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    Thinking of moving- looking at southwest US-need input.

    We live in Northern Maine, bought our home 2 years ago. Have always lived in New England (we're in our 40's) and are considering a move to somewhere in the southwest- warm, desert type, or near this environment. Would like to find an area that's a nice combination of out of the way- a house...
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    Learning to Knit

    I finally took the leap-- the ladies at work have been wanting to teach me a hand-craft for a year- and I'm learning to knit. What are your favorite "easy" projects to knit? What are your favorite websites for patterns, etc? Any suggestions for buying yarns online? My shopping choices...
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    How do YOU can meat/broth/soups and other non-acid foods?

    I know what the books say-- pressure can for horrendously long periods of time. It's what I'm doing. It takes forever, and I'll probably keep doing it like this, because "they" say so. However, in the area where I now live, there are a LOT of people who have always canned and preserved food-...
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    Paper seedling pots? Does anyone have a pattern or instructions?

    I've seen those expensive pot makers in catalogs, but was hoping someone could describe or show me how to make seedling starters out of newspapers. I'd like to NOT have to buy any pots/ etc this year. I've got all the trays from last year, and will have to buy seed starter, but want to save...
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    Looking for a Pretzel Recipe

    My husband loves big doughy pretzels, so I'd like to find a recipe/ process for making them. Does anyone have a great recipe? Thanks in advance!
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