Monthly Archives: November 2008

Thankful thoughts…

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Mary

“I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see. The longer I … Continue reading →

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A family project: Pumpkin baking plus recipes!

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Mary

I just pulled a batch of bran muffins out of the oven to go with breakfast, but here I am, sipping on hot ginger tea and nibbling on fresh pumpkin bread…mmm! Yesterday we baked a huge pumpkin–one from a friend’s … Continue reading →

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What to do with Ginger? Homemade Ginger Tea

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Mary

If you’re like me, you’ve often wondered just what all you could do with ginger root.  I had some leftover after making my Super Tonic, and there it sat on my kitchen counter until one fine–er, actually, brisk and chilly–day … Continue reading →

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Some interesting reads for you…

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Mary

I apologize for the lack of *me* around this neglected blog lately. Just for fun, here’s some good stuff: Tyson Foods Injects Chickens with Antibiotics Before They Hatch to Claim “Raised without Antibiotics”–hm, is this premeditated deceit or what? Read … Continue reading →

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Making Super-tonic in the Great Outdoors

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Mary

That’s right, super-tonic. I’ll get around to explaining it in a second. I knew the minute my hand left the back porch door knob this morning that *this* day was going to be a hum-dinger! I couldn’t make myself go … Continue reading →

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