I took Alida and her friend to town and dropped them off. I went over to the health food store and bought some almond butter and candied ginger ( Read more... )

Barbara saved some of the nettles around the edges of her yard for me to harvest. Last year she had a big patch, which I traded a year's supply of soap for ( Read more... )

I just discovered Nancy Basket from Walhalla SC. She loves kudzu and uses it all the time. How wonderful! I looked up and found she's got a website www.nancybasket.com ( Read more... )

I woke up at 9:11am. I wasn't really ready to stop sleeping. It's so much fun to dream while I sleep. so many interesting things happen in my dreams. I love watching them ( Read more... )

Savory Dried Horsetail (干しつくし/Hoshi Tsukushi ( Read more... )

I'd never heard of drying daylilies for winter soups, but Patty sent me a video which showed him doing it. I went around the garden yards with dental floss on a needle and pierced all the flowers.

I have them hanging in the kitchen. I made Nancy Today videos of doing it, too.

I don't like using the word rustic, as it's really a city word that means bringing a little of nature into the artificial world of corporate production! LOL. Sorry ( Read more... )

I just watched a video on birch polypore. I have tons of them around here. He said, in his English jargon, that you can slice a piece of the fungi for a thin bandaid. You tie it closed with some nettle fibre ( Read more... )

You take ripened acorns and take the shells off. I use a nutcracker. Slow work, but worth the effort. Takes about a gallon of unshelled acorns to produce about two cups of acorn flour ( Read more... )

Monday, August 18, 2008
7:30 am

I neglected to hang up the mint which Sue gave me last night. I took it out of the car and laid it on the freezer this morning. I guess I’ll tie it up tonight. I suppose hanging it over the table from my racks isn’t the best idea.