Life on an 1800s Farm in Effingham New Hampshire
A simple, yet delicious condiment. This recipe takes very little time to make, yet the results are purely delicious. You can melt a little, and drizzle onto your favorite vegetables. The butter flavor mixed with the lemon will make your vegetables pop in your mouth with pure deliciousness. It is simply delicious with asparagus on toast. Spread on the butter, and top with … [Read more...]
Winter is a time to gather in the hearth, keep warm, and cook a great meal. Our kitchens are staying warm this winter, as we cook everything from scratch. Not only is this better for the environment, it saves us money and energy in the long run. Cooking from scratch is better for you because you know exactly what ingredients you are putting into your body. You’re eating less … [Read more...]
I found out today that I will have to do the kitchen all over again. It would be the best way to stop the paint from chipping off now, and in the future. I won't have to do the wainscotting I uncovered which I am thankful for. I will have to strip and sand the trim and anything else that had been painted blue. I am not looking forward to that. I am looking forward to doing the … [Read more...]
I finally finished??the kitchen. It is??all painted and it??is beautiful. It??came out just like we wanted. Then I??found out that it was??oil paint underneath the latex I had just painted. I had sanded most surfaces, but when it gets wet, the paint just peels right off. It is very disappointing. I fear that most of it will have to be stripped or scraped off and then primed, … [Read more...]
As the season here on the farm winds down, it gives us time to start projects that we were too busy for during the summer season. We decided to continue work on back dating the kitchen to the 1940's. We had started in the spring by ripping out some unwanted cabinets, but we never got around to tearing out the rest of them. We ordered the wallpaper and paint. We will begin … [Read more...]
