TransCanada Road Trip Event

On the road with the TRANSCANADA ROAD TRIP EVENT.
Twenty shops from the TransCanada Etsy team are participating in this exciting event.

Purchase from my shop at www.bovinebubbles.etsy.com or other participating shops and you will receive one ballot for every $10 you spend. All ballots will be entered into a prize draw for a fantastic goodie bag, or a fabulous hand-woven T-Shirt rug, made by Pegg over at, fiveforty.etsy.com. Event runs until midnight July 1st (CANADA DAY, YAH!!). Draw will take place on July 2nd.

For full details, please see the TransCanada team blog at: http://transcanadaetsyteam.blogspot.com/

My sexy man

I have no other real reason to post this other then being a royal pain in Mr. Bovines rear end. Payback will be a xxxxx :)

Puffed Wheat Cake

Puffed Wheat Cake (for all the non-believers :o)

2/3 cup butter or margerine
2 cups brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup corn syrup
4 tbsp cocoa
12 cups puffed wheat cereal

In a large saucepan, melt butter. Add syrup, sugar and cocoa. Bring to just a boil. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and add puffed wheat. Stir well. Put into greased 9x13 pan, press down with buttered spoon and let cool. Cut into squares.

A little something we have learned

Is that even somedays when things aren't going the way you wish they would...little unexpected things pop up that just make you want to smile.

I was surprised to find myself featured in this wonderful Etsy article.


http://www.etsy.com/storque/spotlight/etsy-finds-a-little-something-weve-learned-4105/

The Spotted Cow

The Spotted Cow is a hand (finger) painted original by Baylee Rose, my 6 and 3/4 year old daughter.

To purchase a card direct, please click here

All profits from the sale of this item go directly to the Prince Albert SPCA.

More information about this shelter can be found at http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/SK05.html

My daughter has an extremely huge heart when it comes to animals and when she was informed that not all pets have homes or families and they live at shelter she wanted to know what she could do to help. She decided, after watching Mommy, to sell her things on Etsy and donate her earnings to the local shelter.

Bovine Bubbles and Hogwash Ltd will also donate 10% of our monthly sales to this wonderful cause.

Rhubarb Juice Concentrate

Just in time for summer and rhubarb season :)

Rhubarb Juice Concentrate

12 cups sliced Rhubarb
4 cups water
1 1/2 cups granulated Sugar

In large saucepan combine rhubarb and water. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat and cover and simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat.

Transfer to dampened jelly bag or a strainer lined with cheesecloth. Let drip undistrurbed for at least 2 hours.

Meanwhile prepare canner and jars. (4 or 5-500 ml jars)

In a large sauce pan combine rhubarb and sugar. Heat to 190 degrees F (88C) over med heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. DO NOT BOIL. Remove from heat and skim off foam.

Ladle into hot jars leaving 1/4 headspace. Wipe rim. Put lids and screw on bands. Fingertip tighten.

Place in canner, Ensure jars are covered with water. Bring to a boil and process for 10 minutes. Remove canner lid. Wait 5 minutes, then remove jars and let cool.

Mix with water to serve

Waste Not, Want not.....my upcycled? recycled? greenhouse built by Mr. Bovine. Salvaged windows from a friend who was renovating no charge, Scrap wood and screws salvaged from jobsites, no charge, Door cut from old door found on property, no charge. Pallets used as shelving, again no charge. Cost for bedding plants $79.02. Still need to paint it up a bit, Im thinking something very bright and summery...lime green perhaps?