Seasonal Old-time Cooking and Housekeeping From a Vintage Western North Carolina Cabin
Maybe 7 inches of rain in 4 days isn’t such a bad thing. No gardening, mowing, weed-whacking, laundry-hanging or long walks in the woods to distract from getting the house back in order after two and a half weeks of bursting-at-the seams family, friends, food and wedding festivities. First, all three of our […]
“If these sheets were any crunchier they would stand up and walk out of the room” declared Wayne as he climbed into bed last night. A high complement where I come from, that’s just how we like ’em. Crispy with the lingering scent of the outdoors from an afternoon spent […]
A lot’s changed since my college days when my friend, Lisa, and I would hitchike up into the George Washington national forest of SW Virgina for a weekend of wilderness camping with a bottle of water and a bag of pecan sandies. Now, I know how to grab a few friends, and find […]
It is not halloween and this is not a man in a bear costume standing in our woods. I was just sitting in my bed this lazy morning, drinking coffee, answering emails when along walks this guy right by my window. I jumped up & followed him outside with my camera […]
Tell me, I have to know. Are you marmalade worthy? If you say yes, and you really mean it, then I will share a little jar of this labor-of-love-jam with you. If you act all desperate because you are almost out, then you get a big jar. This is […]
It’s 3.14. Pi Day. And Einstein’s birthday. And we’re celebrating around here. But first, I have a basic physics lesson for you that explains quite simply what pi and Einstein and winter squash pie have in common. Since I have successfully avoided most things physics and pretty much all things […]