UPDATE: No More Ads on My Quirky Friend

I bit the proverbial bullet and pulled the plug on having ads on this site. I am approaching three years in which this blog has been active. Overall, I’ve had ads for about thirty-three out of those thirty-six months. Do you want to know how much cold hard cash I’ve earned in that time? Well, Read More …

Baby Break Time! New Life On The Quirky Homestead

Yes, new life, you read that right. As I’ve mentioned in the past, we started a bit of homesteading a while back. Then last year we had our first batch of rabbit kits born. Indeed things have been a bit busy around our place. Not to mention all the craziness that’s been going on in Read More …

What’s the Secret? And Why Is It Hidden?

These are questions I have about certain topics many service providers attempt to keep “hidden” or “secret” by means of censorship. Their efforts are becoming extremely obvious in light of all the censorship out there nowadays. As a matter of fact, if you’ve been paying attention, you probably have experienced censorship in one way or Read More …

Trust ~ How Do You Know? Who Do You Listen To?

There are so many choices you have when it comes to “who” you listen to. And, yes, that includes me. It can boggle the mind if you really think about all the voices vying for our attention lately. Seriously, we have family and friends, coworkers, news outlets, industry professionals, topic “experts”, and so on. Heck, Read More …

Miracle Moments ~ That Was Close!

Despite this crazy year, my family recently experienced a miracle moment. It was a totally unexpected series of events. Events that could have had a much, much worse outcome. Suffice it to say, everyone escaped with only one person sustaining possible injury. Well, and some property damage. But, property can be replaced. People cannot. In Read More …

My Invincible Brother ~ The Consummate Professional

Ahhh… The paradox that our lives present; and that includes my brother’s life. Most of us have a fun and whacky side, then a more serious business oriented side. Well, my brother was no different. Yes. I said was. I’ve written before about my brother that passed away a few years back. (You can read Read More …

How To Can Pears ~ Low-Sugar Canning Success!

We were given a bag of pears, fresh off the tree. Awesome! Right?! Yes. I thought so, as I love eating fresh pears. I simply had to wait for them to ripen. And then… Game on!!! Unfortunately, after several days, the only thing softening on them were the bruises. Well, darn it. I had no Read More …

Our Little Homestead ~ Adventurous New Beginnings

Sometime last year my husband decided to put our yard to work for us, something of a homestead, per se. He began with a few tomato plants, which turned out pretty well. Then he became truly inspired and added a few other veggies. So, yes, in the long run we’ve taken up another great attribute Read More …

Looking Back vs Looking Forward. And Why We Should Be Looking Forward

Have you ever been tempted to just throw in the towel? Lol! I mean, yeah, it’s been that kind of week, err, month. Ok. Looking back it’s pretty much been that kind of a year for just about all of us. Am I right? Yep. I think we’re all in agreement here. From Covid-19 to Read More …

Depression and Suicide. What Is Your Response?

Depression and suicide are topics that most people shy away from. It’s a sad topic. It doesn’t “feel good”. And most people have absolutely no idea how to handle another person’s depressing thoughts. And that applies doubly for hearing suicidal thoughts. Nevertheless, let’s get real. A lot of people have been there at the bottom Read More …