Actually, nothing is being sold or bought. No monies will change hands. This blog, after about 6 years and 170 posts (not many I know), is going to be discontinued. I have switched things over to a *use British accent here* more sophisticated, more Mature blog site name. The McCormick Family will be the newly, improved, and posted to site. Actually it's pretty much the same, I've just incorporated the little misses onto it. I have moved all previous posts to the new site too.
So please update your bookmarks and changed your settings. I will eventually delete this blog and use the other solely. Thanks, cheers, and see you later!
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
Africa
Yeah, that's it, one word, Africa. It's the title of this post and it, in it's singularity, encompasses so many things. I could blog about it for months to come. Each little story from the Lions fighting 10 yards from our open aired jeep, to climbing table mountain. But, God's calling is what got us to the Dark Continent, so that's what my first post will be about.
Phumzille Park. Where I left my heart and my mission. Check out the video we made about our time and work there. Peace and Love.
Phumzille Park. Where I left my heart and my mission. Check out the video we made about our time and work there. Peace and Love.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Garden Update
A little while back, Eliz and I planted a Square Foot Garden. This method of gardening utilizes the space best for small areas by eliminating rows and putting everything in neat little 1' x 1' sections. It's been extremely rewarding to grow these vegetables and we know what chemicals (none) have been used and what process we are going for. We got carried away and starting planting things all over the side and back yard. We have food everywhere. I wouldn't say it has saved us lots of money, though, as we have had to fork out a nice chunk to get things built, buying seeds and plants, and organic fertilizer and insecticide is more expensive. But, we do know that nothing harmful is going into our food, and that's the really important factor.
Yesterday we made our first gleaning of some leafy vegetables: Kale, Swiss Chard, and Spinach. Eliz for a great curry recipe with chickpeas and all of the roughage. It was very good and we beamed with a sense of pride as we ate food from our own garden. I'm excited about the possibilities of what is to come. We have been planting things in different shifts and waves to prolong our growing and harvesting season...and I'm already planning the fall and winter gardens! Pretty soon it'll be broccoli and brussel sprouts. MMMMM! going to be great. We have some blueberries showing up and I'm hoping the strawberries will produce something this year. Hopefully we'll have done well enough to share, but with the square foot garden, sometimes it's just enough for us, and I'm ok with that. I have some pictures to share all the green awesomeness. Enjoy...I know I will!
Yesterday we made our first gleaning of some leafy vegetables: Kale, Swiss Chard, and Spinach. Eliz for a great curry recipe with chickpeas and all of the roughage. It was very good and we beamed with a sense of pride as we ate food from our own garden. I'm excited about the possibilities of what is to come. We have been planting things in different shifts and waves to prolong our growing and harvesting season...and I'm already planning the fall and winter gardens! Pretty soon it'll be broccoli and brussel sprouts. MMMMM! going to be great. We have some blueberries showing up and I'm hoping the strawberries will produce something this year. Hopefully we'll have done well enough to share, but with the square foot garden, sometimes it's just enough for us, and I'm ok with that. I have some pictures to share all the green awesomeness. Enjoy...I know I will!
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| An overview of the Square Foot Garden |
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| Our First Blueberry, I'll be fighting the birds for it |
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| Grown from seed Kale |
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| Out of Control Cabbage |
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| Beans, that came up almost over night |
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| Strawberries and Gerber Daises |
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| Okra |
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| Blue Berries |
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| Top Left...Curry Plant, makes the yard smell yummy |
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| Side garden, Sweet Corn and Cabbage |
Friday, April 15, 2011
New blog Site Ideas and Contest
Ok, so Google blogger kinda sucks! I have been trying for days to upload photos to the blog. Today was going to be a fun update on our garden, complete with a picture of our first blueberry and a curry plant...which makes the back yard smell like an indian restaurant. But, alas, thanks to google's cloud picker being unavailable, yet again, I am stuck with no pictures. This brings back something I've been thinking of recently, paying to host a website.
Or more along the lines of paying to have a site, like godaddy.com or another web hosting site to have my own webpage. This is something I think I'm going to do. I think I'm going to merge my blog with this new page. But, here is the problem, what domain name should I use? I've been told to look at it as an investment, meaning something that could be used by someone else...with deep pockets who could eventually purchase the domain name (if only I could have gotten www.mccormick.com, I could have sold it for mucho dinero). A future investment. I pondered some ideas, www.mccormickfamilyblog.com, www.davidmac.com, www.mccormickfamily.com, etc. But, I have yet to decide on anything.
My plan is to have this done sometime by the end of the summer months, that way I can have a little more control and understanding of the medium in which I spew my thoughts. This is where the fun challenge comes in. I am running a contest for the best domain name. I'll leave the running open until May 31st. Best domain name, as voted on by Eliz and me, wins a prize! This prize could be either a $30 gift certificate to your favorite restaurant, with or without me in attendance, or I'll make you a re-purposed bird feeder or flower pot. Either way, this is a good deal.
The way to enter is easy. Come up with the best domain name you can, and put it in the comments section. You can enter as many ideas that you have and if you win, I'll contact you and find out which prize you want. Just think, in as little as four months, you could be the proud idea behind my new domain...no royalties will apply. Happy Thinking!
Or more along the lines of paying to have a site, like godaddy.com or another web hosting site to have my own webpage. This is something I think I'm going to do. I think I'm going to merge my blog with this new page. But, here is the problem, what domain name should I use? I've been told to look at it as an investment, meaning something that could be used by someone else...with deep pockets who could eventually purchase the domain name (if only I could have gotten www.mccormick.com, I could have sold it for mucho dinero). A future investment. I pondered some ideas, www.mccormickfamilyblog.com, www.davidmac.com, www.mccormickfamily.com, etc. But, I have yet to decide on anything.
My plan is to have this done sometime by the end of the summer months, that way I can have a little more control and understanding of the medium in which I spew my thoughts. This is where the fun challenge comes in. I am running a contest for the best domain name. I'll leave the running open until May 31st. Best domain name, as voted on by Eliz and me, wins a prize! This prize could be either a $30 gift certificate to your favorite restaurant, with or without me in attendance, or I'll make you a re-purposed bird feeder or flower pot. Either way, this is a good deal.
The way to enter is easy. Come up with the best domain name you can, and put it in the comments section. You can enter as many ideas that you have and if you win, I'll contact you and find out which prize you want. Just think, in as little as four months, you could be the proud idea behind my new domain...no royalties will apply. Happy Thinking!
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