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Gail Butler

Heartsease Cottage

As a childhood mud-eater (I don't remember this, but my Mom tells me it was so), I've spent most of my life digging in the dirt - rockhounding, gold prospecting, gardening - and am happiest with my hands in the soil communing with its mysteries.

Interests: Anything "dirt" oriented and writing.

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How I Roll - Camping the Jeep Gypsy Way - Space-Saving Dehydrated Food for the Road!

My home-dehydrated foods are an essential part of my Jeep-camping pantry! I love car camping and exploring! I love my Jeep...and, I love to eat! However, fitting a couple of weeks worth of food into a car - along with all types of additional camping equipment, including a bed, can... Continue reading

Posted Mar 28, 2023 at A New Heartsease...

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How I Roll - Camping the Jeep Gypsy Way: The Ice Chest

I've had this ice chest for over 30 years! The egg carton is to show scale as I don't recall how many quarts it is. I've car-camped for years and much of my camping equipment is...old, mostly because it still works and it fits into my 25-year old Jeep just... Continue reading

Posted Mar 7, 2023 at A New Heartsease...

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Red Wine and Balsamic Vinegar Pickled Eggs

I decided to come up with a protein-rich, low calorie, low-carb snack that had all the zest and savor of red wine vinegar chips, but was better for me and lacked the "guilt" factor...Red Wine and Balsamic Vinegar Pickled Eggs! Continue reading

Posted Feb 15, 2023 at A New Heartsease...

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Jalapenos Part 2 - Jalapeno Pickled Eggs

Jalapeno Pickled Eggs are a nice appetizer with beverages when guests stop by. The resulting "pickle" results in only moderate heat, but a nice savor! If you have extra eggs you need to use up, as I did when I kept chickens, or you simply want to purchase some extra... Continue reading

Posted Jan 18, 2023 at A New Heartsease...

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Jalapenos Part 1 - Jalapeno Salsa/Sauce (Just four ingredients!).

Jalapeno salsa/sauce is delicious on Mexican food, hot dogs, and egg dishes...anywhere you'd like to add some savor and a bit of heat. Continue reading

Posted Jan 9, 2023 at A New Heartsease...

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A Happy and Prosperous New Year!

May all the "eggs" in your 2023 "basket" hatch! Continue reading

Posted Dec 30, 2022 at A New Heartsease...

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

May Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through! ~Author unknown, 1960s Continue reading

Posted Dec 24, 2022 at A New Heartsease...

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Grilled Shrimp Toasts

Grilled Shrimp Toast hits all the savory taste elements of its scampi-pasta version! Shrimp, butter, lemon, and Parmesan! Continue reading

Posted Dec 16, 2022 at A New Heartsease...

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How I Roll - Camping the Jeep Gypsy Way (Part V: A Few Last Thoughts)

Camping at City of Rocks State Park 21 miles outside of Deming, New Mexico. Trailer, RV, van, or car camping? All things considered, my advantage consistently comes back to car camping in my Jeep. I might add a Weathertech bumpstep to my trailer hitch to facilitate easier climbing into the... Continue reading

Posted Dec 6, 2022 at A New Heartsease...

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How I Roll - Camping the Jeep Gypsy Way (Part IV: In-Jeep privacy Hacks)

Setting up camp at the Bluewater Lake State Park in New Mexico. On this fall trip there was only one other camper in this vast park and he was on the far opposite end of the campground. In this post I'll cover some of the miscellaneous considerations of car camping... Continue reading

Posted Nov 18, 2022 at A New Heartsease...

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How I Roll - Camping the Jeep Gypsy Way (Part III: Personal Grooming and Pottying)

At my age of 72-years, an added problem is that many seniors - me included - sometimes have to pee in the middle of the night when car or tent camping. Continue reading

Posted Nov 7, 2022 at A New Heartsease...

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How I Roll - Camping the Jeep Gypsy Way (Part II: Pantry and Cooking)

With a comfy bed to sleep in and lounge upon and tasty victuals to eat my needs for comfort and remaining well-fed are met while traveling and camping in my Jeep. Continue reading

Posted Oct 25, 2022 at A New Heartsease...

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How I Roll - Car Camping the "Jeep Gypsy" Way (Part I Sleeping in Comfort)

So why does a 72-year old woman travel and sleep in her Jeep? Certainly not because I have to...it's because I want to! Continue reading

Posted Oct 14, 2022 at A New Heartsease...

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Chipmunks Running Amok At the Prairie Campground

In my next blog post, I'll share "how I roll" when packing the Jeep for a few days of car camping. I'll explain what I take and why, and give some tips for living well - and comfortably - on the road...in a car! Continue reading

Posted Oct 3, 2022 at A New Heartsease...

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The Silent Forest

The "Silent Forest" in the Deschutes National Park, Oregon No peep, tweet, or squeak Nary a flutter, nor footfall No rustlings or mutterings No wind, breeze, or dust devil No animals, birds, bees, butterflies, or "buzz" a'tall Utter deep silence No comings, goings, echoes, or sounds...but my own... * *... Continue reading

Posted Sep 24, 2022 at A New Heartsease...

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Dande-Mocha-Frappuccino

Dande-Mocha-Frappuccino! Cooling, rich-tasting, caffeine-free, good for you, and satisfying! What's not to love? There's a couple of ways to make this beverage which I enjoy as my morning choice during the summer season. I make the hot version for cool autumn or cold winter mornings. The simplest way to make... Continue reading

Posted Aug 27, 2022 at A New Heartsease...

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Tuna Steak In Wine-Reduction Topped With Shallots and Wood Sorrel Sauce

This recipe is more process than recipe! Continue reading

Posted Aug 22, 2022 at A New Heartsease...

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Micro-Harvest: Creamy Wood Sorrel Sauce

..a weed is a plant we have not allowed ourselves to appreciate - rather like the unmet stranger with the potential to become a dear friend or strong ally.. Continue reading

Posted Aug 20, 2022 at A New Heartsease...

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"Saucy" Oregon Grape Experiment and Tasting

...sugar or honey is added to the berries before they're made into sauce, jelly, or wine because to be palatable to us bi-peds they need to/must be sweetened! Continue reading

Posted Aug 15, 2022 at A New Heartsease...

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Early-Starting My Tomatoes From Seeds

By March 29th, my tomatoes are getting tall under their grow light! Each year, early in spring, I start tomatoes from seeds, under a grow light suspended from hooks on a shelf in my office. This year, I'm planning a pot of Tumbling Tom tomatoes - a miniature plant bearing... Continue reading

Posted Apr 20, 2021 at A New Heartsease...

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Vegan Chilaquilas With Cilantro Rice

Made spicy-to-your-taste, tempered with cooling avocado and a dollop of vegan sour cream or plain dairy-free yogurt, this chilaquila recipe will be the star feature at Sunday brunch! Also, great for lunch or dinner! These Vegan Chilaquiles pass muster with non-vegans, too! And, it's an easy by-the-handful recipe that doesn't... Continue reading

Posted Mar 29, 2021 at A New Heartsease...

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Made From Scratch - Mexican-style Cocoa-Latte/Con Leche

Spice - and spike - this "made-from-scratch" Mexican-style hot cocoa-latte as you like! Continue reading

Posted Feb 22, 2021 at A New Heartsease...

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Pizza Marguerite From A Toaster Oven

Well, thanks to Covid I haven't been able to get my standard oven fixed...so I've turned to my toaster oven for most of my baking needs! Continue reading

Posted Feb 9, 2021 at A New Heartsease...

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Is Violence A Justifiable Means To An End?

As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil that they set out to destroy. — Christopher Dawson, The Judgment of Nations (1942) Regardless of which "side" one identifies with, there are greater, indissoluble truths that transcend... Continue reading

Posted Jan 10, 2021 at A New Heartsease...

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A Tree Is Felled

A sudden wind gust on a smokey day breaks away part of the top of a large conifer next to my building. On the way down it hits the roof and chimney of my condo unit. My first clue was the sound and tremor passing through the building. The next... Continue reading

Posted Dec 7, 2020 at A New Heartsease...

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