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Friday's Kitchen

September 18, 2010

On Wednesday this week I made pancakes for supper. Then on Thursday, after getting home from the farm, instead of cooking supper I had a hot bath with this book. We ordered pizza (and bought a frozen g-free version at the grocery store for Damien) and drank farm-fresh apple cider. ...

Words I Need to Read

September 17, 2010

Right now I'm reading the book Chosen Faith, Chosen Land The Untold Story of American's 21st-Century Shakers. I took it with me to the farm today. While the kids were playing I sat down for a few stolen moments to read a bit. Not for a long time mind you, ...

Deciding What to Teach

September 15, 2010

Several months ago, a reader asked me “How do you decide what to teach your kids?” Today I answer that question over at Simple Homeschool. This was a hard question to answer. Some people want defined and fixed parameters about what you need to teach children to give them a ...

How to Freeze Tomatoes ~ or Preserving made Easy

September 13, 2010

This post may just be a thinly veiled excuse for posting more tomato photos. So be it. But I do actually have something of value to share with you all, my super easy way to preserve tomatoes. Over the past week and a half 35 lbs (easily) of organic garden ...

Blue Sky Beach Day

September 12, 2010

This morning we are going to the mountains for our usual hike. In fact I better get off this computer soon if we're going to leave in time. Seems like a good day to share the beautiful time we had at one of Maine's nicest beaches last weekend. We're usually ...

Are We There Yet?

September 10, 2010

Seasonal transition is always hard for me. I'm sure I could link to posts written each spring and fall for the last couple years to help prove my point . (Speaking of which I have archives up now, as some of you have requested. You'll find the link at the ...