Passing on the skills of life.
I just love that people are finally appreciative of homemade items. There was a time when it was considered old fashioned, and thrifty but certainly not preferred. I made some strawberry jam recently. It was a project well suited to my needs. It didn’t require a lot of my time but it was a slow […]
Switching to a non-GMO diet
We’ve really been doing our homework… our GMO homework. Our household is in the process of switching over to a totally non-GMO diet. It’s a process and it’s not easy. I’ve been learning to make several kinds of breads, different styles of pizza, and learning to eat less meat.
Canning with a Teenager
My son is 17 now. Canning is not high on his list of things to do, but most of the time he gets into it. Once I get him pointed in the right direction he’s pretty good. He’s helped me peel potatoes, peel, core and slice apples and numerous other things.