The cold front arrived. It was 23° when I got up this morning around 5 AM. There was just a light skiff of snow on the ground but some ice under on smooth surfaces where the snow melted when it hit the warm ground and then refroze as temps dropped. The wind hasn't hit yet but it is coming.
I am sure glad I am milking inside a nice tight barn, cold but no wind!
Remember when I talked about buying the virgin coconut oil for cooking..........well I have made biscuits with it three times, each time reducing the amount of fat. I still wasn't happy with the texture. This morning I made them using lard........guess who the winner is??? Lard!
I am too easily swayed by some things I read on the internet and in books regarding real foods. Common sense should prevail in all matters...........for instance, does it make sense to have to order something from another country in order to eat real foods.....I think not! I must remind myself the next time I get revved up about something.
I suspect I now have a very expensive soap ingredient! You would think I am old enough to know better.....
Quilts
The last time I was at my MIL's she reminded me of the quilts she still had. These were pretty old and need some repair but I couldn't resist their charm. All are hand pieced and quilted. One is a friendship quilt but I can't read the names...not too many names on it. No great wonder! You would have to have known DH's step grandmother to appreciate that remark!
Here they are:
I love the scalloped edge on this one,
If anyone knows what these patterns are, please tell me.
I don't know what I will do with these now so I am storing them. I can see them laid out on an iron bedstead (I have one in my tiny guest bedroom) and that may be their permanent home. I don't think they would hold up well in regular washings.
I am sure glad I am milking inside a nice tight barn, cold but no wind!
Remember when I talked about buying the virgin coconut oil for cooking..........well I have made biscuits with it three times, each time reducing the amount of fat. I still wasn't happy with the texture. This morning I made them using lard........guess who the winner is??? Lard!
I am too easily swayed by some things I read on the internet and in books regarding real foods. Common sense should prevail in all matters...........for instance, does it make sense to have to order something from another country in order to eat real foods.....I think not! I must remind myself the next time I get revved up about something.
I suspect I now have a very expensive soap ingredient! You would think I am old enough to know better.....
Quilts
The last time I was at my MIL's she reminded me of the quilts she still had. These were pretty old and need some repair but I couldn't resist their charm. All are hand pieced and quilted. One is a friendship quilt but I can't read the names...not too many names on it. No great wonder! You would have to have known DH's step grandmother to appreciate that remark!
Here they are:
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| From Quilts |
I love the scalloped edge on this one,
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| From Quilts |
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| From Quilts |
If anyone knows what these patterns are, please tell me.
I don't know what I will do with these now so I am storing them. I can see them laid out on an iron bedstead (I have one in my tiny guest bedroom) and that may be their permanent home. I don't think they would hold up well in regular washings.
