New Additions to Blog Friends List....and more....

I can never have too many friends..:0)

And I went about to discover for myself a whole lot more...gals that love home making, the simpler ways of life, cottage decorating,farm style living....and just..enjoying life.

I have added their lovely blogs here for you to be able to visit as well.

I've added the following blog sites recently..feel free to visit these charming spots on the "web":

By Grace

Daisy Cottage

Freedom Valley Farm

Down To Earth

Gumbo Lily

Backyard Treasures

Whistle Stop Cafe Cooking

The Cottage Nest

Smart Woman's Guide To A Simple Life

Poppy and Ivy

My Cup Runneth Over

Little Jenny Wren

Notes From A Cottage Industry

Love Homemaking

Homemade Simplicity

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If You have a blog and wish to be included in my blog list..just leave me a comment and I'll stop by and visit with you..and help to spread the news about your blog as well..and will add ya to my list.

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Have a lovely day!

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Ohh..I forgot to mention something today..

My little gal duck..Miz Daisy...laid her first egg either last night or early this morning..as my daughter discovered an egg in the bottom of the cage this morning when letting the ducks out of their cage.

Sad to say though.... the egg was only about 2 inches tall....very much like a bantam chicken egg ,and very unlike a normal duck size egg.It wasn't even small chicken egg size..but more like a bantam chicken sized egg. I'm hoping that when she goes to lay her next egg that it will be more the size it should be. The one she did lay had a thick shell to it..but...was just way too tiny.

We'll see...I'd like to be able to get an incubator..and by Spring have a few baby ducklings to sell..but ..we shall see how her egg laying goes.

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I know I have shared a few recipes already with you all this morning..but let me share with you what I have cooking in the pot this afternoon.

Oh my goodness..but my house smells so yummy right now! Awesome smells coming from the kitchen!

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~Tina's Sausage Stew~

In a large stock pot put the following items:

half of a large package of baby carrots

1/2 of a white onion sliced

4-5 stalks celery/chopped

5-6 red baby potatoes cut in half

6 half pieces of yellow corn on the cob

1 package of polish kielbasa sausage cut into small slices

salt and pepper to taste

italian seasoning to taste (the dry blend that has a variety of spices such as oregano, basil, etc. the green flakes)

6 cups of water to cover

Bring to a low boil..then turn heat down to a low simmer...let simmer for several hours or until ready to serve, and veggies test done.

~Enjoy!...from my kitchen..to yours~

(This is something that you could halve the recipe and put in your crockpot on high and cook for about 4-6 hrs. You can also switch out the varieties of sausage if you'd like..add a hotter variety of sausage. You can also make it more like a gumbo..by adding cooked, diced chicken along with the sausage..and even adding shrimp if you prefer..and a can of diced tomatoes and a few shakes of tobasco sauce for real "kick")

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Have an absolutely lovely evening! And thanks for visiting with me.

~The Garden Goose~