I've been a blogger on allrecipes.com for far longer, and with much more frequency than here, for many years now, which sort of caused me to look for alternative blog possibilities... which brought me here to blogger.com.
Now, I may be a little less pleased with allrecipes, as the site is undergoing some changes. This result was that I pretty much stopped writing for a couple of months, which I have greatly missed. I have also begun searching other cooking websites, as on occasion allrecipes simply doesn't offer just what I'm looking for. Last Friday, for instance, I was looking for non-recipe info, "uses for epsom salts." Now I'm not "into" health, wellness and natural remedies, but I do believe that our grandmother's knew a few things that have been forgotten over the past 45 years. My reasoning here was, I could not recall if an epsom salt soak would help with swelling... To explain, Jason, kitty Pyewacket, and a grooming tool had a fight. The kitty is missing a tuft of fur on her back, she bit Jason's left hand which puffed up like a balloon within 24 hours (requiring Dr visit, shots in the butt, and oral antibiotics.) Here we are at late Sunday, and his hand is still swollen, but not as painful - the meds are working! Needless to say, the grooming tool won the battle!
Ok, now that I've told you a long story, I was headed to telling you that I stumbled upon a blog written by a young woman in South Dakota. The quantity of information available on this site is totally amazing, and centers around her life as a farm wife, things she does to save her family a few $$ here and there, and an entire gambit of other useful information! I certainly hope that she doesn't mind me chatting about her blog! My head is still reeling after spending the better part of two afternoons perusing her articles! "Little House Living" can be found at:
http://www.littlehouseliving.com/ Anyway, I guess I'd best stop in and let Marissa know that I've mentioned her site here...
Personally, I do a lot of "homemade" stuff here at home... Today, using one of Marissa's recipes, I canned 10 pints of kidney beans. I have an entire cupboard saved for spices and seasonings, and make my own blends - taco seasoning, to name only one. Holiday gifts for friends and neighbors usually consist of homemade jams, cookies, quick breads and the like. (Reminds me, I've been craving zuchinni bread!)
So, for the time being at least, all is per usual at Life, Lemons, and Things! Till next time, be well!
