I just put together an anonymous survey to help guide the content I’ll be posting in my new blog on YaelWrites.com. Please do fill it out to let me know what you want me to write about–and I’ll get to it!
The survey has just two short questions. First, you’ll check off one or more topics that you’d be interested in reading about. Next, you can write any other comments you might have.
Thank you in advance for your participation. I really appreciate it.
The survey link is here:
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Bugs! Mosquitoes, ticks, flies and other pests can ruin outings and even transmit such diseases as West Nile Virus and Lyme Disease. Most commercial bug sprays are toxic and, worse yet, ineffective. What’s a nature lover to do?

In following the Full Moon Feast moon cycles, the next moon upon us is Milk Moon. Since I’ve already written about raw milk, and there’s some great resources found on the internet, I’ll post the links. And although the legalization of raw milk in Wisconsin is (hopefully) pending, it is ironic that I have to buy my milk on the black market through a dealer. Ain’t this the dairy state? The book contains recipes for homemade yogurt, yogurt cheese peras, and kefir… but I have yet to try these recipes out. The warm frothed milk with saffron and cardamom is tasty, though, and I’ve made clabbered cottage cheese already. I tested the recipe for creamy salad dressing, but had to substitute cream for creme fraiche (who knows where I’d find such a thing.)