Wholistic Woman
Embracing a whole life approach to wellness
Last week on the drive from Idaho to Michigan (helping my sister move), I reviewed several books on my Nook. One of them was Heartland: The Cookbook by Judith Fertig. Driving on I-80 through America’s heartland was the perfect setting for reading about the Midwest’s cooking traditions and updated recipes.
For some reason, because DH and I don’t have kids, people think we have all this free time. While it’s true that our free time is truly our own, we both work 40+ hour workweeks. Throw in church, brew club meetings, blogger meetings, couch to 5K, covering local food events for my other blog, and …
Last Saturday I canned a LOT of peaches. Even though I've canned before, there were a few lessons I learned that I thought I'd pass along so you don't have to learn the hard way.
When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a veterinarian; or a writer. I grew up to be neither, although I do love to write (and pursue it as a hobby) and I have two dogs and two cats. My husband and I agree that we probably spoil our "babies" way too much. Perhaps it's because we're childfree. Hal Herzog, author of Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat, might have some other theories.
There are so many posts swirling in my head. I thought I'd get the easy ones out of the way first. Here are brief reviews of everything I read. by the way, I loved my Nook for the trip to Uganda! Battery life was awesome (good thing) and it kept me entertained for hours and hours and hours. Here's what I read:
