Remember when we tasted the powdered milks? Yeah, it seems like a long time ago. Well, we also tasted two kinds of chocolate powdered milks–Honeyville and Morning Moos. These are not like Nestle Quick or Ovaltine that you add to milk. They are drinks (actually milk substitutes) that you add straight to water to get […]
Archives for March 2010
Got Seeds in the Dirt
Finally the snow has melted and the garden dirt is workable, so yesterday I planted some of the cold crop seeds out there. I put in two varieties of peas. One of them strictly from the seeds I collected last year. We’ll see how they do. I’m actually relatively confident they’ll be fine because as […]
The Beginnings of the Garden–Onions are Sprouting
I put a bunch of seeds in peat pots last week and the onions are up already. It’s always amazing to watch plants grow. We’ve had some warmer weather lately which has melted all the snow off the garden and left me with a bunch of mud. We’ll get cold weather plants in as soon […]
The Knitted Fish Dish Rag
I knitted this. Even I’m amazed. It’s so cute it’s a shame to wash the table off with it, but we do anyway. < Here’s the pattern, because I know you want one of your own, and it would only take me about three months to get it made for you, and besides, you know […]
Kids Prep Minute: Teach History–We Live in a Republic, not a Democracy
What? You thought America was a Democracy? So do a lot of people. But it’s not, at least that’s not the way it was founded. It is a Republic. Pay attention to the Pledge of Allegiance next time you hear it: “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to […]
Seeds!
Hooray for Spring! Friday is the official first day of spring even if there is still snow on the ground. I’ve been collecting seeds to plant in the garden this year. I got some I collected from last year’s garden I want to try out, some from Hometown Seeds, some fun varieties from Baker Creek […]
Butane Curling Iron
For those of you who have never heard of a propane curling iron like I mentioned in my last post, I guess they don’t exist. It’s butane. Silly me. Here’s one similar to mine: Conair ThermaCELL Cordless Curling Iron They’re pretty inexpensive. Totally unnecessary piece of survival gear, except it may boost your spirits some […]
Church in the Dark–Sunday’s Inconvenience
Saturday we got more snow. Seriously. I’m all snowed out this year. I don’t know if it was the snow or because of daylight saving time or maybe that it was the morning after closing night of the community theater play or maybe none of the above were to blame, but when sweet husband’s phone […]
Hang in There
I’ll be back to regular posting next week. I’ve got the family in the community theater play and the show opens tonight, so we’ve been a bit crazy with rehearsals this week. I’ll get the winner of the water filter giveaway notified in the next few days also. I should have my brain back after […]
The Great Powdered Milk Taste Test and Review
Ever wanted to find a powdered milk that tastes good? You’re not alone. So just in case you don’t want to go through the expense and hassle of trying out every kind of powdered milk you can find, read on. I did it for you. After a comment about the flavor of powdered milk on […]