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DIY & Homesteading How to do things Thursdays

How to do Spoon Making, sort of

March 29, 2018 by Barbara

My dad is a “do-things” guy. At 90, he roasts and grinds his coffee, makes bialys, bagels, bread and pies, fixes everybody’s computers, tends his stunning 1+ acre native plant

DIY & Homesteading How to do things Thursdays

How To Do Things with Blacksmithing

March 7, 2018 by Annie

Welcome to more of How To Do Things Thursdays! Today’s guest post is by our coal-dusted, blacksmithing daughter, Annie. There’s nothing that makes me feel more at home than being immersed in the

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How to do Things with Apple Cider Syrup

February 28, 2018 by Barbara

Welcome to How to do Things Thursdays! If you were to walk into my kitchen in early November, what you would see is apples. The gnarly red ones that fall

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How to do Things Thursdays

February 25, 2018 by Barbara

I don’t know about you, but it’s been on my mind to learn how to do more things for about …. oh…. maybe decades. At least since I lived here

Pie Quirky Food Musings Recipes

Political vitriolic nattering and scandals aside, I’ve been pondering Russia. Specifically what goes on in and comes out of some extraordinary or even perhaps ordinary Russian kitchens and bakeshops. Pies.

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On Matters of the Heart

February 8, 2016 by Barbara

Valentines Day is nearly upon us and I can’t help but sing this enchanting holiday’s praises. I get that it can be a tough day for those who

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I got up early ….

November 23, 2015 by Barbara

Although the Blue Ridge Parkway national parkland adjoins our backyard in Asheville, we need to drive 20 minutes to catch a view like this. (As long as you get up

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It’s Picnic Time!!!

November 19, 2015 by Barbara

I know for certain that it’s Picnic Time because we have 5,000 reminders of that fact in our warehouse. And also because, as you can see, it’s always been Picnic

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I made you another birthday (orange cake pie) pi, Albert Einstein!

March 13, 2015 by Barbara

Saturday 3.14.15 at 9:26 is the BIG pi day and Albert Einstein’s 136th birthday. Two years ago, I wrote an authoritative post on how Albert Einstein came up with his

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Chocolate Orange Chili Picnic Popcorn

February 17, 2015 by Barbara

It’s picnic time. Even though it’s 9º outside give or take. Which makes it really hard to write a book about picnic time, which I am doing because it’s