For many years, I’ve found it so distressing that we were forced to filter or buy bottled water. But that’s just the way it is today, since I don’t want my family to consume all the substances that are considered acceptable according to EU standards for minimum levels of toxins in our drinking water….
Moist cake, a juicy peach-almond cake…
I love cakes and pies with fruit. Even though most of the rest of the family prefers chocolate cakes, I just prefer cakes with fruit. Especially when it comes to rhubarb, pears, apples, strawberries, cherries, apricots, and peaches, all of which work wonderfully in various cakes and pies. Down here in the south, peach and apricot cakes are a…
“Simple Glory” Leave-in Spray
Do you really need conditioner in the shower? In my opinion, conditioner is a pretty unnecessary product—as long as I rinse my hair with a 5% vinegar-and-silk solution or with rice water and silk, and I have a good leave-in spray, that’s more than enough for my huge head of hair, so I think this applies to the vast majority…
June, a long walk uphill…
It always takes time to “find your footing” again after a long trip. It takes time to find a daily rhythm and reconnect with the place you call home. Especially when you come home from a 9-month trip, it takes quite a while to settle back in. It has…
