onsdag den 16. januar 2019
Ponytail Palm aka Beaucarnea recurvata
tirsdag den 15. januar 2019
20 reasons why we have to love men
We we're going shopping today in the DYI building store and on the way there, i started thinking...
It's a bit fun, with men. They're huge, their arms are the big, large, safe harbor, we dive into, when we need to be protected.
So as a woman, it's so wonderful to be able to help them too.
And they do need our help once in a while.
They have absolutely no idea of what to do with an empty milk carton. So it's so nice to be the one and only in the family, who knows, how to fold it and dump it in the garbage can.
As a woman, you know, that feeling pain is much worse for men. They feel pain much worse, than women. So it's wonderful to help them with cold wash cloths and band aid, when they hurt the most.
They are so practical around the house. Ask anyone of them, they know exactly what to do. There's absolutely no reason - I repeat - NO reason to come up with any suggestions. The tools of a handyman get so incredibly hot, that it's necessary to drop everything exactly where they finish. That's why it is so nice to feel helpful with moving the tools, when the work is done.
Men loves to drive, especially when spring - and spring cleaning - is in the calendar. But they do not understand the concept of "putting things back in the right space." So we smile, when we take your "stuff" from the kitchen table and sort screws, nails, a piece of thread, coins, keys, old receipts and breadcrumbs, and sort everything before putting it in place. Then we know, that you can find your keys for your lovely spring drive, when you need them.
Don't worry about looking at young, beautiful women. The reason we send you a big smile is not because we approve. It's to be able to camouflage the huge laughter, we are having on the inside. And we smile to you to let you believe, that you are still able to land a girl like that.
When all the shit seems to land on your table, just smile and be proud, that you are the only one who is able, to figure out, what to do with it. So they put it just next to the dishwasher, cause in their experience, the problem then just miraculously disappears.
Don't feel bad about the previous solution, this means power to the woman. If there's something you simply hate in the house, you just wait until it appears next to the zink. Then you just have to swing the magic wand, and it miraculously make it disappears.
We have all tried to have the flu, I'm sure. But you know, there's an A-flu and a B-flu, and then there's the much less spoken of: the man-flu. And there's absolutely nothing that compares to that.
To make sure, your man gets better, it requires intensive care each 20 minutes to half an hour. If the intensive care does not work even after you put on the candy striped uniform, try blended vegetable soup. That's almost as good as using the magic wand, and your husband will be free of his extreme discomfort in no time.
Men are exceptional at catching and removing all life threatening dangers as, for instance, spiders. That's also why we don't care, when we have to pick up all kinds of garbage from the tables, bookcases, drawers etc
As "the hunter" of the family, we love our men to assist us with getting the food, we need, to make dinner. They remove lids from glasses in a second, and BAM, now they have put food on the table. Lookhowproud they are, when they do that. So when we thank God for our food, remember also to give thanks to our masculine husbands - the hunters.
After dinner, you have to be helpful again. Cause men do not understand, how a dishwasher works. They think, that if they just put the plates etc next to the zink, then BAM it appears in the kitchen cabinets again. It's a wonderful machine!
When they get dinner, they need to go to the toilet. The male body works in an amazing way. When they reach the last page of Donald Duck, they're done. Wow, that's timing!
I'm also thankful my hubby is such a good driver. It's amazing, the number of accidents isn't higher, with all the other idiots, we meet on the road.
While driving, he is also born with a compass inside his body. GPS is just for chicks, who can't drive. And when doing so, he always takes some shortcuts, I have never heard of, just to let me have a chance to see the wonderful scenery.
Isn't he thoughtful?
Being such a great driver is quite an accomplishment for my hubby, since he has troubles with his vision. His eyesight can't be like mine, he is never able to see dust or dirt anywhere, and is always surprised, that we have to clean. But in traffic, his eyesight is like an eagle.
It's the same with laundry actually. He is not able to see a pile of dirty clothes in a corner. Or maybe he thinks, I'm redecorating and changing style to "lazy teenager"(?)
I like order in my refrigerator, hubby have no idea of what that means. I don't leave the door open for long to save energy, so I need order to find food fast.
In such confined space, it's possible to maintain order isn't it? NO
In a lovely contempt he tried to make order himself, and there was space available. He is very good at that. So again it was kind of a succes, even though everything was stacked up in one side. I couldn't find the system in his - hmm - system, but it's just me who is too stupid.
I'm so lucky, my hubby cooks. He makes 2 different dishes, and I love them.
I don't know exactly how he does it though. I haven't read the recipe, but it must be heavy cooking methods, maybe nuclear, cause during cooking, the kitchen has been bombed. But We Love the love in the act itself, even though it takes 3 hours to get mashed potatoes off the ceiling.
Allways, allways serve cake and desserts on a plate fitting portion size. Because here he need a little help again, otherwise he will mistake the whole cake as being his own. So don't confuse him, give him a plate with a portion instead. He will not be able to resist the temptation to eat it all alone, if given the chance.
Finally, as a side effect of hubby loving my cooking and cakes, he now has a speedbump on his belly. This is not to be mistaken as fat, no no. This is their rolling muscle! So help him, by regulating the portions and be happy, that he loves your cooking.
We love our big and strong, cuddly bears <3
mandag den 14. januar 2019
Luftrensende planter
Liste over forskellige luftrensende planter
Aloe Vera
Bajonetplante
Bregne
Bændelbusk
Dracæna
Fiskebens plante
Fredslilje
Guldpalme
Guldranke
Slørasparges
Stuebirk
Ulvefodsbregne
Væddeløber
onsdag den 9. januar 2019
Julegave: en køkkenmaskine ;-)
Jeg fik en ny køkkenmaskine til jul. Det er den bedste købte julegave nogensinde, så jeg overlader dig til i dag at læse om mit nye "legetøj."
Jeg havde en lignende maskine for 17 år siden, men der var altid noget mere vigtigt at bruge pengene på.
Min forlovede har tilsyneladende tænkt, jeg skulle have en ny, og jeg er meget glad for denne og kan ikke vente med at bruge den.
De gode maskiner er dyre. Du kan få billigere modeller, og det er præcis, hvad du får. Forvent ikke, at det skal være så solidt eller effektivt som de andre. Jeg har foretrukket at leve uden en i 17 år, og der er en grund til det. Jeg ønsker ikke at spilde mine penge på noget, der går i stykker eller ikke er effektivt.
Det bliver en stor hjælp for mig på daglig basis. At lave dej, marmelade, smoothies, hakkekødsopskrifter, pasta...
Jeg er så begejstret, og normalt ville jeg smide brugervejledningen i en boks mærket "hvis alt andet mislykkes", men for en så dyr maskine kan der være vigtige ting man bør vide, i det mindste om rengøringen af dem.
I en selvforsynende husstand med børn, hvor der laves meget til fryser og syltning, ville jeg ikke undvære den - det kan klart anbefale til det daglige brød.
tirsdag den 8. januar 2019
Forkultur - hobbyfarmerens mareridt
Se på det rod!!!
Det er det samme hvert år, og det bliver kun værre, meget værre, indtil temperaturene bliver høje nok til udplantning midt i maj.
Der er altid noget der spirer et eller andet sted, og vi mangler altid vindues plads.
Det er en af grundene til, at jeg ønsker at have en vinterhave. En vinterhave ville også reducere rodet inde i huset ganske betragteligt, hvis vi kunne gøre alt det beskidte arbejde derude.
Der er mange måder, hvorpå man kan få sin forkultur til at se meget smukkere ud. Men det tager dobbelt så lang tid (og plads), og her på Hobbyfarmen søger vi at være effektive og går altså ikke så højt op i, at alt ser "pænt ud" og "stilfuldt" ud. Vi er mere fokuserede på at være effektive og produktive.
Uanset hvd du går op i, detaljerne eller de store linier, så nyder vi havearbejdet hver dag og nyder at se, hvordan naturen kan danne rammerne for vores egen fødevareproduktion.
lørdag den 5. januar 2019
Højbede er OUT på Hobbyfarmen
Der er både fordele og ulemper med forhøjede plantekasser, og under min planlægning har jeg besluttet ikke at bygge flere højbede
Jeg har nogle få plantekasser endnu, som jeg lader stå, men efter min erfaring tørrer jorden i kasser og krukker hurtigere ud, end jord, der er i terræn med det omkringliggende.
Det kan være meget uheldigt i tørre somre, især hvis du er på ferie på det tidspunkt.
Tidligere havde jeg et kæmpe system med 16 meget større kasser, som jeg byggede selv, men jeg finder ikke, det er arbejdet værd.
Nu har jeg disse 4, da vi kunne få rammerne gratis. Men ellers er jeg gået helt tilbage til det "gamle" system: bare plant i jord på normalt niveau.
Hvis du vil have plantekasser af en anden grund: f.eks. problemer med ryggen, skal de være meget højere - som et køkkenbord. Og så skal du bygge i et meget stærkere materiale, for at bygge så højt.
Når jeg bliver gammel, vil jeg have plantekasser på det høje niveau, men sandsynligvis ikke så mange. Så når jeg går i gang med forberedelserne til min ældre-have, bygger jeg i beton med stenoverflade, lidt spansk stil - så må vi se om solen og varmen flytter med den spanske stil herop:-)
fredag den 4. januar 2019
Juicer
onsdag den 2. januar 2019
Planlæg haven efter klimaet
tirsdag den 1. januar 2019
Happy New Year