“The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.” – Theodore Roosevelt The table was laden with 260 cobs of fresh-from-the-farm corn. Picked by our neighbours just this morning, it was all ready for the yearly Provisional project of putting it away for winter (and spring and […]
“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice The August rain was pouring down, my […]
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 […]
