Best Christmas Tree (by Charlie Brown!)

We stopped decorating trees years ago. It is a long boring story. We now have a 7 yo who has never had a Christmas tree. He pleaded with big blue eyes… read more…

Safe vs Unsafe Canning Methods

Something should be made clear in these auctions. These books are VERY old. The canning methods included are probably not the most recently recommended methods. You might want to read about safe vs unsafe canning methods first. read more…

Freezing Cookie Dough

Told my kids I had a special surprise treat for dessert after supper tonight.

Frozen cookie dough! They were ecstatic! read more…

Food Court Flash Mob, I love it!

Hallelujah, Praise God. This gave me goosebumps! I bet you can’t help but smile! Notice the people smiling as they listened. I especially liked when one of the audience reached up and took the hand of her son. A most precious song performed for Gods precious people. I wish I had been there! read more…

Biscuit Mix Pie – Sloppy Joe

Scenes from my kitchen, canning turkey broth, whole wheat bread.

From my kitchen today. read more…

5 books I’d love to own.

If any of you had ever been to my house… you’d probably laugh at the idea that I need more books.  I have shelves and shelves and shelves of books.  But these look so good! And these books would be for ME.

  • The Encyclopedia of Country Living: An Old Fashioned Recipe Book
  • Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners
  • Mary Bell’s Complete Dehydrator Cookbook
  • Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook
  • More-With-Less Cookbook

Hmmmm what do you think the topics of these books tells you about me?

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