Posts by spyiispy

Hey Olivia!! (I replied about the sling, btw). I like Nigella Lawson as well...wish I looked like her too!! She has a recipe for Hasselbeck potatoes that is AWESOME. My kids call them caterpillar potatoes, cuz that's what they look...

Capt...ever thought of soaking your flour with kefir?? Are you familiar with the health benefits of kefir? Here's some info on how to do it (with quick breads)...but basically, you'd replace your water with kefir during the sponge...

I'm subbing too! I'm always on the lookout for new techniques to tweaking my bread-baking (I most certainly will be incorporating the potato water trick). Bread is in my blood, I think. My mother supported our family after my dad left...

Thanks guys.......I'm no newbie to gentle discipline....I know what the mainstream advice would be. By tools, I mean tactics, approaches, strategies. I think proactive discipline is very hands-on, very interactive.....imagine if you...

I'm writing for my SIL who's DH is disabled in such a way that it is hard for him to go from a seated to standing position, walk up stairs, etc. He cannot stand and hold their almost 2 year old and must be sitting to interact with her...

Just a quick note.........I use Young Living's essential oils. The quality of the oil varies greatly by brand. Young Living is the best, IMO. They are also the most pricey; but I know they are 100% therapeutic grade EO's. If you just...

I will not write much, save to say I think its sad there are only two of us on MDC (at the time of this post) that do not eat pork for religious reasons.

DARNIT!!!!! I missed this again! I even emailed DHC to see when it would be on again, after the first airing. They never responded. My midwives & birth center are on this (Puget Sound Midwives & Birth Center). I was at the...

pama.........I was also going to suggest yeast may be the culprit........OR.....the pits are a common place for toxins to be emitted. Have you been detoxing at all lately? L

Erin...you're right...it IS far superior, IMO. Remember...there's nothing new under the sun. The ancient Peruvians were making coffee this way long ago. You can bet they didn't have the Toddy Latte system I'm gonna get in a plug for...