This may be one of the most unusual folk remedies that I have ever used…and the easiest…and the safest. For who knew that a simple bar of soap placed under the bottom sheet of your bed would help relieve leg cramps? I know I had heard about this remedy several years back, but had completely… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Sometimes You’ve Just Gotta Brood
I’m in a somewhat wistful, moody, sad mood today. Yes, I’m pretty much the chipper optimist most days, but sometimes the weight of the world becomes too heavy for my shoulders and I just gotta take time out to brood. And it feels good. The end of summer/start of the school year time is always… Read more »
Hydrangea Love
My beautiful blue hydrangea finally started blooming about two weeks ago. Yes, in August. I am really not much of a gardener; I mostly just leave all the plants, bushes, and trees in my yard to do their own thing, with little assistance from me. So I really don’t know when things are supposed to… Read more »
Vintage 60s ‘Kate’ Shawl Knitting Pattern
I found this really lovely vintage 1968 knitting pattern for a shawl quite similar to Kate Middleton’s green shawl she wore out grocery shopping. It is really large, has a nice open-work pattern, and is heavily fringed. It measures 56 inches across the long edge and 28 inches long at the center back, excluding fringe. … Read more »
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