baby!! I lived in Florida for awhile and had a friend there who had 2 Palominos. She would put me on the really docile horse and we would ride along passing a joint back and forth between us. Even then I had a hard time controlling the horse because I just like to let everybody do what they want and all he wanted to do was stop and nibble grass, hehehehe.

Pleasure to meet you! =D I havn't tried gardening by moon phases. I've only had a garden for 3 years years now and it's a challenge just to get a few things to grow healthy. This is definately my best year, even though I planted in in July. eheh... You consider yourself a fabulous cook? Maybe I can ask for your help then? See, I just canned a batch of cucumbers, and the pickles turned out really well! Now I'd like to make pickle relish, but I don't know a good recipe. Do you have a good recipe for pickle relish? I usually find my recipes at http://www.allrecipes.com/ Gypsy vanners are a fantastic and gorgeous horse! They have long hair and feathers that look beautiful when they run! All the stories say they were named as such because they were really used by the gyspies to pull thier wagons. The horse is naturally showy and attractive, large enough to pull wagons and heavy loads but still small enough to be a great riding horse. Of all the pics on the net I like the palomino gypsy's the best. http://www.parnellsirishcobs.com/romeo.htm

Thank you for your response. It's a shame you've had such bad experiences though. I've never had a chicken attack me for any reason. The more attention you give them the friendlier they are. Even my grandma's hens didn't mind a stranger like me coming to visit. Though that could be because of the handfulls of grass and goodies I brought too! Have you looked online for a solution to your gopher problem? Maybe live traps? As for w.o.w., I think it's way over rated. =/ The characters are ugly and the gameplay was never interesting enough for me. I do love rpg's, but I guess all the talk-ups kind of ruined wow for me. I am also turned off to any game you have to pay monthly for. Esp since there's no way to be able to play say, all the levels in one month. Any game I can't beat is too much like work. =P lol That being said, my cousin is downstairs right now playing wow. ^^; eheh

only ever had the problem with bantums. oh.. and mascove ducks. and there was that errant goose.. but banties and mascovies are quite vicious little creatures.. regardless of how many treats and kind words ya toss in their direction. far as wow goes.. i think i look quite purty ..;nods;.. and honestly i dont mind spending 14 bucks a month for daly entertainment. costs three times more to go out to dinner and a movie once and id rather game!!

Have you kept bantams before then? I've never had a problem with them, only geese. I've had silkies peck me, but never do more than hurt a little. =) I probably wouldn't get close enough to ducks to bother them or have them bother me.

Hello! Thanks for your reply. I'm curious, is your hemp store online? Is it something I could visit? What types of books do you like to read? I read a lot of gardening and cook books, but aside from magazines, I don't read as much as I used to. I have too many hobbies! =D

practicing and i cant wait for samhain either!! this year i should actually be able to celebrate with people instead of being home alone because every one i know is working so i am really looking forward to it..

Bright blessings! Are you a practicing pagan, and do you celebrate any pagan holidays? Darkjedi and I are looking forward to samhain this year. =) I think it's cause we like candy and dressing up. lol