We drove hours the other day just to get peaches to can. I love home canned peaches. There are no orchards that close to here, yet my husband thought it would be worth the trip to go get some. We went to an orchard that we had been before to get pecans. The pecans were […]
Archives for July 2010
Bizarre Foods? I Don’t Think So. . .
July 26, 2010 by
Have you ever watched the television show Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern? In one episode, he highlighted “bizarre” foods found in Appalachia. Okay, I thought, there may be some rather bizarre foods consumed in Appalachia, but I was confident they were not common foods – until I watched the show. One of the West Virginia […]
A Better Steward
July 25, 2010 by
Why am I trying to be more organic and less chemically-based? First, it seems like the right thing to do. Second, it will be cheaper in the end. Third, I am from the Mid-Ohio Valley. What does that have to do with it you ask? Where is that you ask? Well, it is an area […]
Pogo Sticks and Ponies
July 24, 2010 by
As I get older and my aches and pains increase and I start questioning whether I am able to participate in activities with my daughter, I think back to my relatives who were active with kids when they were older than me. Especially, my great-uncle and dad who took the activities to risky extremes. Santa […]