Do you do any hand embroidery, needlepoint or crewel work? Is sewing your forte? Have you tried macrame, tatting, weaving or making lace? Can you crochet or knit? My love of hand needle arts began with some of the books I read as a young girl. Victorian & Colonial girls learning embroidery and making samplers [...]
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A question was asked about preparedness and I have wanted to address some issues from a gluten and dairy free perspective. This is not a post discussing if you should or shouldn’t prep. This is not a post on whether a Christian should or shouldn’t prep. If you want my take on these, I highly [...]
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Here is an article about the radiation found in tuna caught off the California coast. Another reason I am glad I have been preparedness minded. I bought lots of canned tuna right after the Fukishima disaster in March 2011. Must be time to ration our usage… I wonder if tuna will start dying [...]
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Hello All! I am so sorry I have been so quite here lately. Life has been in a bit of an uproar in our home and blogging was set aside for a short time. The photo challenge is also off for now. I just can’t keep up with all that right now. The Patriarch injured [...]
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Discovered this and immediately thought of all my many prepper friends who would NEED to know!! There is a potential problem with two batches of the black Berkey filters. Here is a link to the New Millennium Concepts letter explaining how to tell if YOUR black Berkey filter is one in the effected group AND [...]
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Long, worth the read and re-printed with permission. Phytic Acid Friend or Foe? The Soaking of Grains Investigated By Sue Becker Since 1992 I have been teaching others the health benefits of freshly milled whole grains. I have heard literally hundreds of testimonies of improved health, from minor issues to life threatening ones. What a [...]
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Can you believe it is time for yet another ratio rally??!!?? Baking by ratio is simply keeping your ingredients to a specified ratio thus ensuring consistent results when following the recipe. How many times have your tried a recipe that sounds & looks terrific only to find your own end-result to be much less than [...]
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Hello everyone! Phew… In my previous post I told you about my folks visiting and my step-Dad having a stroke while in my backyard. Well the medical upheaval continued. Step-Dad was released from the hospital on Saturday, September 24th. He rested that day and we all went out to dinner (his request) and they attended [...]
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Just thought I would pop in quickly to say “Hi” and let you know I probably won’t have much time to post for a few more days. My mom and step-Dad’s annual visit started on Thursday morning. They will be with us for a week. Arrow and I went to pick them up from the [...]
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