At Least Somethings Growing!

Yesterday I received a copy of the book I won from Mama Pea's giveaway!

To say that I was honored, thrilled, excited to have a little piece of history from someone such as her would be an understatement.  Many, many of us have grown to love her as our own little Mama.  This book will be treasured.  Thank you, Mama Pea!

She had bazillions of entries for this book!  But one entry in particular just tickled me silly!   I know Pig Pen's Aunt Lori is out there reading blogs.  Well, she actually left a comment on Mama Pea's!  I just have to share it again:

Aunt Lori said...

Hi Mama Pea, I am Apple Pie Gal's Aunt Lori. She talks about you all the time. She is rubbing off on me. After my divorce after 26 yrs. of marriage, I am finally trying to take care of me. I have never cooked real healthy for myself so these would be helpful.Glad to meet you, maybe you will inspire me also.

How can you not want to give her a big, squishy hug?  To this I say...ya know what Aunt Lori, you DO deserve a copy of this book.  Your very own is on it way...so don't be throwing out anything from Barnes & Noble my dear!  We all want you happy and healthy!  XOXO

My personal bookshelf has increased tenfold over the last year.  Here are the ones I am working on now:

Soap making is a project that I absolutely have to dig into.  Sure wish my Lavender and Calendula made it thru the monsoons...

Of the two, I like the plain cut language in this one best:

Grains.  Even if small scale, I am off to a bit of a start in that direction.  I have corn for drying and buckwheat planted.  This is a nice book with all sorts of information including how to plant, harvest, even use up your grains.  Yes, it has recipes  :)

Since I have the Grain Mill now, I really needed a great book on bread making with grains.  Jane recommended this one.  Have you noticed two certain some one's like Laurel's Kitchen books?  Well, they cant both be wrong!  It is a very good book.

If I can, I'd like to figure a better process for root crops.  I say "IF" because our cellar is pretty scarey...might have to get over it:

And then Jody and Susan both recommended this one:

Very thought provoking.  I am really enjoying this book!  Talk about a forward-backwards thinking man.  Confusing?  Read the book and you will know what I mean.  In other words, he sees what is happening, predicted it even, how it impacts our farms and the old, kinder ways needing resurrection.  You know, when we actually cared for things the right way and family was family.  Well, I am sure there is much more to come as I just got it and am only on Chapter 5. 

So the only thing growing by leaps and bounds around here is my bookshelf!  :o)

That's not entirely true...

The garden is growing!