Living Free in Tennessee &#8211; Nicole Sauce

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Episode 207: Four Christmas Gift Ideas to Start Now Aug 28, 2019

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Today, I will talk through four ideas for homey and homemade gifts you can start now in preparation for Christmas.

This is the fourth time I have done this episode and it gets harder each year. If you do not find something you like in this one, you can go back and listen to the past three. I have provided links to them in the show notes.

Past Gift Idea Episodes

#HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with?

What's Up in the Garden

Thinning out plants to make room for the fall garden
Basil is coming on strong
Tomatoes are about done but I found a survivor
Malabar spinach is taking off -- need to trellis it
Grabbed and 89 cent bag of leeks at aldi and planted them
Getting fall transplants in this week because I found some

Main topic of the Show: Four Christmas Gift Ideas to Start Now

Reusable hand warmer
Brownies in a jar
1. https://delightfulemade.com/2014/05/08/mm-brownies-jar-free-printable/
Bitters
Fire Starters
1. Reference LINK: http://mylittleredtractor.com/index.php/2017/11/08/diy-fire-starters/

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Episode 206: Prepare to Take Detours in Stride Aug 26, 2019

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Today I was inspired by a listener who posted a quote over on the Mewe group for Living Free in Tennessee to remember to take life's detours in stride - and we had a doozy this weekend!

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Weekly Amazon Highlight: Bourbon Smoked Paprika

Green Chili Weekend Reminder - members only registration tomorrow, open to everyone on Wednesday.

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

Green bean derailment problem - Mama Sauce saves the day
Salsa is still a thing we cannot have enough of
Freezer Audit

Stump the Sauce

What to do if your partner is not ready to set long-term goals with you.

What's in Season

Watercress
Sweet potato greens
Malabar Spinach and Thai Water Spinach

Operation Independence

The tub is set at Basecamp

Main topic of the Show: Prepare to Take Detours in Stride

Membership Sale ends Saturday

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Episode 205: 5 Project Management Systems We Have Hated with Mama Sauce Aug 23, 2019

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Today's topic was suggested on the Mewe chat group. Someone wondered if I could give a breakdown of project tracking systems and pros and cons. Then Mama Sauce showed up in town and I thought what better way to do this than to interview her - the person who has been with me through practically all of the gyrations and tribulations of FIVE different tracking systems until we have landed on what we use today.

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Interview with Mama Sauce: 5 Project Management Systems We Have Hated

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Episode 204: 5 Winter Preparations You Can Do Now Aug 21, 2019

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It is Wednesday so it is a homesteading day and what better topic to think about, dream about and focus on when it is 95 degrees outside and 95% humidity, than preparing for winter?

#HollerHatWednesday: WHY IS SHE WITH THE TRN AND what is everyone around her doing?

Hold the Date: September 14 - Green Chili Weekend Event

Stump the Sauce

Tim on relocating peppers into the house for winter

Tales from the Booze Whisperer

What to drink after a very long, hot drive

What's Up in the Garden

Hitting the fall planning and planting
Another small wave of tomatoes
Chard and basil
Sweet potato greens

Main topic of the Show: 5 preparations for winter you can do now

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Episode 203: Kindness and Sweeping Generalizations Aug 19, 2019

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Today, I talk about some of the mental instability that is increasingly visible because of tools like Mewe and Facebook - and to encourage reactions in kindness.

Amazon Highlight: The Encyclopedia of Country Living by Carla Emory

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

30 chickens, 30 necks, 60 missing feet
Freezer Audit happening this week when Mama Sauce arrives
Catfish from the farm sitter
Already using up this year's salsa
Time to get serious about drying winter herbs like goldenseal, peppermint and mullein

What's in Season

Goldenseal
Elderberry
Wild Watercress (unusually early)
Peppermint
Excited to see it will be another decent paw paw year!

Operation Independence

Debt O Meter - selling stuff we don't need
New finance structure for all businesses is working - but taking discipline
New offering at Spark Communications Group: Website development coaching program (one on one - 5 sessions)

Hack My Solar Workshop Debrief

Main topic of the Show: Kindness and Sweeping Generalizations

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Episode 202: Four Essential Characteristics of the Successful Homesteader Aug 14, 2019

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A look at the homesteader as a whole person. What makes a homesteader successful or not successful? Well, it turns out that there are some things that many successful homesteaders have in common and today we will talk about four of them.

#HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with?

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Stump the Sauce

FromCat:How do you can Gazpacho without heating it up
Winter Gazpacho recipe: http://www.sweetpaulmag.com/food/authentic-spanish-gazpacho

What's Up in the Garden

Dseased green bean vines are still producing like mad
Tomatoes are about finished
It is time to clean out the ap and interplant fall things

Main topic of the Show: 4 Essential Characteristics of the Successful Homesteader

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Episode 201: The First Day of the Rest of Your Life Aug 12, 2019

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Today we talk about today and its role in building the life you choose to live on your terms. Because today is the first day of the rest of your life.

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Amazon Highlight: Terro Liquid Ant Bait Traps

I wrote a cookbook! Cook With What You Have

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

Freezer re-org month is upon us - you never know what treasures you will find
Canning green beans in 2 weeks
First box of onions is in hand
30 meat birds

What's in Season

Okra is here
Harvesting wild herbs for winter
Time to dry some comfrey
Passion flower vines have flowers but no fruit yet

Operation Independence

Basecamp update:
Debt Payoff: Tractor for sale

Main topic of the Show: The First Day of the Rest of your Life

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Song: Tripped Out by Sauce

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Episode 200: Thought of the Walk on Bullying Aug 09, 2019

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Today is Friday so we have a thought of the walk and there has not been one of these in quite awhile since I took Fridays off in July. And today's topic was sparked as part of a conversation over on our Mewe group about bullying. Because kids are mean, right? Or is it the artificial situations we put them in? But we will talk more about that in the main content of today's show.

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Janet Szabo is collecting links of listeners who have blogs, podcasts or what have you content sites - reach her in the Facebook Group or the Mewe Group.

Feedback on layout software from Derek

Main topic of the Show: Thought of the Walk on Bullying

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