My afternoon (A Haiku)
Body is aching Standing on tile is painful Chop, stir, pour, boil, cool Counters are sticky Strawberries, sugar, pectin Twenty-seven jars By Hildie | Filed under Baking, Making Stuff 8 Comments Share
Mystery solved
For a few weeks there has been a foul, foul stench in my pantry. It smells like rotting something. Maybe a tiny animal corpse, maybe an onion, I don’t know. All I know is that when I open my pantry, the smell hits me, and try as I might, I… Read More
The mum of all fears
My freshman year of college I lived in an apartment (because I was simply too cool to live in the dorms, if you must know) with four girls from Texas. They were from a little town in eastern Texas named Gilmer (not Gilmore!). They told me all about Homecoming and… Read More
Who are the good girls?
A lot of you already had rice. Good for you! Gold stars to: Jenn Tiffany Harlene Lisa Kelly Mindi I know I’m forgetting people, so let me know if you deserve a gold star too. You’re going to love this week’s item!——->>>>> By Hildie | Filed under Uncategorized 2 Comments… Read More
Saturday is a special day
It’s the day we get out food storage item (if we haven’t already). So get your rice everyone! By Hildie | Filed under Uncategorized 6 Comments Share
National Pastime
Finn is in baseball right now. Because we live in a warm place, little league is not just a summer thing. Nope. You can play in Spring and Fall too, if you are that dedicated crazy. If football is something your boy likes, he has a choice of flag or… Read More
Man in white
Are you Mormon? Does your man wear a white shirt to church? Why or why not? That’s what I’m discussing today at Segullah . By Hildie | Filed under Uncategorized 3 Comments Share
Groovy headlines
This is quite possibly the best news headline EVER: Rescue Planned for Woman Trapped in Home by Giant Pig Oh, Fox News, you had me at “giant pig”. The story is short, but ever so sweet. You can read it HERE. By Hildie | Filed under Uncategorized 4 Comments… Read More
Am I cool or just a weirdo? You decide.
The subject is this: I bought a solar oven. I read a novel a few months ago about Iran launching nuclear weapons above the U.S. that created an Electro-Magnetic Pulse. This EMP caused the entire country to completely lose power permanently. It instantly threw us back into the mid-1800’s, technologically-speaking.… Read More
This week’s food storage item
Our numbers are dwindling! This week our successful spice purchasers are: Tiffany Arianne Harlene Carolyn Jenn Mindi (who gets several gold stars for sticking with it every single week.) If you’ve been slacking off, it’s not too late to get back in the game! Just jump in where you are!… Read More