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Fried Dandelions
From Start Your Week with Steve, the weekly e-mail newsletter of Steve Henderson Fine Art “Today my 18-year-old son wanted to make fried dandelions for lunch, a suggestion that initially didn’t meet with much excitement. “But he’s a determined sort, and … Continue reading
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Tagged art, dandelions, experiment, food, newsletter
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Kombucha Adventures
I’ve been making Kombucha. I know, it sounds like a song that you sing around the campfire, but it’s a fermented black tea that sits around on the counter top, quietly revolutionizing itself into something totally unlike anything we consume … Continue reading
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Tagged health, jar, Kombucha, tea
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Group Think — It Doesn’t Necessarily Involve Thinking at All
I’m a knitter. This is a fairly solitary occupation, in that you don’t need to be part of a team to do it, and it’s fairly doable to get good at this without classes, seminars, workbooks, DVDs, and weekly meetings. … Continue reading
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Tagged group, knit, Kombucha, perfectionist, think
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In 32 Seconds Your Life Can Change
Multi-tasking isn’t such a big deal. Women have been doing it since Eve. American women have finessed it to an art form. American women with children have attained the pinnacle of its supremacy. Most of this multi-tasking is mental, in … Continue reading
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Tagged cat, change, children, empty nest, knit, multi-tasking, women
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Just a Dumb Housewife
Years ago, when the Norwegian Artist and I decided that I would stay home and raise the kids, this was not a savvy, astute, wordly-wise, shrewd, smart decision. Back in the 80s, when women could do anything they wanted, by … Continue reading
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Tagged current-events, dumb, home school, homemaker, housewife, media
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The Common Cold and Common Sense
Well, guess who’s feeling yucky these days. There’s me, for one (and yes, you are right; that is written in a grammatically incorrect fashion, which just goes to show how yucky I’m feeling). And Tired of Being Youngest, who did … Continue reading
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Tagged affordable, artwork, cold, common sense, human, sick
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Learning Spanish by Studying Greek
Excerpt from the Start Your Week with Steve newsletter, a free weekly e-mail newsletter of Steve Henderson Fine Art: Steve Says: “Years ago, Carolyn and I lived in Pamplona, Colombia with Colombian friends. The house was an alleyway with a tin roof … Continue reading
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Kitchen Failures — Sometimes They’re Delicious
This weekend, the Son and Heir was indescribably excited about making Gjetost (yay-toast), a Norwegian “cheese” produced by simmering whey for 12 hours until it reduces to a creamy, caramelized concoction. Norwegian children apparently eat it spread it on their … Continue reading
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Tagged cheese, cooking, failure, kitchen, pizza, recipe
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“Overwhelmed” Is Not the New Normal
Lately I’ve been wandering through various food, family, and homeschooling Facebook and blog sites, and the word “overwhelmed,” is showing up entirely too much. Like this: “I am homeschooling a five-year-old and I have a toddler and a new baby. … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, changes, eating, Facebook, healthy, home schooling, overwhelmed
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