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I am currently learning herbology in my spare time, so you will be learning some of it along with me. I never realized what a wonder herb is peppermint. It can ease any kind of stomach ache, including menstrual cramps, gas bloating, indigestion and nausea. Read More...
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Since my regular doctor recently got very concerned over my slightly high cholesterol, and prescribed for me a very strict 6-month diet, I decided to research the whole cholesterol thing myself (it actually started in an effort to find a ready-planned Read More...
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Here's a fascinating article about teaching herbalism in your homeschool. It's called "Stinging Nettle Teaches Homeschooled Teenager Why People Like to Shop." This is written by the wife of the family who started the Learning Herbs site Read More...
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I've found a great website called Learning Herbs . They have a fun board game called Wildcraft, which is a great way for the family to learn which herbs you would apply to help which ailments. The kids really cracked up when they got "diarrhea" Read More...
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Friday: Special Day. Make something different, fun or special for today. Right now we are greatly enjoying the Amish recipes in The Beverly Lewis Amish Heritage Cookbook . So far we've tried Baked Oatmeal, Egg in the Middle, Cornmeal Mush (fried, Read More...
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For anyone who doesn't want to have to think about what to make for breakfast in the morning, and yet want healthy and inexpensive options, here's our favorite breakfasts, listed in a logical order. These serve 4-6. Monday: Oatmeal: In a pot bring Read More...
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I'm tremendously enjoying myself through Beverly Lewis's series "Abram's Daughters" right now, and I can't put them down. She sets her novels among the Amish in Lancaster County, where she grew up. With these books, you not only Read More...
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I did this idea the other night and now my kids beg for it almost every day. But we don't have that many leftovers! It's called the Wacky Restaurant. I heat up all of our leftovers, then come up with wacky names for them, and write them on a menu Read More...
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Here are two more games we like to play when we have a lot of leftovers which we need to eat for supper or lunch: The Leftovers Lunch Board Game This is a simple board game made from a file folder which is opened up. I drew a simple path which winds around. Read More...
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My daily journal stopped, because I went to a women's retreat for the weekend, then came back and spent a few days going through a stomach flu and recovering. So now I'm back out of the habit of housecleaning, but would like to start that up again. Read More...
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August 15, 2007: Today I finally baked three loaves of Three-Flour Bread, but again it was a little over-baked, and I had put in too much whole wheat flour, so they came out rather hard. They taste pretty good, though. I spent most of the day researching Read More...
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August 14, 2007: I spent a little over an hour cleaning again this morning. It was great, but afterwards I felt wiped out (the mopping usually does this). I noticed, though, that since I've started noticing dirt more, I have less tolerance for it, Read More...
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August 12, 2007: Today we ate slices of sourdough toast, but it is so sour-tasting (all that long rising) that we can only stomach it with jelly on top. Some breads just are a flop. I ended up disposing of the loaves, after several attempts at eating Read More...
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August 11, 2007: This morning the cats woke me at 5:00 am. I slowly awoke over the next hour and was able to jump out of bed with the 6:00 alarm. This, despite having stayed up till midnight again the night before. By 6:30 I has mixing and kneading the Read More...
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August 9, 2007: Today I was a little tired from all of yesterday's activities, but not too much. I registered the girls with their schools in the morning and we had karate class. I spent the afternoon sewing with my friend, Kathryn. For supper we Read More...
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