Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!
Let your gentleness be known to all men.The Lord is at hand.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:4-7
I thought that I would share a link to my daughter’s blog ~ Sarah’s Little Random Thoughts. She just recently started blogging, so this is a new adventure for her. She loves to draw, write, and take photos, and this is a place for her to share some of her talent with others.
So if you have a chance, please take a moment to visit her and see what random thoughts my daughter Sarah is blogging about!
The cooler autumn weather has arrived. This means nice, cozy fires in the woodstove each morning and evening to warm up our little home.
Embroidery is an excellent fireside activity! This past summer I was able to purchase several brand new cloth flour sacks at a garage sale for a really good deal. I have decided to embroider some simple Christmas designs on some of them so we have some cute towels in the kitchen this winter.
Cinnamon, my little puppy (well, she is not a puppy – 5 years old!), is watching out the living room window for birds, one of her favorite things to do!
I made some yummy seasoned cheese to serve with crackers today. You can see the process from an earlier blog post here.
It is just simply yogurt strained through cloth to separate it from the whey. I added some garlic, dill, black pepper, and a little salt to season it. We enjoy this cheese and it is a fun project to do with the kids!
Do you like my vintage Pyrex storage dishes? I purchased these ones and a few others this past summer at a garage sale. They were really inexpensive and will probably hold out longer and better than the plastic containers in our cupboards!
Some of you asked about the books we are using for our unit study on the Great Depression. Here is a list of a few of them.
Children of the Great Depression ~ Russell Freedman
Dust to Eat ~ Michael L. Cooper
Rose’s Journal ~ Marissa Moss
Anna’s Fight for Hope ~ Joann A. Grote
Christmas After All ~ Kathryn Lasky
A very informative video that we watched was the Great Depression by the History Channel. It is lengthy, but has lots of good information on the lifestyle and challenges of that time period in history.
Another neat resource is a website that I came across. Clara is a 94 year old lady that lived during the depression and shares videos of her cooking recipes online via You Tube. Click on the link below to go to her website.
If you have any book or video suggestions I would love to hear from you!
Autumn Apple Crisp
4 large apples ~ peeled, cored & sliced
1 cup of flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. baking powder
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/3 cup butter, melted
In medium size bowl, combine flour, spices, baking powder, and sugar. Beat the egg and then add it to the dry mixture (it will be a bit crumbly). Place apples into a greased 8x8 inch baking dish. Sprinkle topping over the apples. Pour melted butter over the mixture and bake for 40 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
This crisp has a nice crunchy top, very good served warm with some vanilla ice cream.
Enjoy!
“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will also be.
Luke 12:32-34
