Countryside Life: Winter Storm

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Winter Storm

Sunday morning it starting raining. Rain that quickly turned to sleet. The sleet quickly turned to snow. Schools canceled for Monday and today (Tuesday). Some are already cancelling for tomorrow as well. All day Sunday we had high winds. Poles broke, power lines were down and roads drifted shut as soon as they were cleared. Parts of Missouri and Kansas were closed. I 70, I 29, 291...Kansas City alone had close to 400 accidents. Many were stranded, trying to get home from Thanksgiving travels.

Here are a few pictures around the farm taken after it was safe to venture out.

Our newest little girl, born a couple of days before the storm. Her name is Lucy.

2 comments:

Lisa☺ said...: Hi. I saw a post you made on The Legacy of Home blog. I clicked on your name and it took me to your blog,Countryside Life. I live in Missouri also. My name is Lisa. We have a small homestead. The week of Thanksgiving, ours goats gave us 6 new babies. We also have chickens and my husband raises sheep.; December 4, 2018 at 8:38 AM
April said...: Welcome Lisa! Goats are something I am wanting to add. 6 babies is a lot!; December 9, 2018 at 7:05 PM

My family tree

Genealogy is one of my favorite hobbies. I can spend hours in the library, at cemeteries or on the computer researching and inputting information into my software “Family Tree Maker”. Names in my tree that I am researching include (but are not limited to and of course have various spellings): Espey, also spelled Aspey, Shinabarger, Gray, Hough, Haynes, Lay, Cox, Miller, Lynn, French, Neukommer, Williams, Edgerton, Moore, Baldwin, Hall, Yoder, Rothman, Chadwick, Richards, Brey, Updike, Pierson and more.

A cousin has traced the line back to Austria. I have worked on lines in MO, IN, OR and PA.

If someone needs a grave photo that is located near Clinton Co, Nodaway Co or Johnson Co in Missouri, I can take a digital photo and send it to you for a $20 fee (mainly for my gas). You will get faster response for Clinton Co as that is where I live.

Soap & Misc recipes

Automatic Dishwasher Soap

Add equal parts of 20 Mule Team Borax and Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda (not baking soda!). Stir together until well mixed.
A normal dishwasher will use 2 tablespoons per load

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Automatic DishwasherSpot Rinser

Fill the compartment with vinegar

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Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap- Front or top load machine-

4 Cups hot tap water
1 Fels-Naptha soap bar
1 Cup Washing Soda
½ Cup Borax-
Grate bar of soap and add to saucepan with water.
Stir continually over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.-
Fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of hot tap water.
Add melted soap, washing soda and Borax.
Stir well until all powder is dissolved.
Fill bucket to top with more hot water.
Stir, cover and let sit overnight to thicken.
-Stir and fill a used, clean, laundry soap dispenser half full with soap and then fill rest of way with water.
Shake before each use. (will gel)
-Yield:
Liquid soap recipe makes 10 gallons.-Top Load Machine- 5/8 Cup per load (Approx. 180 loads)-
Front Load Machines- ¼ Cup per load (Approx. 640 loads)

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Powdered Laundry Detergent- Top load machine

1 Fels-Naptha soap bar
1 Cup Washing Soda
½ Cup Borax-
Grate soap or break into pieces and process in a food processor until powdered.
Mix all ingredients.

For light load, use 1 Tablespoon.
For heavy or heavily soiled load, use 2 Tablespoons.

Yields: 3 Cups detergent. (Approx. 40 loads)

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Inexpensive Fabric Softener Recipe
1 Cup White Vinegar Add vinegar to rinse cycle.
Works great. Removes residue and odors. Also helps to keep washing machine and hoses fresh and clean too.

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Deicer/wiper fluid receipes

#1) 3 parts vinegar and 1 part water. Put in a spray bottle and spray down your car windows at night.

#2) Use a bottle of 70% isopropyl alcohol with 3 drops of dish soap. Apply liberally to the glass with a spray bottle at night. In the morning the ice slides off.

#3) Mix one part water to two parts rubbing alcohol. Apply to the window. Ice slides or peels off.

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Winter Storm

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