Good morning nostr, i'm having my coffee and watching Daisy warm her skinny little body in front of the woodstove. She chills easily. So we'll be having some family come over today, minus one of the members that are in a years-long fight. So things should go smoothly, everyone else gets along. I think i'll make a big pot of stew for lunch, along with some sourdough bread that i started yesterday. Then maybe pork ribs for dinner later, we'll see. Someone said they would bring tamales. My mother used to make tamales, and since she passed i've never had any other tamales that were up to her standards. But i'll try one maybe. Anyway, yall have a great saturday, enjoy your coffee, and remember that today is a gift. #coffeechain #grownostr #tamales

I have just found out that a local farm shop sells raw milk, just 8km or 5 miles away, which is very close in these rural parts.

My neighbour stopped milking just a few years ago, so I'm pleased to find a substitute.

🥛🐄

Morning☕😊

GM Adam. 🧡

Nice. I didn't know that was a thing

Nice, how many copies did you print?

Lol, amazon has it under science experiment books

Nice, how many copies did you print?

Lol, amazon has it under science experiment books

IT'S HERE!! Pick up a copy of "If You Want to Keep Some Chickens" for the little ones in your life! Available at www.amazon.com/You-Want-Keep-Some-Chickens/dp/B0DJQ48ZQ9/ref=sr_1_1?sr=8-1

Have a great day

#GM #newbook #kidsbook #homesteading #grownostr #parenting #kidsteaders #book #chickens #giftideas #gift #blackfriday

Today I assembled a list of titles for my writing exercise series. It’s mainly just aimed at sharing with my kids some of what I have learned in my life, through a collection of true stories. And doing what I love. Writing.

Here is the list so far:

Farm Life: The Best Childhood Ever

Hunting, Trapping, and the Late Fur Trade in SW Ontario, Canada

Turtle Bay, a Magical Place from my Childhood

Bare Bum Beach, a Magical Place From my Childhood

Snowmobile Adventures - The Thriller Killer Chiller Hill

Snowmobile Adventures - A Sled Through the Thames River Ice

Undefeated: Four Years of Competitive Archery

Mexico City 1986 and the North American Field Archery Championships

First Perfect Round at Pioneer Sportsman’s Weekend Archery Shoot

Ljungby, Sweden 1984 at the International Field Archery Championships

Moving West: The Best and Worst Thing My Family Ever Did

Tree Man: Stories of a Technical Tree Climber

Heartbreak: A Crazy Story of Infidelity

A Search for Meaning: The Sport Climbing Years

A Search for Meaning: The Skydive Years

Living on a Boat: Living Cheap in the City

Cable Guy: The Internet Explosion and “The Terminator”

Stories From the Color Concepts Skydive Boogie, Abbotsford BC

Stories From the Parachutists Over Phorty Skydive Boogie, Chilliwack BC

Danger! First Parachute Malfunction on Student Gear

Danger! First High Speed Parachute Malfunction and “Reserve Ride”

Freedom!: My First Skydive Parachute Rig

Pilot Training, My First Solo, and Breaking Transport Canada Regs

Infiltrating the Other Side

The Dangers of Parachute Dropping Illicit Cargo

Charter Helicopter Jumps in Mission BC

Kapowsin WA Skydive Trip, Bonfire Parachute Crash and DZ Owner’s Cabin Crash

Down and Dirty: 4 Way Skydive Mishap from 1800 Feet

The Day My Girlfriend Almost Tracked Out of Her Skydive Gear

BASE Jumping Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver BC

BASE Jumping Dry Gulch Bridge, Coquihalla Highway BC

Head Down Skydive Exits at POPS Skydive Boogie, Chilliwack BC

“Mr Bill” Skydive Stunt, High as Fuck at POPS Skydive Boogie, Chilliwack BC

“Mr. Bill” Skydive Stunt Gone Wrong, Abbotsford BC

Finally Computing: From DOS to Windows 10

Gaming: The Rise of First Person Shooters, iD Software, The CyberReich Clan and The Old Farts Clan

Finding “The One” and Having Kids: The End of My Search for Meaning

Waking Up to “The Real”

The Big Move and Returning to a Natural Life

Bitcoin Changes Everything

Reflections of an Old Fart

I’m looking forward to dropping these stories and hopefully entertaining you with some of what I have learned, to be “forever”stored on relays.

#gm

Thanksgiving is a day where we gather with family and friends to celebrate what we've been given. We gather around a bountiful table, often with multiple generations, and share what we are thankful for. It is good that the bustling holiday season is kicked off with a day to pause and be grateful for the people and things we have been blessed with.

Take some extra time today to pass on some skills and memories to the younger generations, don't let grandma's best recipes and grandpa's hunting and gardening wisdom be forgotten.

Hug your parents, hug your kids.

#HAPPYTHANKSGIVING!

#grownostr #family #togetherness

GM Quotable #Haiku

Work hard for dollars

Getting easier it should

Fiat sucks your blood

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GM #Nostr ☕🙂🤙

Time for coffee, notes and zaps.

I hope everyone has a great day, especially frens in the US on Thanksgiving Day. 🦃

I'm feeling like I'm getting over this cold/flu thing now. I'm feeling especially keen to get outside and work on something. Energy levels are still lagging, but I'm feeling positive. 😊

GM

Happy Thanksgiving

"Lord, Bless My Enemies"

A Prayer of St. Nikolai of Ochrid

Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them and do not curse them.

Enemies have driven me into Thy embrace more than friends have.

Friends have bound me to earth, enemies have loosed me from earth and have demolished all my aspirations in the world.

Enemies have made me a stranger in worldly realms and an extraneous inhabitant of the world.

Just as a hunted animal finds safer shelter than an unhunted animal does, so have I, persecuted by enemies, found the safest sanctuary, having ensconced myself beneath Thy tabernacle, where neither friends nor enemies can slay my soul.

Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them and do not curse them.

They, rather than I, have confessed my sins before the world.

They have punished me, whenever I have hesitated to punish myself.

They have tormented me, whenever I have tried to flee torments.

They have scolded me, whenever I have flattered myself They have spat upon me, whenever I have filled myself with arrogance.

Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them and do not curse them.

Whenever I have made myself wise, they have called me foolish.

Whenever I have made myself mighty, they have mocked me as though I were a dwarf.

Whenever I have wanted to lead people, they have shoved me into the background.

Whenever I have rushed to enrich myself, they have prevented me with an iron hand.

Whenever I thought that I would sleep peacefully, they have wakened me from sleep.

Whenever I have tried to build a home for a long and tranquil life,they have demolished it and driven me out.

Truly, enemies have cut me loose from the world and have stretched out my hands to the hem of Thy garment.

Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them and do not curse them.

Bless them and multiply them; multiply them and make them even more bitterly against me:

so that my fleeing to Thee may have no return;

so that all hope in men may be scattered like cobwebs;

so that absolute serenity may begin to reign in my soul;

so that my heart may become the grave of my two evil twins: arrogance and anger;

so that I might amass all my treasure in heaven;

ah, so that I may for once be freed from self deception, which has entangled me in the dreadful web of illusory life.

Enemies have taught me to know what hardly anyone knows, that a person has no enemies in the world except himself.

One hates his enemies only when he fails to realize that they are not enemies, but cruel friends.

It is truly difficult for me to say who has done me more good and who has done me more evil in the world: friends or enemies.

Therefore bless, O Lord, both my friends and my enemies.

A slave curses enemies, for he does not understand.

But a son blesses them, for he understands. For a son knows that his enemies cannot touch his life. Therefore he freely steps among them and prays to God for them.

Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them and do not curse them.

Amen

#biblestr #ChristIsKing #grownostr #orthodoxy

I got gifted some venison. Does anyone find Chronic Wasting Disease concerning? Been hunting turkey because yum and seems simple and safe. Deer hunting is popular in my area but there are many counties that require testing, though mine doesn't.

#hunting #asknostr #nostr #nostriches #deer #plebs #grownostr

GM #Nostr ☕🤧🤙

Time for coffee, notes and zaps.

I took my little boy to "school" this morning. Last night he was asking when he can go again and see his friends.

I walk him to the gate, have a hug, and he walks in without looking back.

It's a great little group, mostly farmers' kids.

I'm not saying that our relay infrastructure doesn't work. I'm saying it's getting too complex to expect average people to wrap their head around it or spending days on figuring out "how to make this work". Most people don't have the patience these days and they'll just delete the app and move on.

It's coming!

#grownostr #childrensbook #kidsbook #kidsteaders #giftideas #homesteading #family