Contest Prizes!

$50 to spend at The Original Coffee Company

Cafe Essence Layered Candle

The bottom layer of this soy candle is Biscotti, followed by a middle layer of Chocolate and finally topped with Coffee!

from LunaWolf's Mystical Essence!*

16oz Mystery Jar Candle

These are my creations when I have extra wax left from pouring candles. So insread of tossing it I pour it into a mason jar. I do not know what all the scents are, that's what makes it exciting!!

from Stephanie Squared !*

UPDATE*************New Prize Added 07-05-08

Cappuccino Dessert Mix

Just blend with cream cheese, Cool Whip and they are ready to fill chill and serve. Just add to graham cracker pie crusts, decorate, chill and serve......from Peddlers Kitchen!

Still more to come.... will update when I get the Okay!

*Luna Wolf's Mystical Essense , Stephanie Squared , and Peddlers Kitchen have affiliate programs. If you are interested in becoming an affiliate, just put my name, Christina Nelson, in the Fax line!

100th POST! A CONTEST!

Wow... It doesn't seem like a 100. But then July is CoffeeCoffeeCoffee's 1 year anniversary! I would like to take this time to thank all my blog friends for their comments and support during this adventure!

Lisa at Too Busy To Clean (my very first blog/group buddy!!!)
Lacy at Razor Family Farms (who always has a comment and lets you know she reads your blog!)
Robbyn at The Back Forty and Talkin' The Walk (who always has fantastic information!)
Junemoon at like water on a rock or off a duck’s butt… (who always maks me think and smile!)
m~ at The Suburban Farmer and In The Kitchen ( who is always a loyal reader!)
Farmgirl_dk at On the way to Critter Farm... (I just love her donkeys!)


There are several others I read on a regular basis~just check out the blogroll!



But to celebrate my 1 year Bloggiversary and my 100th post.... A CONTEST!!!




This contest will run the entire Bloggiversary month of July!



Rules:

• Link to my blog on your blogroll 1 point




• Link to my blog on your side bar 1point




• Link to my blog on your side bar with Logo 10 points




• A mention in one of your blog posts with link 2 points




• A referral from you 15 points




• A link to my website 25 points




• A link to my website with Logo 50 points
  

Just leave a comment on this 100th post with the information where I can find what you linked to and who referred you (by blog url). I will keep track of points and announce the winners by August 5th at midnight!

YES.... I said winners. I am still lining up the prizes. At this point, there will be 5 prizes.

The Grand Prize will be A $50 gift certificate from... The Original Coffee Company!!!!

As soon as the other 4 are nailed down, I will update this post! Happy contesting!

If you have any questions, just leave me a comment! I will get back to you!

Here are the links and images. Use the direct link or image code or copy and save the image direct.

Codes and Links for buttons

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thanks again to my many blog friends..... I hope you have loads of fun!

Immediate Action Needed

Once again, my friend~ Robbyn at The Back Forty has let us know what is going on with important issues reguarding our rights as citizens and our food supply.

The NAIS and School Lunches

For her complete post click on the above link.

Why am I sending you there? What is NAIS? Who cares?

I am sending you there because she has put the information in a clear, easy to understand manner.... I can't improve it ~ so why try. Click on her link!

The NAIS is "National Animal Identification System". One more governmental control on how we supply food to ourselves..... basically a system to shut down small self sustaining farmers and homesteaders.

This is from No NAIS . org

1. NAIS does NOTHING to address food safety issues from the
processor to the consumer.it simply moves the burden from corporate meat
packers, who don’t follow the rules, to independent livestock producers.
2.
Missouri’s Family Farmers believe it is extremely important to ensure consumer
confidence in the safety and health of the U.S. food supply while at the same
time ensuring the economic viability of independent livestock producers.But NAIS
does not meet the needs of producers or consumers.
3. The majority (>92%)
of family farmers in Missouri (and the rest of the nation) are opposed to
NAIS.
4. The Truth About Animal ID.: Creates an undue economic burden on
producers, does not include identification of imported meats, does nothing to
increase consumer choice or confidence, expands packers ability to unfairly
discriminate against family farmers.

There is alot of information about NAIS out there... research it yourself.

Why should you care? You have to eat too.... where does your food come from? How expensive has it become to feed your family? How wholesome are the foods you eat? Does government control too much already?

I want to be able to have a cow and milk it and drink the milk..... if the USDA has their way ..... the small homestead is history!

Summer Barbeque

Coffee Barbecue Sauce Recipe

1/2 cup brewed espresso or strong, dark coffee
1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 onion, peeled and finely chopped, about 1 cup
2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
3 fresh hot chili peppers, such as jalapeno, or hotter if desired, seeded
2 tablespoons hot dry mustard mixed with 1 tablespoon warm water
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons chili powder

Put all of the ingredients in a small pot, stir them together, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Lower the heat so the mixture is just simmering and let simmer for 20 minutes. Remove the pot form the heat, let the mixture cool, then puree it in a blender or food processor fitted with the steel blade.

The barbecue sauce can be covered and refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.

For my friend, Lacy at Razor Family Farms!

UPDATE: This sauce is good for anytime you would use a traditional tomato based bbq sauce. Ribs, chops, chicken, dunk a nuggect, etc.

FOR MORE RECIPES USING COFFEE: CLICK HERE!

The Original Coffee Company

Most of you know ... I have a coffee website

The Original Coffee Company

Well summer is a slow time for coffee

( I don't know why-I have to have it year round!)

I know not every one is a coffee drinker,

but you probably know one!

SO

a special for all my blog friends

this is a good gift for a coffee lover

or treat for you!

8 ounce bag of Bolivia Colonial Caranavi Organic Coffee

&

8 ounce bag of Chocolate Almond Gourmet Flavored Coffee

whole bean or ground, your choice

ONLY $15 (includes shipping)

PayPal homestead_creations@yahoo.com

• need your choice of grind
• mention the blog
• and where you heard about the special

Pass it around! Maybe a contest..... MMMMMMMMMMM

FREE 8 ounce Jamaincan Blue Mountain Blend

Tell them to mention YOU in paypal comments!

The Technorati Experiment

Thanks to BRAD and Vhiel's Corner, I decided to try this little experiment!

This experiment has 4 simples steps.

1. Copy The List Below into a blog post of yours.

2. Add Your Link To The List

3. Comment on this post and leave your links so the web crawlers can get to your blog and at the same time, leave your comment and links to the original post so your blog will be included on the master list. Got to include your blog on the master list.

4. Watch Your Authority Sky-Rocket..

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Copy This and add your link. Don't forget to post at the HERE and at the original post!

Have fun! Christina

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2. Daily Blogging Tips At The Daily Rambler
3. Blog Chews - Blog About Anything
4. Steve v4.6 - Big Made Small
5. GIVEAWAY CITY
6. Indo Contest.com - Find the Latest Contest Here
7. POTPOLITICS-We Smoke the Competition
8. ATA - AskTheAdmin.com
9. Dolly’s Daily Diary
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11. Wendy’s OBA, Blog Tips & Tricks
12. Wendy’s Reel - Fact And Fancy
13. A Grateful Heart
14. 50+Whatever..Just some Ramblings in Life
16. The Blog for DesignCreatology
17. Contest Whiz - The Blog Contest Expert
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19. Esmeraldasblog - Como aumentar la Authority de Technorati
20. Best Widgets for free - Blog Widgets
21. New life by Pitonizza
22. Todo Seiya - Como aumentar la Authority de Technorati
23. Blog for Spanish Readers
24. The Blogger And The Blog
25. Hero Help
26. Makmalcyber
27. Forex Study
28. Techyplus
29. 8
30. Darn Good Reviews
31. Blogger Tips - DotBlogger
32. Lilyruths This and That
33. That Blog 4 Me
34. Pinoytek - Make Money Online and SEO Blog
35. Snigit(blogspot)
36. Snigit(.com)
37. Best Of The Web
38. Swat the Fly
39. Area3000
40. Shut Up And Eat
41. Find Torrent Blog
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43. Web Design
44. Trestin Adventures
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72. O2S Media
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75. Yet Another Blog from Marco Ciacci
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80. Designs By Vhiel
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85. It’s a woman’s world!
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5. GIVEAWAY CITY

6. Indo Contest.com - Find the Latest Contest Here

7. POTPOLITICS-We Smoke the Competition

8. ATA - AskTheAdmin.com

9. Dolly’s Daily Diary

10. The Tech Juice - Tech Tips And More

11. Wendy’s OBA, Blog Tips & Tricks

12. Wendy’s Reel - Fact And Fancy

13. A Grateful Heart

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18. About Blog Contests

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20. Best Widgets for free - Blog Widgets

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38. Swat the Fly

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41. Find Torrent Blog

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43. Web Design

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45. Ask Trestin

46. Trestin Autobiography

47. Trestin Ideas

48. Trestin Gallery

49. Trestin Games

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51. Trestin History

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53. Trestin Political

54. Trestin Spiritual

55. Trestin Sports

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58. Il blog di Luca Marchi

59. What About Brazil?

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61. Hawaiian Travel Blog

62. Hawaii Cruise Superstore

64. Over The Sky

65. Yavinator log

66. I Travel to Work do you?

67. The Home Page of Tony Smith, Writer of Comic Books, Articles & Screenplays

68. Ultimate Credit Online

69. The Rhythm of Write

70. A Hoosier Family

71. Analyzed Marketing Solutions

72. O2S Media

73. Project Swole - Fitness and Nutrition

74. Life is simple, Don’t make it complicated

75. Yet Another Blog from Marco Ciacci

76. Freebies, Making money and More

77. Babysitter On Board

78.Vhiel’s Corner

79. Anything and Everything in Between

80. Designs By Vhiel

81. Can of Thoughts

82. Only in Silence

83. Everything Nice!

84.Reference Notes

85. It’s a woman’s world!

86. Ramki’s Blog

87. THE MOM WITH BROWNIES

88. Picture Clusters

89. Maiylah’s Snippets

90. My Wanderings

91. Confessions of a Supermodel Wannabe

92. Tiklaton: We are the Witness!

93. Aeirin Collections

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Ode to the Simple or Not so Simple

Work Gloves

Abused

Used

Protector

the most important tool

a pair of hands

take care of them

they take care of you

a touch

a caress

a pair of hands

what did they do for you today?

held a cup of coffee

brushed teeth

opened the door

and much much more

they sow

they water

they harvest

they fix

they care

they love

a pair of work gloves

protect so much

get so little respect

Dedicated to my friend, Lacy!

Razor Family Farms

Her words are much more

eloquent than mine!

She is an inspiration, always!

Did I Ever Tell You?

I LOVE Sunflowers!

These are photos taken in my sunflower garden by the front porch.

We originally planted sunflowers to provide some shade,

along with beauty, from the early morning sun coming

over the horizon of the trees to the east. But, I have really

come to enjoy these towering beauts. I get teased alot when

I grab the camera and start shooting. Oh welll....

I LOVE my Sunflowers!

Harvet Day!!!!

The garlic is ready!!!! This is longest wait of the year. Garlic is planted in mid November. Harvest is usually in July!

I guess I should have put something along side these two beautiful specimins. They are about the size of a closed fist.
MMMMMMMMM more garlic!
Garlic drying!

Well, if you haven't guessed, I love garlic. Until you try organically grown garlic from your own dirt.... you have no idea! No vampire is gonna get me!!!!

The moral of the story is.....

A Farmer and His Donkey


One day a farmer’s donkey fell into a well. The jackass cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, the farmer decided the donkey was too old and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve the donkey. He invited his neighbors to come over to help him. They each grabbed a shovel and began shoveling dirt into the well. At first the donkey realized what was going on and cried horribly. Then to everyone’s amazement, he quieted down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked down into the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel full of dirt that hit is back, the donkey was doing something amazing, something remarkable. He would shake it off and take a step up. Shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer and his neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, the donkey would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was astonished as the donkey stepped over the edge of the well and happily trotted off! Now life is going to shovel dirt on you, sometimes lots of dirt. But the trick to get along well is to shake it off and take a step up. Shake it off and take a step up. Shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping stone. If you look at it this way, then we can get out of our deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up, and shaking it off and taking a step up.


5 Simple Steps To Being Happy


So are you ready to shake it off and take a step up?


1. Free your heart from hatred-And forgive
2. Free your mind from worries-Most things never happen
3. Live simply and appreciate what you have
4. Give more
5. Expect less


End of the story….


The donkey came back later and bit the heck out of the farmer. Unfortunately, the gashes from the bites became severely infected, and farmer became very sick.


Moral of the story…


When you do something wrong and try to cover your ass, it’s always going to come right back and bite you!



Shake it off and take a step up!



Story from Alex Mandossian at alexmandossian.com
www.thedonkeystory.com

OMG.... It's been 5 days without a post!

All I can say HELLLLO EVERYONE! I really haven't been MIA.... like some people.... anyone know what happend to Lacy..... She put up her new blog.... noone has seen her since. Then Rhonda Jean is gonna try to publish her Blog! Down to Earth You gotta check it out! My friend JUNEMOON... she has made some fantastic accomplishments this year and has gone off to the North Land for a bit of relaxation. Danni and her Donkeys..... if you don't follow this one, you should start! Robbyn has been a busy girl... got a new job, and a new blog Talkin the Walk, go see her if you need some encouragement! Holly, I have been visiting your girls on a daily basis! I hope it helps for them to hear some positive comments! And many of you other blog friends, I visit often! Thanks for being there!

On the homestead here.... the chicks get bigger every day.... the garden is growing.... strawberries are almost finished... garlic is about ready for harvest! The aquaponic basil is from another world.... I can't believe it... it is huge! Sugar is ready for summer to be over. This heat wave is getting to her.

I got my add url up and running on my site. If you want to trade links just go here!

Trying to start a forum.... just don't know how or if I really want to.. www.coffee.forumcircle.com

New job going great..... anyone using verizon or wanting to use verizon ( the largest Network in the nation )..... I can be your personal cell phone agent!!!! wooo hoo.... really check it out if you need a cell phone, or to update , or to change service! my email theoriginalcoffeecompany@yahoo.com

Summer is finally here!

Hello my friends!

Life can be very hectic at times.

The new job is going to work out well.

Tonight, I took a few minutes to check out things around the homestead.

Above is the first sunflower of the season.

It is a lemon queen. I love my sunflowers!

These are my cabernet grapes. This is their 3rd year.

The grapes are much bigger this year.

The garlic is beginning to turn. It will be harvest time soon!

The basil and the cherry tomato in the aquaponics are huge!

I can't believe how well they are doing! This is a mixed lettuce bed.

Started from seed about 3 weeks ago.

The corn is growing nicely. My favorite summer hot veggie.

The tomatoes and gourds are doing great.

The leaves on the gourds are huge.

The chicks keep growing. They went through 50 lbs of chick feed in less than 2 months.
It is usually hot here in NC.

These are my panting chicks!

Best wishes to all! I hope your summer is going well!

Christina

Quick Post!

Hello everyone.... just back from 2 days of training. I am learning alot! I think I will enjoy this job! I miss my Sugar, my Sweetie and my Chicks! And I miss keeping up on here! Bless you all!
Christina

Spinach!

My sweetie had a surprise for me when I got home

from my last day at the furniture job.

He harvested out first batch of spinach. He said, "I don't know how to cook it for you". I told him not to worry. So I looked in the pantry and the fridge and said "mmmmmmmmmm". I put on a pot of rice, I shredded the chicken thighs he had baked, and pulled out a bit of bacon. This is what happened:

Fried bacon (just a bit-1 slice chopped up)

Added that beautiful spinach
Steamed it for about 30 seconds with a tablespoon of broth
Served it over a bed of rice, with the shredded chicken on top

Sweetie was flabbergasted at the gastronomical delight that ended up on the plate.
Simple. From the garden. Delicious.