HEIRLOOMS IS ABOUT FAMILY LEGACIES. The sixteen chapters of Part One include photographs of the heirlooms and describe the role of cherished objects in Sharon´s family history, revealing the souls of those heirlooms and the values that influenced her life. These principles have served as a lifeline during her final four years as she faced the challenges of a hereditary illness on its path of increasing paralysis to death. PART TWO IS TITLED THE FINAL HEIRLOOM, A.L.S. When her father was stricken with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ("Lou Gehrig´s Disease"), she knew of no family history of his disease. But five years after his death, Sharon was diagnosed with A.L.S. In Part Two she narrates the strange early symptoms, the diagnostic process, and her struggle to remain teaching. Sharon continues with a description of her life after leaving the classroom. Details of her physical decline are subordinate to those of rearranging priorities and meeting new challenges. Much of her story is told through letters that she wrote and some that she received. Four poems are integral parts of the context. Three are her own work. The other was written to her, and the author has given permission to include it. FROM THE INTRODUCTION TO PART ONE: "It has been four years since my diagnosis and three since I left teaching. My life has been full. I tell people that I have been having a lot of fun and accomplishing quite a bit for a dead person. Bulbar onset A.L.S. patients usually die at the shorter end of the two to five year prognosis. I was never a gambler, but I have beaten the odds on survival." A Delicate Platter from a Rugged Past A hundred year old china serving plate survives pioneer life in Sharon´s grandparents´ sod house on a homestead in Nebraska where the seeds of the family work ethic are planted. Kitchenware Old kitchen tools and serving pieces from Gramma´s kitchen remind us of the grueling work that was required to put a meal on the table for the family. An Opalescent Vase And Gramma´s Lace The dainty things fascinate Sharon as Gramma´s create delicate lace for her granddaughters´ hope chests. The Patchwork Quilts Gramma´s "crazy quilts" made with every salvaged scrap of fabric teach her lasting lesson of "Do not waste." The Wine Crock Grampa asks Sharon to pick all the dandelions in the lawn and a week later gives her a tiny glass of the resulting wine. Twenty years later, she makes dandelion wine in his crock. He tastes it, smiles, and asks her to keep the crock. The Gift of Music Sharon falls in love with a piano at her city grandparents´ home, and her Mom´s inheritance from them provides the money to buy one. Mother´s Hope Chest The hopes of the past, present and future fill Mother´s cedar chest to overflowing. Mother´s Locket Sharon unveils the piece of jewelry that symbolizes her Mother´s hidden heart, sharing glimpses of it, and describing the path to revealing her own. The Ice Box and Canning Jars Ice boxes and some old canning jars have become collectible, but there was no thought of that when relatives saved them long after they had outlived their usefulness. Those who survived the Great Depression retained such things in case there were more hard times ahead. The Courting Letters Evidence of George´s devotion to Aunt Sophia begins with these letters. He tests the waters of her feelings with all the charm of a teenage love story. But there is nothing childish about the beginnings of the love that would last for seventy years. George´s Diary 1932-33 Uncle George spends part of 1932 and most of 1933 unemployed, noting his and other
Author Sharon Ann Hickey doesnt just have a black cloud that follows hershe has the whole storm system. Throughout her life, shes always had funny and unusual things happen to her. In It Could Only Happen to Me, she shares a forty-year collection of true, hilarious situations from her life. She has compiled humorous tales about vacations, children, husbands, dining out, and just normal everyday activities. The stories depict how an ordinary day for anyone else can turn into a funny chain of events for Hickey. A few of the stories include: Being turned down at the animal shelter for adopting a pet Having her shoes catch on fire at a concert Being involved in a showdown with a city bus Getting locked in a room with a goldfish Being mistaken for a lump of cement It Could Only Happen to Me speaks to anyone who has ever had a bad day. It shows that things could always be worse.
At the turn of the 20th century, Sharons very existence was threatened by the collapse of the local iron industry as the towns economy and population began to decline. However, the popularity of automobile transportation and Sharons accessible distance from New York attracted a class of wealthy visitors who fell in love with the rolling hills and quiet valleys. This new weekend population purchased land and built stately country homes, reigniting interest in the area. Steady growth in construction provided much-needed work, and commerce began to thrive again. Early businesses expanded, and new operations opened. Local residents could shop at stores run by the Gillette brothers and A.R. Woodward, fill their tanks at Herman Middlebrooks gas station, and have their health care needs attended to by doctors at the state-of-the-art Sharon Hospital, built in 1916. Eastern Europeans became the towns newest residents, taking advantage of the affordable, cleared land to fuel a large number of highly successful farms. Sharons residents thrived as they reshaped their town, welcoming newcomers and nurturing a community of inclusion that lasts to the present day.
Both regular and dieters can use these meal and snack suggestions. If you are dieting then look for and use items with lower sodium, low fat or fat free. There are tables of food items that give a general serving of that particular item. When using the suggested serving size just remember that you might need more then one serving of each of that item to accommodate what your body weight and size and physical activities will need on a daily basis. Remember that a serving is merely a means of measuring the amount of calories and nutritional information of what you are consuming each meal. You choose all that your body will need. Ask your doctor of course if there is any restrictions when following any meal plans. There are also holidays, special days, celebrations, anniversary dates and special events meal plans. I’ve included some recepies, plain cooking. You can tailor these recepies with your favorite seasonings, herbs and other choices.
Celebrating an American heritage: tailgating at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) homecomings and football games before, after the game, in the parking lots and on the campuses; recipes for appetizers, entrees, desserts and homecoming spirits; made in batches and in style.
Chapters 1, 2 and 3 have tables of breakfast, snack, lunch and dinner of both regular and diet meal suggestions. Chapter 4 has tables of food groups and their types of food choices to choose from and plan your own menus. Chapter 5 has some recipes of plain cooking both meals and salads of general portions for one person. And Chapter 6 includes the 21 most celebrated holidays with diet suggestions.
The ancient art of fermenting is finding new popularity again as modern science and trends discover the importance of gut health for overall wellbeing. Ferment for Good is a guide to discovering the joys of fermentation in its myriad variations – framed through the eyes of Sharon Flynn, a one-time English teacher who has hooked early in her 20s and has since made it her life's work to learn and share all there is to know about this most ancient of practices. Her mission with her business is for the person who buys her products to feel as if they are receiving it from an old friend - one who desperately wants to share her discovery and passion with them. So too with the book. Alongside a how-to guide to the basics (why do it; what you need; and what you'll get), the book offers sections on wild fermented vegetables (including sauerkraut, kimchi and brine ferments); drinks (water kefir, kombucha, Jun tea, pineapple wine, mead); milk and dairy (including yoghurt and milk kefir), condiments and breads (such as mustard, spreads, dosa and injera); and Japanese ferments (including miso & tamari, soy sauce, sake kasu and pickled ginger). Sharon Flynn shares her knowledge of and passion for fermentation in her accessible, chatty style, combining personal anectdotes of her fermenting adventures with hands-on instructions on how to set up your own benchtop fermentary at home. She completes the package by sharing her favourite recipes and ideas for incorporating ferments into your everyday life and meals. Lovingly illustrated and featuring informative photos, Ferment for Good is a beautiful, carefully curated collection to introduce you to the world of fermentation.
Experience the New York Times–bestselling author “at top form”—includes Whippoorwill, The Amen Trail, and The Hen House, all in one volume (Debbie Macomber). From bestselling author Sharon Sala comes the trilogy following Leticia Murphy on her adventures that take her from the Kansas Territories to Denver City, and from reluctant saloon girl to happily married woman. Orphaned at age twelve, all Leticia Murphy wants is love, a family, and a happily ever after. But the Kansas territories are a difficult place, and Letty has to do what it takes to survive. Now, she’s the last saloon girl in the rough-and-tumble town of Lizard Flats, a place where happily ever afters are nothing but a dream. Praise for The Whippoorwill Trilogy “Sharon Sala has created a one-of-a-kind, unforgettable character in Letty Murphy. Her rags-to-riches story is a mythic journey filled with moments of devastating emotional truth and soaring triumph.” —Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times–bestselling author “No one does love and laughter like Sala. You’ll definitely want to take a journey down The Amen Trail.” —Joan Johnston, New York Times–bestselling author “Sharon Sala works her familiar magic and creates a story line that grabs your attention, along with a cast of unlikely characters who work their way right into your heart.” —Jasmine Cresswell, USA Today-bestselling author “Wear a corset because your sides will hurt from laughing! . . . You’re going to love this touching and memorable book.” —Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times–bestselling author
The third novel in Sharon Kay Penman's much-loved medieval mystery series featuring Justin de Quincy. July 1193: Richard Lionheart, eldest and most favored son of Dowager Queen Eleanor of Aquitane, languishes in an Austrian dungeon, held for ransom by the Holy Roman Emperor. Lusting after the crown in England, his brother John plots with his country's bitterest foe, King Philippe of France, to see to it Richard never leaves Austria alive. But the Queen has already begun to meet the ransom demands, and it is only a matter of time before the Austrians turn over their royal prisoner. And then one of the ransom payments vanishes in the fastnesses of Wales, itself wracked by rebellion and intrigue. Into this maelstrom, Eleanor sends her trusted man, Justin de Quincy—and murder soon follows...
Penman's characters are so shrewdly imagined, so full of resonant human feeling that they seem to be on the page....Most compelling is the portrait of the Welsh as wild and rugged as their landscape." SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Here, alive from the pages of history, is the compelling tale of a Celtic society ruled by Llewelyn, Prince of Wales, on a collison course with a feudal realm of Edward I. WIth this last book in the extraordinary trilogy that began with HERE BE DRAGONS and continued in FALLS THE SHADOW, Sharon Kay Penman has written a beautiful and moving conclusion to her medieval saga. For everyone who has read the earlier books in this incomparable series or ever wanted to experience the rich tapestry of British history and lore, this bold and romantic adventure must be read.
Make the most of your Dutch oven with over 70 slow-cooked recipes for one-pot meals that are easy, delicious, and comforting—for the holidays and beyond. Home cooks know the Dutch oven is the original slow cooker and the most versatile pot in the kitchen—whether the model is well-used, a garage-sale find, or the latest luxe beauty from Le Creuset. From savory meals and sweet desserts to soups, stews, and pot roasts, the Dutch oven is your go-to kitchen essential for cooking comforting one-pot meals. In this companion to their successful Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook, James Beard protégé Sharon Kramis and longtime chef Julie Kramis Hearne offer more than 70 easy-to-prepare recipes for all occasions, including: • Rotisserie Chicken Noodle Soup • Braised Greens with Smoked Sausage • Moroccan Chicken and Pasta Bake • Pork Loin Braised in Milk • Lamb with Lemon, Oranges, and Green Olives • Beef Stew with Parsley Dumplings • Lemon Cake Pudding with Blueberries • Roasted Red Pears • Toasted Almond and Apricot Bread Pudding Featuring full-color photographs and comprehensive tips on how to select and care for your Dutch oven, this flavorful collection of recipes will inspire you to make full use of the best pot in your kitchen.
Beautiful Litchfield County, Connecticut in the 1960’s. A rural, small New England town where Ellen and her teenage son, Mark are adjusting to life after the untimely death of her beloved husband and Mark’s father, John Rutledge. Doc Elliott is a country veterinarian and old friend of Mark’s parents whose concern, loyalty and love for them is evident from the beginning. This is a good read for all whose four legged friends are an integral part of their lives. The many touching and often amusing interactions of animals with humans are intelligently and compassionately told. Doc Elliott has a significant impact on the lives of his animal patients, their human companions and most importantly Ellen’s and Mark’s lives. The angst and tragedy swirling around them only solidifies their strength and faith in each other. Their inherent goodness appears naïve in contrast to the bold faced cruelty and evilness of Frank Biddle. Into the quiet lives of this group of friends and family he appears. A calculating man who has come seeking revenge and retribution. The growing sinister presence of a man who has learned to carefully script his speech and actions to avoid causing suspicion, culminates in a spiraling tension of action and nerves.
Podcast. IM. Downloadable ring tone. It's the language of the future and chances are, your kids are already fluent. Are you? For all those "tech-challenged" parents out there, E-Parenting will teach you about various technologies and explain how you can make the most of each with your family. Become a master of: ·the internet ·handheld organizers ·cell phones ·digital cameras ·digital recording devices ·GPS technology and much more!
“Be warned! Independence Days will change the way you eat. It is not just a guide for storing food but a manual for living in a changing world.” —Kathy Harrison, author of Prepping 101 Hard times aren’t just coming, they are here already. The recent economic collapse has seen millions of North Americans move from the middle class to being poor, and from poor to hungry. At the same time, the idea of eating locally is shifting from being a fringe activity for those who can afford it to an essential element of getting by. But aside from the locavores and slow foodies, who really knows how to eat outside of the supermarket and out of season? And who knows how to eat a diet based on easily stored and home preserved foods? Independence Days tackles both the nuts and bolts of food preservation, as well as the host of broader issues tied to the creation of local diets. It includes: · How to buy in bulk and store food on the cheap · Techniques, from canning to dehydrating · Tools—what you need and what you don’t In addition, it focuses on how to live on a pantry diet year-round, how to preserve food on a community scale, and how to reduce reliance on industrial agriculture by creating vibrant local economies. Better food, plentiful food, at a lower cost and with less energy expended: Independence Days is for all who want to build a sustainable food system and keep eating—even in hard times. “[Astyk] builds a sturdy path to a full larder, a safe family, and a more secure community.” —Robin Wheeler, author of Food Security for the Faint of Heart
From a New York Times–bestselling author, a woman, and child survive an airplane crash only to go on the run from a murderer in this romantic suspense. Moments after finding herself miraculously alive in the wake of a harrowing plane crash, Molly Cifelli witnesses a cold-blooded murder. And she’s not the only one. Five-year-old Johnny O’Ryan is alone, scared, and like her, one of the few survivors of the accident. Desperate to escape the killer’s menace, Molly disappears with the boy into the Appalachian wilderness. Deborah Sanborn doesn’t know the woman and child she sees in her disturbing vision, she only knows that her gift is rarely wrong. Heading to the crash site, she encounters a family of men, led by the boy’s rugged father, who are determined rescue Johnny at any cost. Even if it means following a mysterious clairvoyant’s vision into a whirling winter storm. . . . Because Deborah’s intuition is telling her that Johnny and his savior are in grave danger. For a killer is stalking them like prey, hoping to silence them forever.
Hi, I’m writing to tell you, that I’m a New Food Person. And, I was inviting you to be a New Food Person also. I eat fruits and vegetables all new, I don’t eat the seeds of them, not cooked, and drink water. I eat only from the plants and trees, of the land, earth, world, and planet. I like to eat all of my foods, of the farms, new the way that they are made solid, still, quiet, kind, with the soil, rain, air, sunlight, and moonlight, all natural. My favorite fruit is the grapefruit, I like tomatoes for vegetables. They are nice to eat, all new garden and farm foods. I like it nice like that. And, I planted a garden, in the yard. If I ate cooked foods, they are vegan with no animals meat, or animals milk, or animals milk foods, in them. I don't eat any animal meat of: cow, chicken, eggs, pig, turkey, bee honey, fish, shrimp, crab, lobster, oyster, lamb, deer, or other animals. I don't drink or eat any animal dairy from cow or goat of: milk, cheese, butter, sour cream, cottage cheese, ice cream, chocolate, yogurt, ranch, or whey. I don’t wear or use any animal leather, feathers, fur, fake fur, or wool:, shirts, vests, pants, belts, shoes, coats, wallets, purses, sofas, chairs, rugs, pillows, comforters, cars, trucks, or motorcycles seats. I wear cotton, linen, fleece, velvet, and vinyl, clothes and shoes. I was thinking that this information, may save your life, or it may save the life of an animal, and make your life nicer, and make your life, more farm friendly. Now that I know this and do this, what could I do to make it better? Share it with you. This is a Spiritual way of living, and being on earth for life. And I was thinking, could you do the same, with all of this health information? I know this will be nice for me, for you, for we, and for the world. This book is inspirational about not eating cooked foods, animals, and eating new foods.
A local witch goes casting about for a killer when a town council meeting goes murderously awry in this cozy mystery by the author of Magick & Mayhem. Kailyn Wilde enjoys running her magick shop, Abracadabra, in the quaint hamlet of New Camel, New York. Her family’s been here for centuries, but the place may never be the same if plans for a big new hotel go through. So Kailyn does her civic duty, attending a town meeting with her aunt Tilly…and Merlin. Yes, that Merlin—though he gets introduced to folks as her “distant English cousin.” Though the wizard is pretty grumpy about being transported to New Camel, Kailyn figures she could use the backup if the hotel debate gets heated. But things go from heated to homicide when Tilly finds the body of a board member outside the schoolhouse. Afraid that suspicion will be cast on the wrong person, Kailyn plans to crack the case, even if she has to talk to every living soul in town—plus a few departed ones.
Through this collection of delightful essays and beautiful illustrations, Lovejoy--who produces the award-winning "Heart's Ease" column for the magazine--shares with her readers the boundless joys of a country garden.
Celebrating an American heritage: tailgating at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) homecomings and football games before, after the game, in the parking lots and on the campuses; recipes for appetizers, entrees, desserts and homecoming spirits; made in batches and in style.
In a tense, seductive novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Sutherland’s Secret (“[A] story of love, loyalty, and honor.”—Library Journal), a Highland chieftain and a beautiful young widow are reunited by deception and desire. With Cait Campbell hiding Scottish fugitives from the British crown, who should arrive wearing his English-style coat but Iain Campbell, the traitorous clan leader and the man responsible for her husband’s death. Iain seeks a healer for his fallen kinsman, and out of a sense of duty Cait is obliged to help. Her uncanny ability to read people is powerless against his dark, impassive gaze, yet Iain is kind in a way that moves her. In Cait’s company, Iain is overcome by painful memories of his best friend, her husband, who died protecting him. But grief shows weakness—a luxury he cannot permit, because Iain is playing a dangerous game with the British army. One small misstep and he could be branded a traitor or executed as a spy. But even with political tensions mounting to a fever pitch, Iain can’t get Cait out of his mind. What he doesn’t know is that Cait is playing a deep and deadly game of her own, and their love could put everything—even Scotland itself—in peril. Look for all of Sharon Cullen’s delightful historical romances: The All the Queen’s Spies series: WED TO A SPY | BOUND TO A SPY The Secrets & Seduction series: THE NOTORIOUS LADY ANNE | LOVING THE EARL | PLEASING THE PIRATE | HIS SAVING GRACE | SEBASTIAN’S LADY SPY | THE RELUCTANT DUCHESS The Highland Pride series: SUTHERLAND’S SECRET | MACLEAN’S PASSION | CAMPBELL’S REDEMPTION Praise for the novels of Sharon Cullen “Fans who crave a bit of mystery mixed with their romantic historical fiction will be drawn to this story of love, loyalty, and honor.”—Library Journal, on Sutherland’s Secret “Riveting . . . Intense romance and intriguing mystery make this a tale to be savored.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review), on The Reluctant Duchess “This Regency romance has it all—danger, blackmail, passion, love, and characters that draw you in and leave you wanting more.”—Fresh Fiction, on Sebastian’s Lady Spy Includes an excerpt from another Loveswept title.
Leaving room for doubt and mystery, this book addresses the question of whether or not God exists. The author draws upon life-long personal experiences and her graduate school days as a middle-aged, Protestant wildcard at Weston Jesuit School of Theology. After considering a theological problem, turnings of her heart, divine guidance, and earthly unbinding, she discusses images of God, God's actions, and dwelling in God not as dogma but as reflections in prose, poetry, and prayer.
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