I tend to be on the cautious side of everything that is man made. In food that is. One of the biggest things that I’m afraid of is multivitamins. Little brightly coloured pills that we happily pop because we believe…
Month: January 2016
This is part 2 of our story with Dexter who was diagnosed with IVDD ( a disorder that can leave a dog paralyzed due to a slipped or herniated disk in their back) last Sunday night. If you missed part…
Ok, I’ve got my coffee and my chocolate cupcake (the breakfast of champions – don’t judge me), the wood stove roaring, Fleetwood Mac playing on Youtube, and both dogs are snoozing. How about I tell you a little story of…
I have to admit something. I used to sleep with my makeup on. Actually I never took it off. Ever. I just reapplied a fresh coat the next day. Here was my thinking: Makeup remover is expensive. And sometimes doesn’t…
There is something fantastically old fashioned about rendering lard. Especially when you’ve got beans simmering on the stove, the wood stove going, and eggs from your own hens cluttering up the counter. Yes sir, put me in a cabin, throw…
For those of you that know me, or for those that read my (old) About Me page, you know I hate coffee. Hate it. The smell, yuck! The taste, yuck! The shakes that I get after drinking it and the sick…