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Hopefully, your backyard flock of poultry is paying dividends now with daily gifts of healthy protein.  If you are fortunate, you are now spoiled by the delicious difference between anemic store-bought battery hen eggs and golden-yolked, nutrient-dense free range chicken eggs. But what to do with all those eggshells? One of the things that preparedness […]

I mentioned last weekend that one of the children had gotten pinkeye.  I dutifully took him to the pediatrician.  Without culturing it, he thought it was probably bacterial since there were no other cold symptoms and he prescribed antibiotic drops. The next day the cold symptoms showed up and have stuck around as the child […]

You’ve probably noticed that nearly every food has a date on it these days.  It may say “use by,” “freshest before,” “expiration,” or “best by,” but essentially you get the impression that most grocery items won’t do you much good for long-term storage. Is there a maximum amount we can store? One of my main […]

Now that fall has arrived, steaming mugs of tea are ever more attractive to me.  I enjoy tea in different forms throughout the year, but hot teas on chilly days hold a special appeal. The Definition of Tea Most people use the term “tea” generically to mean a drink produced by pouring hot water over […]

If you’ve had a baby join your family in the past few years, you are probably aware that there is A LOT of gear out there, and it’s all supposed to be essential.  A good parent puts their baby wipes into an electric warmer and buys a big “floor gym” for their immobile progeny, right? […]

Those you of you subscribe may have realized that we had a “publishing glitch” today and the usual installment was delayed.  That also meant that it went out without quite all it was supposed to have. I had taken a number of pictures of the persimmon trees and fruit to include with the post, but […]

A few months ago, I suggested that you begin thinking about what foods you can forage (for free!) around your own property.  I focused on an ever-present “weed”- the dandelion. Well, now that fall is coming on, I want to encourage you too look for wooded areas and see if you can find a native […]

I am a big fan of  Craigslist and other places where I can pick up useful items at pennies on the dollar compared to their original cost.  This was my treasure for today: WARE Premium Hutch + Rabbit Run for $30!!  The list price for these 2 items new is a little under $400. It […]

I was reminded again today of how handy it would be if I were a nurse or doctor.  One of the boys’ eyes got bloodshot yesterday afternoon.  I wondered if he was belatedly succumbing to the ragweed allergy that is plaguing me, but it seemed unlikely that it would only then begin to bother him. […]

In previous posts, I mentioned some audio books we have enjoyed and learned from as we’ve homeschooled. I wanted to expand on the list and mention some other great titles you may want to use for read-alouds or look for used on audio. Most stories seem to fall into one of two categories- stranded on […]