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Clean Your Wood Stove and Chimney

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Clean Your Stove and Chimney

So,You’ve got your Homestead, perhaps a few hens, goats, pigs, ducks (we have Muscovy Ducks), and a few others things to tend to! Those things warm the cockles of the heart. One of the other things, that warms the hearth is your fireplace, or Wood Stove, and Chimney! It’s those things that I’m a talkin about today! Sorry to be waxing poetic, but I’ll be after watching the movie Wild Mountain Thyme. A good yarn it is to be sure!

Anyway, it’s that time of year, when the Fireplace, or Woodstove, and Chimney need a good cleaning! Yes, that’s right, right now in the middle of the Winter! The creosote has been building up, and it’s a good idea to take and do it on a warmer of the days. It’s a good precaution to be taking for sure! An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure! 

A good cleaning may just prevent a fire and save your home, and homestead. From our Home to Yours, we wish Ye a safe and blessed Winter and know that it’s now less than 55 Days till Spring! That’s a Blessed thing to be sure! 

Now, You should know that if Ye be clicking the links on this website it might be earning me a small pittance! Although if Ye shall watch the movie Wild Mountain Thyme.the heart warming entertainment You’ll receive be far more valuable than any pittance that might come my way! It rivals that of a visit to Briden Farm! If Ye be not believing me, do both, and Ye be the judge! 

Holly The Snow Dog At Briden Farm

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Holly The Snow Dog

Holly The Snow Dog coming to Briden Farm TV at tv.bridenfarm.com

Holly, our Golden Retriever/ Nova Scotia Toller (Aka: Little River Duck Dog), absolutely loves the snow!

Part of the Breeds ancestry is Red Fox, and if You’ve ever seen a Red Fox playing in the snow You’ll understand!


They Love It!

We’ve had so many laughs watching Holly, playing with Her, throwing Snow for Her, and watching her attack the snow we clear from the roof of our decrepit old carport, that we just know You’re going to love Holly The Snow Dog!

The only thing better than watching tv.bridenfarm.com is visiting Briden Farm in person! 

 

 

Making Divinity Fudge At Briden Farm

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Making Divinity Fudge

Having seen my recent Poem and Photo,

There’s a Candle in the Window

One of the Cousins to the family from whom we bought this home and property made some positive remarks, about the Canadles in the Windows. She also, almost without knowing it, set out a little challenge when she said, “now only if you made Divinity Fudge”. Meaning if only I could make it like Mrs. Harris used to make it! 

Well, I doubt mine rivals Her’s, and certainly not the childhood memories of it, yet not being one to shy away from a challenge, I did my best! 

I made Divinity Fudge!  I enlisted the help of my better half, especially with using the beater while I added the hot liquid, and together we made it happen! 

Of course, as I often do, I had to play with my food! Here’s a Link for the recipe I worked from over on AllRecipes.com.

As You might have guessed, I used Watkins Products!
Click Here to see what I did

 

There’s a Candle in The Window

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There’s a Candle in The Window
There’s a Candle in the Window
 
Put there for all who see
For All Who See
Are Welcome to take refuge with Me.
 
Tis an Irish Tradition,
To help guide them
On Their Way
 
The Candle in the Window
Reminds us of another day.
Made possible by the Child
Whose Birth We Celebrate this way!
 
May the Candle in the Window
Help Guide You
And Keep You
In Your Steady Stay
 
Written by Brian W. Hurlburt
On the the first day of Yule 2021
At Briden Farm, Bear River, Nova Scotia