Have you had a surplus of that lovely, green vegetable (well, it’s really a fruit) – the zucchini – from your garden this year? Did you know you are able to can it? Yes, this is what I have been doing this year and during last year’s growing season as well. There are just so […]
“It is in her [the homemaker’s] preparation of the dinner that the cook begins to feel the weight and responsibility of her situation, as she must take upon herself all the dressing and the serving of the principal dishes, which her skill and ingenuity have mostly prepared. Whilst these, however, are cooking, she must be […]
“When used wisely, home preserving bestows the joy in making something with your own hands and provides a ready supply of useful and delicious foods for pleasurable eating every season of the year. With a well-stocked pantry, you can save money, save time during meal preparation, and keep an emergency supply of shelf-stable […]
“The strawberry is the wonder of all the fruits…” Roger Williams founder of Providence in 1636 The truck was cleaned and ready to go. The morning chores had been finished and breakfast had been hastily eaten. Two loads of laundry hung fresh and clean on the laundry line, snapping in […]
{Our updated family of 10 photograph L-R: Leia (5), Lucia (9), Gillian & Loyal (2.5 weeks), Abby & Lavender (3), Lacey (13), Lazarus (1.5) Lyla (11) Lovelyn (7)} Earlier today, Lucia and Lovelyn picked this lovely small gathering of wild Autumn flowers. I just love the colors… In a recent midwife […]
