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. Today I felt a wave of nausea and a small headache, fighting some kind of virus, I ...

           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 diet online or in a book so I ...

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.

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" in the game! The site also offers email newsletters with free recipes, as well as some ...

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, with syrup), and Pefect Pumpkin Bread. Other favorites here are Cheddar Cheese ...

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 4 cups of salted water to a boil. Once boiling, pour in 2 cups of ...

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 get quality hard-to-put-down literature, but you get a peek at life among the Amish. ...

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, index card). When a patron is ordering they have no idea what they're ordering! ...

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. Each player picks a small food item to use as their marker--it could be a Cheerio, a nut, ...

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. A friend gave me a loaf of Amish Friendship Bread, and the starter. So I've gotten rid ...