Broccoli-Cheese Soup, Books and My Day
by Cold today, especially since we’d turned the corn stove off thanks to an all too brief warm-up. Perfect day for reading, and I have had …
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First Grade Fun: Create a First Reader Book
My six year old and I had one of those satisfying days in which “school” is disguised as “fun”. If you read my homeschooling archives, …
Tuscany Kitchens
My big sis is giving her kitchen a “Tuscany” feel…you know, earthy colors like terra-cotta, yellows and reds… My understanding of the Tuscany “look” is …
How to Wash Veggies
Morning Has Broken recently shared the importance of using a “vegetable wash” rather than relying on tap water alone to remove pesticides, etc. from produce. I …
Sleepless Nights
Doesn’t this picture speak for itself? This is how I’ve felt every morning since my family became ill with the flu. Some nights, I wondered …
How To Pick A Lemon
Not the figurative “lemon” a good-for-avoiding-scurvy, of-the-citrus-family lemon! From an article entitled, The Amazing Benefits of Drinking Lemon Water, I found this very interesting tip: Buying …
The Lure of Baskets
I love baskets! We have a small-town retail store with a whole aisle-full of baskets–ones I can afford! I have a huge rectangular basket on …
Come On In!
Thanks for checking out my new site! While you’re here, see if you can add up the changes/additions and take the poll while you’re at …
I’m Your Huckleberry
Just letting you all know that God is good! He’s kept me flu-free even to Day Six so I can care for my family. My …
Sick Family, Surviving Influenza
Day three of what I’d call influenza…high fever, chills, general malaise, occasional stomach upset. I looked it up online though, and found the following at …