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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....
Welcome back! But I just read that Spencer had flooding again today, so hope you still have power and phone. After no power or phone for 11 days after hurricane Isabel, I went with wireless internet... - Dghawk on Back to Normal, Mostly
My sister and I were excellent at forging signatures. We were so good that we had people on the bus lining up to get us to forge their parents' signatures--without us even knowing what the signatures ... - Kieran on Just One More
Oh good, you'll be able to answer a long time question I've had - how do people stay IN the raft. I think there must be a bit of magic going on cause they're not strapped in!... - Jane L on Back to Normal, Mostly
This was so much fun! Our fifteen minutes of fame. ;-) Thank you for not posting my pic (just my hands). Much appreciated!... - denisestone on Homemade Soft Pretzels
Heidi, the recipes are very similar I think, although I am not home to look at mine at the moment, but I do remember that mine uses brown sugar instead of white. Don't think that would make much of a... - jokuti on Homemade Soft Pretzels
You are braver than me, too. :dancingmonster:
Have a great time and be safe! :snoopy:... - yvonnem on Back to Normal, Mostly
You are way braver than me. My son and I went tubing once in Helen Georgia. That's the roughest water I want to be in.... - jeri starcher on Back to Normal, Mostly
Just saw a PBS p'gram about New River Gorge S.P. and rafting. Looks like you guys should have one heck of a good time! You all deserve it. (Having the three young adults together will get rarer and r... - bonita on Back to Normal, Mostly
Heidi, I figure if you just add some salt and baking soda to the boiling water, which sounds like a great tip, you could just use the dough recipe here as well.... - Suzanne McMinn on Homemade Soft Pretzels
Jokuti, I would love it if you would share that recipe. Perhaps on Farm Bell Recipes? ;)... - Heidi533 on Homemade Soft Pretzels