Rosies are known for their can do attitude. We won’t let a little heat get us down. Attached is a YouTube video of how to make your own air conditioner. Should be fun for us mechanically inclined Rosies. Let us know how it worked for you?

Summer is definitely in full swing. (If you haven’t heard, a heat wave has taken over the east coast.) We took some tips from MedicineNet.com on how to stay cool. Do you have any tips to add? We would love to hear them.

• Alter your pattern of outdoor exercise to take advantage of cooler times (early morning or late evening is great for doing chores). If you can’t change the time of you need to go outside, scale it down by doing fewer minutes, walking instead or running, or decreasing your level of exertion.
• Wear loose-fitting clothing, preferably of a light color.
• Cotton clothing will keep you cooler than many synthetics.

Beat the heat with Rosies zip-off overalls and a cotton T.

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In celebration of National Dairy month, the Rosies team visited Happy Acres Farm, a California state licensed working goat dairy, owned by Stephanie Simonin seen below in our new Rosies raspberry overalls. Happy Acres is a busy and happy place operated by four women with family support. The goat milk is all natural and hormone-free. The milk has a wonderfully high butterfat content essential in producing dairy products such as fresh goat milk, cheese, ice-cream, lotion, and soap.

Like this blog and have a chance to recieve a free bottle of goat milk body lotion.

Here’s a great way to beat the heat. Order our super cool tank and get a Rosies bandana free.

Our 100% cotton tank is perfect underneath our Rosies Coveralls or Overalls.

Dab your brow with polka dot flair with our 22×22 inch square darling.

Crystal Beckvold of Dedham, Massachusettes won our Dirtiest Rosie Contest. Below is the winning entry from Crystal during and after an engine swap. For her efforts, Crystal will receive a brand new pair of  sea green overalls which she says she will put to good use and we believe her.

Taking out an engine is all in a day's fun for Crystal.

Crystal tells us in addition to being our Dirtiest Rosie she was featured  in Street Rodder Magazine May of 2009 and won a scholarship for the “Most Influential Women in Collision Repair” back in 2007. Winning Dirtiest Rosie is just “another badge to add to my resume,” Cyrstal said. To see the other Dirtiest Rosie submissions click here. Thanks to everyone who entered. Keep up the dirty work!!

With Memorial Day just around the corner, what better way to celebrate than by planting a Victory Garden. LaManda Joy, gardener, lecturer and active Rosie sent us a bunch of really interesting information about Victory Gardens. ” My mother was a Rosie the Riveter and welded bomber doors. So I‚have always been impressed with how people can band together for a collective purpose.” she said in a recent interview, “I believe we are experiencing an interest in gardening in this country of a level that hasn’t been seen since WWII. There were nearly eight million new gardens in 2009 with many gardeners reporting they plan to increase the size of their plots this growing season.” Don’t have a green thumb? Don’t worry. As LaManda shared with us, “90% of all the original Victory Gardeners had never garden before.” For inspiration, visit LaManda’s blog. If you live in the Chicago area, you should visit the Peterson Garden. The site was part of an original WW2 Victory Garden from 1942-1945, served as a blueprint for Victory Gardens nationwide and is one of LaManda’s pet projects.

Not that Rosies need any excuse to get a little dirt under our finger nails, but we thought it would be fun to have a contest to see who is the dirtiest Rosie. Just have someone snap a quick photo with your phone or if you want to get fancy, get yourself video tapped. You can post your pictures here or on our Facebook page. The dirtiest Rosie will win a spanking new pair of overalls (of course!). The contest ends June 1. Spread the dirt.

This Rosie is pretty proud of her dirty low down self. Can you beat the grass stains?

Dear Rosies, 

Here’s an update on our latest race, the Myopia Sled Dog Races. They were in our home town with thousands of spectators, tv coverage, and a great deal of newspaper coverage, including the Boston Globe! We had another super weekend – Lily came in 2nd in the 4-dog professional class against a number of adults, Grace came in 3rd in the 6-dog pro, and Lis 2nd in the 8-d0g pro. I won the 2-dog skijor event. Lots of people came to the dog truck and we had our coveralls on while working around the dog since it was warm. 

Attached are a few pictures! Lis has the best pedal we have ever seen – over her head! How are the winter coveralls coming along? 

Best regards, 

Diane 

PS: The main force of the kennel, Scott Bailey, wishes Rosies would make mens gear, but I keep telling him that Rosies is for GALS!!! 

‘Brining’ a turkey is another word for soaking your Thanksgiving turkey in a spiced liquid, which infuses the turkey with moisture and flavor. Brining a turkey overnight is the best way to ensure a tender and delicious Thanksgiving turkey.

What you will need:

• 2 gallons water
• 2 cups apple juice
• 1 cups Kosher salt
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 5 bay leaves
• 3 Tbsp. black peppercorns
• 1 Tbsp. dried rosemary
• 2 Tbsp. dried thyme
• 1 whole fresh orange peel, chopped
• 1 whole fresh lemon peel, chopped

* A simpler option is to buy a high quality, all-in-one spice mix and simply add the mix to water. Click here for more information on Turkey Brine spice mix.

Instructions:

Combine all ingredients in a large pot and bring to boil. Remove from heat, cover, and allow liquid to cool to room temperature. Mixture can be stored in the fridge until you are ready to brine.

Remove turkey from wrapper and throw away bag inside. Rinse thoroughly with cold water. Place turkey in plastic brining bag (available at many kitchen shops) or in pot large enough to hold turkey. Pool cooled brine liquid over top. Add cold water if you need more liquid, so turkey is covered. Place sealed pot or bag in refrigerator for 8 to 18 hours (overnight) before roasting.

Before roasting, remove turkey from brine and rinse thoroughly under cold water. Pat dry.

** This recipe makes enough brine for a 20 lb. bird.

I have tried my overalls and they have withstood laying sod in the pouring rain, building modular stone retaining walls, and just plain getting dirty landscape work. I have washed them numerous times already and they still look brand new I love them! Everyone who has seen them loves them. The men I work with want to know if you make them for men because the kneepads are so awesome! They are trying to figure out how they can cut their carhardts and get some kneepads in there!

PS: notice the pink flames on our wheelbarrow! It was my co-workers idea to spray paint all of our tools pink so we can keep track of them. Anyone that works with us knows that the PINK tools go in the girls truck!

Sincerely,
Barb Gordon
Journeyman Landscape Gardener
Grande Prairie, Alberta,Canada