Reading up on country living

It's been one of those weeks where I've just been getting the essentials done. My mother-in-law was here for a long weekend, then once she headed home my little guy came down with a fever and he's been clingy and unhappy since. Plus we're headed out early tomorrow morning to spend the holiday weekend with my family. So there's still packing to do, with the hope that I'll get to bed early tonight.


During the few times I've been holding my feverish toddler and he hasn't insisted on reading Curious George yet again, I've been perusing The Encyclopedia of Country Living: An Old Fashioned Recipe Book by Carla Emery. This hefty resource deals with far more than just recipes. It's really a how-to for nearly every aspect of self-sufficient living. It's not the most recent book on this subject, nor is it the most well-organized. But it is fascinating to read, and there are certainly useful tid-bits throughout.

So with dreams of country living, I'm headed to the country to enjoy the 4th. Happy Independence Day!