This week Amanda Jean over at crazy mom quilts posted the first block of her latest quilt-a-long. Even though I haven’t finished the last quilt-a-long, I’ve decided to take part in this one. I haven’t had a chance to complete this week’s block but if you’re visiting through the link in Amanda Jean’s side-bar, I thought I’d share this bit…
My tip for today is: Invest in a hot water bottle. It can be used for more than just soothing aches and pains. We’ve had a cold front come through and the temperature has dropped accordingly. By the time bedtime rolled around last night, the house was getting quite cool but rather than turn the heat back on, I filled…
I know this post is a day late for Earth Day, but it’s never too late to start doing what we can to reduce our environmental impact. When we moved from our acreage in Alberta, Canada to Maui, one of the biggest changes to our budget was that we were suddenly having to pay for water. After the first couple…
The most often requested birthday cake in our family is a made-from-scratch Angel Food cake. I first started making it when we lived on our acreage in Alberta, Canada and each day my laying hens blessed us with between 5 and 6 eggs. The recipe calls for 1 ½ cups of egg whites and that of course leaves about a…
Has you favorite teapot developed a crack, making it unsafe to use? Perhaps you have a vintage teapot sitting unused in a cupboard somewhere? If you’re like me, you hate to throw out anything if you can find a way to re-purpose it. When my favorite teapot developed a hairline crack inside, I decided it was time to switch teapots rather…
I thought it would be fun to do a Super Mom’s Household Tip of the Day post whenever I think of some household tip or trick that I’ve learned along the way to cook better, clean easier or something that just generally makes life run a bit more smoothly. To get this started, here’s today’s Household Tip of the Day:…
When I was first married, I could never get my pie crusts to work. Then in 1985, my mother started working at a small ice cream shop where they also served coffee, tea and pies. Mom learned this recipe while working there and passed it along to me. 5 c all purpose flour 1 lb of lard Cut the lard into the…
I’ve seen this on other blogs and decided that I wanted to do this to set the tone for this blog. Different blogs have worded it differently, but the main idea can be paraphrased in this way: To the first three people who comment on this post, I will send a small handmade gift. It may not be tomorrow or the next…
When our oldest was born at little over 23 years ago, I remember looking down at her sweet little face and suddenly feeling completely overwhelmed and unprepared for the task ahead. But just as quickly, I realized that being overwhelmed wasn’t an option. That little person was depending on me to figure it out. So with the loving support of my husband and the advice and guidance…