As we try to keep up with technology and the pace of life, many of the domestic skills we used to have havebeen lost. Granny?s Book of Good Old-Fashioned Common Sense brings traditional skills back to the presentand presents them in an easy step-by-step guide so that we can all learn a little more about Granny?s heritage.Cooking doesn?t have to be a chore and preparing nourishing home cooked meals for the family will certainlykeep them away from the goodie shelf. Growing a few organic vegetables brings a sense of fulfilment like noother. Gardening encourages physical exercise and a good healthy dollop of fresh air. And you can get the kidsinvolved too.Household chores have never been easier or more environmentally friendly than with Granny?s hints and tips.Less ironing, a fresher, cleaner house and still enough time to cook a healthy dinner or take up a pleasingpastime. Learn to knit and sew for the sense of achievement and an ideal way to produce unique clotheswithout sky-high costs. And needlecrafts are totally incompatible with eating chocolate so lose weight while yousit!And before the days of computer games and electronic pets, children did use to have fun and didn?t wander intothe kitchen to relieve their boredom so often. Enjoy a few rainy-day games and crafts of yesteryear with today?skids. They?ll love it and so will you!
Max is used to being called Stupid. And he is used to everyone being scared of him. On account of his size and looking like his dad. Kevin is used to being called Dwarf. And he is used to everyone laughing at him. On account of his size and being some cripple kid. But greatness comes in all sizes, and together Max and Kevin become Freak The Mighty and walk high above the world. An inspiring, heartbreaking, multi-award winning international bestseller.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin comes a middle-grade road-trip story through American race relations past and present, perfect for fans of Jacqueline Woodson and Jason Reynolds. How to Go on an Unplanned Road Trip with Your Grandma: - Grab a Suitcase: Prepacked from the big spring break trip that got CANCELLED. - Fasten Your Seatbelt: G'ma's never conventional, so this trip won't be either. - Use the Green Book: G'ma's most treasured possession. It holds history, memories, and most important, the way home. What Not to Bring: - A Cell Phone: Avoid contact with Dad at all costs. Even when G'ma starts acting stranger than usual. Take a trip through the American South with the New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone and an eleven-year-old boy who is about to discover that the world hasn't always been a welcoming place for kids like him, and things aren't always what they seem--his G'ma included.
“The essential gardening guide for those who want to enjoy their garden’s output all year round” (Modern Mississauga Magazine). DON’T LIMIT YOUR GARDEN’S HARVEST TO SUMMER! Discover the joys of growing and harvesting fresh produce that you can eat all winter long with this essential guide from home and garden expert Linda Gray. Growing Winter Food will show you how to enjoy a delicious array of healthy roots, legumes, green vegetables, herbs, and fruits long after the thermometer—and the snow—have fallen. The author provides detailed cultivation advice for each crop, along with nutritional information, recipe ideas, and storage suggestions. How to choose, grow, and preserve crops so you’ll have fresh vegetables over the winter Easy-to-follow instructions for sowing, maintenance, harvesting, and general gardening techniques for specific crops All of the basic techniques you need to know, from preparing the soil to using containers to dealing with pests and diseases Storage options and recipe ideas to help you make the very best use of your crops “Lisa’s practical organization and “start where you are style” take the intimidation out of growing your own food, and then she provides a few ways in each chapter to make your work into a delicious meal. It’s enough to encourage any would-be gardener to get to digging.” —Stephanie Burt, food writer and host of The Southern Fork podcast “I live in a region with four distinct seasons so Growing Winter Food is THE book to help me plan my two favorite hobbies: gardening and cooking. There’s no better feeling that seeing a larder packed, year-round, with the fruits (and veggies) of my own labor.” —Natalie Bovis, The Liquid Muse, author of Edible Cocktails: Garden To Glass
Today's parents are all but completely disconnected from the commonsense parenting wisdom of their parents and grandparents. The self-esteem parenting revolution has erased the practical insights gathered by generations of parents about the best way to raise kids. In this book, John Rosemond seeks to recover this wisdom by resurrecting what parents of yesteryear tended to say. Maxims such as "because I said so," "children should be seen not heard," and "you're acting too big for your britches" are more than cute sayings for John. They are parenting principles, springing from a biblical view of the world. John makes the case that these principles from the good old days are just as valid today and will help parents to pass on values to their kids so that they can succeed at life. Grandma was right after all!
From two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo comes a story of discovering who you are — and deciding who you want to be. When Louisiana Elefante’s granny wakes her up in the middle of the night to tell her that the day of reckoning has arrived and they have to leave home immediately, Louisiana isn’t overly worried. After all, Granny has many middle-of-the-night ideas. But this time, things are different. This time, Granny intends for them never to return. Separated from her best friends, Raymie and Beverly, Louisiana struggles to oppose the winds of fate (and Granny) and find a way home. But as Louisiana’s life becomes entwined with the lives of the people of a small Georgia town — including a surly motel owner, a walrus-like minister, and a mysterious boy with a crow on his shoulder — she starts to worry that she is destined only for good-byes. (Which could be due to the curse on Louisiana's and Granny’s heads. But that is a story for another time.) Called “one of DiCamillo’s most singular and arresting creations” by The New York Times Book Review, the heartbreakingly irresistible Louisiana Elefante was introduced to readers in Raymie Nightingale — and now, with humor and tenderness, Kate DiCamillo returns to tell her story.
Snow covered the Green Meadows and the Green Forest, and ice bound the Smiling Pool and the Laughing Brook. Reddy and Granny Fox were hungry most of the time. It was not easy to find enough to eat these days, and so they spent nearly every minute they were awake in hunting. Sometimes they hunted together, but usually one went one way, and the other went another way so as to have a greater chance of finding something. If either found enough for two, the one finding it took the food back to their home if it could be carried. If not, the other was told where to find it. For several days they had had very little indeed to eat, and they were so hungry that they were willing to take almost any chance to get a good meal. For two nights they had visited Farmer Brown’s henhouse, hoping that they would be able to find a way inside. But the biddies had been securely locked up, and try as they would, they couldn’t find a way in. “It’s of no use,” said Granny, as they started back home after the second try, “to hope to get one of those hens at night. If we are going to get any at all, we will have to do it in broad daylight. It can be done, for I have done it before, but I don’t like the idea. We are likely to be seen, and that means that Bowser the Hound will be set to hunting us.” “Pooh!” exclaimed Reddy. “What of it? It’s easy enough to fool him.” “You think so, do you?” snapped Granny. “I never yet saw a young Fox who didn’t think he knew all there is to know, and you’re just like the rest. When you’ve lived as long as I have you will have learned not to be quite so sure of your own opinions. I grant you that when there is no snow on the ground, any Fox with a reasonable amount of Fox sense in his head can fool Bowser, but with snow everywhere it is a very different matter. If Bowser once takes it into his head to follow your trail these days, you will have to be smarter than I think you are to fool him. The only way you will be able to get away from him will be by going into a hole in the ground, and when you do that you will have given away a secret that will mean we will never have any peace at all. We will never know when Farmer Brown’s boy will take it into his head to smoke us out. I’ve seen it done. No, Sir, we are not going to try for one of those hens in the daytime unless we are starving.” “I’m starving now,” whined Reddy. “No such thing!” Granny snapped. “I’ve been without food longer than this many a time. Have you been over to the Big River lately?” “No,” replied Reddy. “What’s the use? It’s frozen over. There isn’t anything there.” “Perhaps not,” replied Granny, “but I learned a long time ago that it is a poor plan to overlook any chance. There is a place in the Big River which never freezes because the water runs too swiftly to freeze, and I’ve found more than one meal washed ashore there. You go over there now while I see what I can find in the Green Forest. If neither of us finds anything, it will be time enough to think about Farmer Brown’s hens to-morrow.” Much against his will Reddy obeyed. “It isn’t the least bit of use,” he grumbled, as he trotted towards the Big River. “There won’t be anything there. It is just a waste of time.” Late that afternoon he came hurrying back, and Granny knew by the way that he cocked his ears and carried his tail that he had news of some kind. “Well, what is it?” she demanded...
What are we here for? It's one of the most controversial questions, and one of the most sought after answers. But every human being has a purpose and a direction take it from someone who has lived. Walterene 'Boots' Brizendine knows what it means to search for purpose, and in her comprehensive devotional, Grandma Thoughts, she shares her hard-earned knowledge and wisdom. Join Boots for a thorough discussion of what it means to truly exist for God, and how that existence can be enriched by steeping yourself in the Word and practicing what it preaches. With daily entries that are easy to follow and incorporate Biblical principles with verses themselves, Grandma Thoughts is the perfect introduction to thinking about your own purpose, and what it will mean for you to be truly living in the Lord. "
Addressing the reader in a very personal way, Marion Harland (the penname for Mary Virginia Terhune) was an extraordinarily popular cookbook author in her time. Published in 1884, Common Sense in the Household is full of recipes and advice for the average housewife. With simple, straight-forward recipes based on bountiful 19th century ingredients such as grouse, oysters, venison, and vegetables, this book is treasure for modern cooks as well.
"Whether she's a new grandmother, newly single, or just looking for inspiration, Hot Granny offers lighthearted yet practical advice for staying fit and fabulous ... She offers tips on how to stay active, dress well, relate to mates or first dates (in and out of bed), and generally feel great. A section on relationships covers everyone from girlfriends to grandkids, and advice on how to excavate old dreams and pursue new hobbies."--Publisher description.
