Thoughts for Tuesday: Boyhood

Boyhood Washington Allston   Ah, then how sweetly closed those crowded days! The minutes parting one by one like rays, That fade upon a summer’s eve. But O, what charm or magic numbers Can give me back the gentle slumbers Those weary, happy days did leave? When by my bed I saw my mother kneel,…

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Things I wish and hope and pray for…

… I wish I could get enough sleep, without feeling guilty about taking the time to get it. …I wish that I could keep my house company ready – not eat-off-the-floors clean, but at least neighbor clean. 😉 …I wish I had the money to hire a maid. Or a cleaning service. …I wish to…

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A Sweet Gesture

This is what I found on my sewing table recently: My daughter left these cute, sweet messages for me. Isn’t she sweet! There is joy on this journey, on my way home to my Father’s house, Cindy <><

A Mother's Legacy

As I go through the motions of getting through each day, I carry in the back of my mind the goals I have for my children’s education, but I feel as if I am moving in slow motion getting there, while time is speeding by in fast-forward. I wonder, when they think back on these…

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NT in a Nutshell Part 3: Cholesterol

Over the last week, we have been discussing the function and importance of dietary fats and the misinformation we have been led to believe due to the Lipid Hypothesis, a theory that dominates modern medical advice and popular culture. This information is condensed from pages 12-13 of Nourishing Traditions, and is not intended as medical…

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NT in a Nutshell Part 2: Fats (2)

In Monday’s post we started our discussion about dietary fats. The discussion was a little longer than I anticipated, so I decided to cut it short and continue with another post. I also realized that I had not addressed a couple of the issues I introduced in Monday’s post, and I hope to address those…

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NT in a Nutshell Part 2: Fats (1)

In Thursday’s post I gave the ‘back-story’ for the research presented in Nourishing Traditions. Today we’ll start to discuss some of the principles, following the topics outlined in the introduction to the book. Today we will discuss the role of fats in our diets and reasons why low-fat diets can be very detrimental to good…

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Ahhh, Sweet Memories

Katie While I was looking through my files for pictures of Ginger and Sue, I came across these wonderful photos of my children when they were small. I enjoyed seeing them so much, I thought I would share them with you also. This makes me wish I had taken them to the pumpkin patch this…

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In Memorium…

…of another of our beloved dogs, Ginger… Ginger, as a youngster She always loved to stretch out in the yard… Always happy… …and faithful. She suffered with heartworms, which were too advanced at the time of diagnosis for treatment. She has had over two very good years since the diagnosis, but over the last couple of weeks…

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'NT' in a Nutshell: Part 1

Chances are, if you are a working woman, you have never heard of Nourishing Traditions (NT). I was introduced to it through a Yahoo group in which I used to participate associated with the New Harvest Homestead Newsletter. The ladies there would discuss recipes and classes from time to time, but the concept sounded rather…

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