Monthly Archives: April 2009

Hanna

Hannas favorite Bible verse is: And the LORD said, “Now get up and cross the Zered Valley.” So we crossed the valley. Deuteronomy 2:13

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Transplanting

A gentleman, anxious to ascertain the effect of transplanting at night instead of by day, made an experiment with the following result: he transplanted ten cherry trees while in bloom, commencing at four o’clock in the afternoon. Those transplanted during … Continue reading

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Books as brain fertilizer?

“Manuring with brains,” like most proverbs conveys an important truth. We look upon books as quite as essential implements as spades, rakes, or other garden tools. Winter is the time for study and reading. American Agriculturist, 1878

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In London, England, if a man improves his lot and his neighbor does not, the improver gets a reduction on tax, and the non improver a rise. This is rather a good idea, and when carried out, must tend greatly … Continue reading

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Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs

The blue eggs are dyed with blueberries. The brown are dyed with red onion skins. The yellow eggs are dyed with ground Tumeric. We put the dye in the water when we hard boiled them. Here are more ideas for … Continue reading

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Denim Quilt

Mom made this denim quilt. It is a tied quilt but the ties are on the back.

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Toads

“In such favor do toads stand with English market gardeners that they readily command a shilling apiece…and as toads possess no bad habits, every owner of a garden should treat him with the utmost hospitality.” -British newspaper, 1890

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Whole Wheat Chocolate Graham Crackers

Cream together: 1/4 cup cream 1/2 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup honey Add: 1 large egg 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder Combine until fluffy. Add 4 … Continue reading

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By then we had found out that school can be taken care of at home, but we still thought that it was bound to a house. Later we would learn that it can very well take place on wheels. -Maria … Continue reading

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Natural Easter Egg Dye

We just put a little ground Turmeric in the water before we hard boiled these eggs and boiled them a little longer then usual and didn’t take them out of the water right away.

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