Ed Note: The below comment was originally posted to my blog by Jill Ferris. There is a great deal of wisdom here. Read on. Many years ago when I was worrying about how to eat healthily on a very very limited budget I met a young mother who was raised in a poor family (12 […]
Archives for March 2008
Save money by Cooking at Home
March 29, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
Sometimes tremendous savings in the food budget can be made by cooking from scratch, compared to using pre-packaged, pre-processed convenience foods. In some cases, though, you may need to invest in suitable equipment such as bread baking equipment, quality stainless steel cookware and bakeware, water purification product, etc. Duromatic pressure pans by Kuhn Rikon are […]
The Homemaker’s Mentor
March 27, 2008 by · 5 Comments
I just found out two of my favorite and most talented authors, Martha Green and Rebekah Wilson, authors of The Treasury of Homekeeping Skills and The Hope Chest and Grandmother’s Hope Chest books respectively, have a vision to train woman in many useful homemaking skills that you probably weren’t taught by your mother growing up. […]
Compare Top Drinking Water Contaminants
March 20, 2008 by · 1 Comment
Last week I talked about the best way to address emerging contaminants, such as pharmaceuticals, in drinking water. Many people wrote to me asking me to clarify what the benefit of an R/O (Reverse Osmosis) Drinking Water System is, and how they can know which type of system is best for their family. Today, I […]
Living on a Dime
March 19, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
If you listen or read news headlines in the last few weeks, you have been hearing all about higher food prices, sharply higher gas prices, mortgage banking crises, wheat shortages, economic woes and so forth. Many of you are familiar with Living On A Dime and with Tawra and Jill’s money saving, get-out-of-debt, frugal living […]
Dr Denmark Said It – Common sense advise for home health
March 17, 2008 by · 2 Comments
Who in the world knows what’s best for my baby?’ You do!” says Dr. Leila Denmark. Dr. Denmark is a well-known pediatrician, who is considered the longest practicing pediatrician, who cared for thousands of children for 75 years! That is right she retired in her 90’s, and just celebrated for 110 birthday last month. In […]
Hot Cross Buns
March 17, 2008 by · 1 Comment
Remember the children’s nursery rhyme that goes as follows? Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns! One a penny two a penny – Hot cross buns If you have no daughters, give them to your sons One a penny two a penny – Hot cross buns Hot cross buns were sold in the street to the […]
Resources and Recipes to Celebrate St Patrick’s Day
March 13, 2008 by · 2 Comments
My family and I traditionally observe St. Patrick’s Day with traditional Irish food. Having read biographies of St Patrick with my children when they were younger, I wish there was more known about the man. We know that he was the son of a Roman nobleman, and he was born in Scotland. He was kidnapped […]
Response to AP article on water contaminated with Pharmaceuticals
March 10, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
RESPONSE TO AP REPORT ON DRUGS IN WATER I received the following information from the leading manufacturer of solid carbon block drinking water filters to the story about Pharmaceuticals in water today. I hope you will read it, and realize there is no need for alarm or fear. Prudent homemakers will invest in the most […]