I’m sharing two of the recipes that I used for my Covered Bridge Festival baking. My grandmother mostly baked pies, but I was the cookie and bread queen. These cookies were big sellers. They were not the run of the mill cookies. Most first time visitors had never tasted them before. Especially the persimmon. PERSIMMON […]
Parke County, Indiana bills itself as the Covered Bridge Capital of the World. At a count of 30 covered bridges, it beat out Lancaster, Pennsylvania by one bridge of having the most in the nation. In 1978 the bridges were added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Covered Bridge Festival is always held the […]
This book is especially relevant now as we are focused on the red states and the blue states as our presidential election draws near. It’s the 15th, time for the Non~FIRST blog tour!(Non~FIRST will be merging with FIRST Wild Card Tours on January 1, 2009…if interested in joining, click HERE!) The feature author is: Craig […]
Do you know about FlyLady? Most of us find her website when we are trying to figure out ways to get organized enough to get our homes looking decent. What we end up finding is love, help, encouragement, coaching and the “how to” of decluttering our homes, our bodies and our minds. There are many state and local groups […]
This is a another recipe from Mother’s friend, Mabel Legg. APRICOT BREAD 1 cup apricots Soak for 30 minutes in warm water. Drain and cut the apricots into 1/4 inch pieces. Set aside. 1 cup sugar 2 tbsp soft butter 1 egg Mix together and add 1/4 cup water 1/2 cup orange juice Sift together […]
Hear this, all you peoples; give ear, all inhabitants of the world, both low and high, rich and poor together. My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the harp. Why should I […]
That’s the Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle. It’s home to flying fish and the Fish Philosophy. Do you enjoy your job? Do you really have fun at work? The fishmongers at Pike Place do. Check out their web cam and watch them at work. They and their customers are having a great time. Makes me […]
Today saw Wall Street take another big hit. The Dow Jones was down around 200 points until the last hour of trading when it plunged for a total of 678.91 points. Today the market closed with the Dow at 678.91 points. A year ago today when the Dow was at it’s peak, it closed at […]
I’m also too cheap frugal to put out the money for it. Well, almost always. I just purchased the first issue in years. What, might you ask, is so special about this issue to pry that much money from my hands for a magazine that isn’t sewing, knitting or garden related? I walked past the […]
This is another one of my “I don’t have a clue as to where I got it” recipes. I may not remember it’s origins, but I certainly do remember how good it tastes, especially on a chilly October day in Indiana. APPLE BREAD 1 cup salad oil 2 cups diced, peeled apples 1 cup chopped […]