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"It was a cold wintry day when I brought my children to live in rural West Virginia. The farmhouse was one hundred years old, there was already snow on the ground, and the heat was sparse-—as was the insulation. The floors weren’t even, either. My then-twelve-year-old son walked in the door and said, “You’ve brought us to this slanted little house to die." Keep reading our story....

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• Buttermilk Soft Cheese

  by BuckeyeGirl on February 4, 2010

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  by Valerie on February 5, 2010

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• Crumpets

  by Maud on February 5, 2010

• Arthritis and Knitting

  by LauraP on February 4, 2010

February 2010
"Punxsatawney Phil's befuddled; rain and snow are mixed and muddled. With your valentine be cuddled, by a fireplace happily huddled. Rain on frozen ponds is puddled, ice-boats scuttled."

• I have got some nasty ole beer left over from Christmas visitors that I need to use up. Corona Beer Bread should hit the spot today while watching WVU and Marshall... - Box Call on Beer Bread
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• Nice post Suzanne, but…… I drink my beer. That’s what it’s for. But I suppose if I had your brand of beer, I might bake it too. - kate on Beer Bread
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• …sometimes the comments are pretty funny too.Thanks for my early AM laugh. - auntbear on Beer Bread
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• For bread, I mean. (The drinking definitely works.) - Nic, SD on Beer Bread
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• Hmm. Husband and I are really not beer drinkers… We only have hard cider hanging around. The plan is to drink it, but I wonder if that sort of thing would work??? - Nic, SD on Beer Bread
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• I’m eating beer bread too - but a different kind. I threw some of the spent grains from my latest batch of beermaking in with my normal bread dough.... - Hrist on Beer Bread
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• me loves this bedtime story!! - Melissa on The Crooked Little Hen Saves the Day
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• I just saw on our news that the Northeast is in the middle of a severe winter storm. There is no doubt that you are prepared, but stay safe and... - Mary from Baton Rouge on It Just Got Good
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• get her beak fixed yet? Don’t be cruel, take her to the local vet. If you can’t afford it you could solicit for donations on your... - Sasha on The Crooked Little Hen Saves the Day
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• When I was newly married it was the 70’s. We liked to think we were all natural. Therefore, I taught myself canning,... - Debbie Johnson on How to Make Homemade Dough Enhancer
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