tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327233802917912959.post5272401839143202841..comments2018-12-25T19:05:30.567-08:00Comments on A Yankee Girl in Saladin's Court: Soap,Stitches, Jam, and IPADSStasi14http://www.blogger.com/profile/10929743940102167320noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327233802917912959.post-69393519987662465232012-01-12T04:00:27.502-08:002012-01-12T04:00:27.502-08:00Katie, you guys took that idea to a new height. I ...Katie, you guys took that idea to a new height. I think that your kids will appreciate the effort it took to teach them all of that when they are older.Just think of the soap you could have made with that hog fat!! hahaStasi14https://www.blogger.com/profile/10929743940102167320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327233802917912959.post-54231111413287266842012-01-12T03:50:19.883-08:002012-01-12T03:50:19.883-08:00I couldn't agree with you more. As a matter of...I couldn't agree with you more. As a matter of fact, learning how to do things for ourselves is sort of a hobby for our family. I think we started with beer (surprise). We brewed some skunky tasting ale but with practice, we ended up with several great batches. A wonderful honey, rasberry comes to mind. We've made cheese, butter, yogurt, and many types of pickles, and jams. We kept chickens and had fresh eggs every day. We attempted many vegetable gardens (some producing better than others). We kept pigs which my husband slaughtered himself and made his own sausage and smoked hams. The kids played a big part in all of our endeavers. i always thought it was important for them to be self sufficient and to know where their food comes from (other than the freezer section).Every now and then we just pick a project, research it, and try to produce it ourselves rather than buy it in the store. We haven't done much since we've been in Bahrain because my husband works so much and frankly it's just not as much fun without him. I like you have a fondness for my IMac, IPad, and Ipod and don't plan on giving them up. But it's nice to know that, for whatever reason, if we were put in a situation where we had to provide for ourselves, we'd at least have some basic skills, And if nothing else, it's something fun to do!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18316148194102498717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327233802917912959.post-86831950304363103172012-01-12T02:48:48.912-08:002012-01-12T02:48:48.912-08:00Absolutely 100% agree! Wonderfully written!Absolutely 100% agree! Wonderfully written!Lynn Dohertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14602691749318390389noreply@blogger.com