Have we, as a society, slipped so far into the technological age that we’ve forgotten how to allow our children to play using… *gasp*… nothing but their imagination?
When dealing with minor ailments for family members, my first choice is searching for things in my kitchen cupboards or from the garden rather than unpronounceable chemicals found in drug store aisles. Since it is the season for “winter yuck,†I have gathered some of the basic remedies our family uses this time of year.
During my years as a camp cook, this tasty, cake-like variation on oatmeal won rave reviews from guest groups. Even diehard oatmeal-haters have been known to change their minds after trying it!
During a recent, unseasonably warm December, blogger Kathy Harrison decided to make some hot cocoa mix to get into the spirit of the season. Now that it’s cold across the US, you can warm up with her recipe!
A potager is purposeful and utilitarian in nature as seen in delightful kitchen beds of England, but designed with aesthetic beauty in mind.
I get a fair number of questions about how I get it all done. The canning and the cooking and the gardening may well seem like never-ending drudgery to some.
One of my favorite “must haves†for the holiday season is Cherry Bread. The bread is much like a banana bread–a super easy quick bread, but with a punch.
We’ve changed!! Winter 2013 operating hours at our Kidron store: Monday – Thursday: 9 am to 5 pm; Friday & Saturday: 9 am to 6 pm.
Think about paring down though January 6, the celebration of Epiphany, when the Wise Men visited and gave gifts to the infant Jesus, with no thought of return. Gather your own ‘gifts’, things that will help those less fortunate.
If you love country traveling, keep an eye out for quilt barns. We have lots of them here in Ohio, where the movement was started by Donna Sue Groves, who started things in Adams County, Ohio.
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