calamity jane

Author: Calamity Jane

  • CJ’s Punk Housewife Tip #1: Homemade Grape Nuts

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    Calamity Jane

    Am I a punk? Hell no, not by any punk standard anyway. No tattoos, no piercings, I change my clothes almost every week, and I live in a house with just one family. My life looks purty damn square to the punk eye. But, by housewife standards, I like to think I can edge into…

  • The Deed is Done

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    Calamity Jane

    Here I am. End of the week. Projects half done all over the place. Just like me. I can’t seem to knock it off with the thinking I can do it all. Which always ends in disappointment, disillusionment, and the ironic dissolving of my energy to finish anything. But! If I can just remove myself…

  • 34 Times Round and a Recipe for German Pancakes

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    Calamity Jane

    Today is my birthday. After breakfast, we’re going to drive to get our four new chickens. The coop is (almost) all ready. What a great birthday present! Tomorrow morning– eggs maybe! In the meantime, I’d better use up the Goat Man’s eggs (from the farmer’s market). As I tucked her in last night, the 3YO…

  • Helpless to the Siren Call

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    Calamity Jane

    I really had definitely decided not to get chickens. Really. But…. out for a walk on mother’s day I found three big, solid wood crates on the side of the road. I felt almost annoyed at the universe, who had the week before directed me toward a large sized dog kennel (read chicken transporter) by…

  • A Day for Mamas

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    Calamity Jane

    Been busy today– making mulberry/strawberry jam, fixing the bike trailer, unpacking, cleaning, and writing for the zine. Lord! What you can get done in just half a day when yer all by yer lonesome! No time to fit in a Mother’s Day post though, almost forgot about it altogether. But, here’s a re-post from last…