Schley-Long Family Acres

This is the process I have come up with for Einkorn Sourdough, living in an extremely low humidity environment at high altitude. I am happy to discuss where you might need to make adjustments for your own environment. Sourdough is a process. Don't expect it to go perfectly every time. Loaves that don't rise are still delicious. Einkorn makes a denser loaf than traditional American flours. I am happy with this as I generally don't like store bought bread. Starter: 20 gra

GOAT’S MILK SOAP RECIPE (1 POUND) (copied from Diana Ford) Ingredient Weight What I Use Coconut Oil 4oz 20oz Oalm Oil 3oz 15oz Swt Almond Oil (or Liquid Oil like olive) 3oz 15oz Castor Oil 1oz 5oz Shea Butter 1oz 5oz Lye (Sodium Hydroxide/Pure Lye) 1.75oz 8.75oz Liquid (any liquid, usually goat milk or water 4.5oz 22.5oz The most important factor to keep any milk recipe a lovely creamy white is to keep the entire lye solution as cold as possible. Caramelization of the milk’s

Garrett Played "I Saw Three Ships" in his first Christmas piano recital. Jan, Mikela, Doc, Victoria and Cameron (Mikela's boyfriend), and AWESOMELY Garrett's teacher Lynne came to support him. Here is his part.

March had a lot of good things in store for us, but I also lost someone dear to me. My grandmother, Patricia Malvern (my step-father's...

It's that time of year! Time to start seeds. Pamela asked me about recommendations for seed starting stands, 1-3 trays for about $250...

http://www.november-2020.schlongfamilyacres.com/ November has been rough. Mikela got the 'Rona, but we are grateful she only had the...

Last Christmas, with my time off, I wrote a Children's Book I had been meaning to write for literally years. I spent some time trying to...

Yesterday I harvested the last of my pepper plants, and it was truly the best harvest I have ever had of peppers. Lessons: First, I added...

I have never eaten many or cooked much with gourds. I found the focus on them in a 3 sisters garden to be somewhat odd. They last a...

Once again, journal ing is something I need to be doing more of ... it helps me write faster and more effectively at work, and I suddenly...

Since a National Emergency was declared on Friday, March 13, 2020 for Coronavirus, I had not interacted in a public place. Curb-side...

Whenever I travel somewhere other than a large city, I am struck by the amazing lack of diversity. Not ethnic, there is always more...

I picked a domain name. I hope you all enjoy the 5th grade humor as much as I do. Please check out my blog posts as well. September...

The squirrel came to an undignified end after I was able to chase it out of my car and Leda and Kalit teamed up to corner and kill it. ...

Saturday morning I spent some time downtown at Grace. Then I came home. In the afternoon I walked into the garage to find a grey...

Recently a friend approached me, somewhat sad, I belatedly perceived. She asked, "it really is impossible to have it all, isn't it?" ...

One of the primary functions of my job is to identify requirements and communicate them in an understandable fashion to others. I refine...

I always hated spaghetti sauce. Having from a can, no matter what we did to it, no matter what flavor or consistency, I thought it was...

Please check out the photos from August! https://schleye5.wixsite.com/august-2019 I still don't have a domain name picked out. Some...

Garrett, Rob (!), and I went to a picnic for Garrett's new school. My primary goal was to meet other parents we can invite over so our...