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Good morning Donna....NZ time 6.53 am.

Seasons... This year the change of seasons here was very obvious. February 28th Summer,muggy,hot weather. March 1st..First day of Autumn.. WHAM instantly cold evenings and mornings and lots of strong,cold wind and leaf drop. Usually it doesn't feel like that until May where we live. I read that a fruit growing area even had a smattering of snow already...unheard of!!!

Foods... I make soups that are good for your gut now and my chicken soup has fresh ginger,garlic and tumeric in it. Bone broth is good. Our bodies change as we age. I cannot longer eat butter. It goes straight through me and causes acid reflux. I have eaten butter and  watermelon my whole life. This year the watermelon  made my tummy bloat then my body would pass wind for about 5 hours!! ( I read Watermelon is high in fructose)  A cup of tea before bed also causing my tummy to bloat. A friend visiting told me if she eats ice cream before going to bed she can't sleep!

Bread.... A law  was passed so that All flour that can be used to make bread ( except organic flour) has to have man made folic acid in it. It leaves a revolting taste in ones mouth.  I brought a bread maker and also do a no knead 100% wholemeal loaf by hand.

Weather... Was so wet in NZ over Summer that people had poor crops- peaches got brown rot, tomatoes didn't produce as well from lack if sun. BUT we don't give up and keep looking at different ways of growing vegetables that our ancestors would have done that we may not think about today.

It is so good to glean good information from times past and use it now.

Grandma Donna, regarding your bread, have you tried Einkorn Flour or wheat?  It is an ancient grain that folks who are sensitive to gluten can eat.  There lots of info on line and it can be found in smaller amounts at the super stores or you can order it on line.

From one Grandma to another,

Sara in Tennessee

I just accidentally lost all I typed. I wanted to say I am starting the move to more old fashioned methods now that I’m home. 

I won’t retype all of my original comment but I also wanted to attach this from the Emily Post 1945 edition of her etiquette book. This is for a young woman to go to college.  

I continue to move furniture to find what suits me at this moment in time. I did get my drying rack area set up to suit me and have been working on totes of seasonal decor. My likes have changed and I have decided "less is more" for me at this time. I am not a minimalist at all but am only keeping what speaks to me.  Family gets first pick of the remainder and then it is going to the thrift store as a donation.

I have too many kitchen utensils but didn't know how to sort them out so I decided to see what I use on a monthly basis and after washing it is put in a separate area. Anything left in the drawer is going to be donated. I own 5 pancake turners....and I can only use one at a time.

My foods have changed also, I want plainer, more simple foods as they don't make me ache or have stomach distress. 

I well remember my grandma's kitchen growing up and what I miss most is the peace and calm of that time, both of my grandmas came thru the depression and it made them so strong and yet so gentle. 

Spring is right around the corner for us, I am anxious to be out of the snow and cold weather.

Hey G'Donna!

I haven't finished reading the blog yet, but you mentioned bread and wheat. I read a book called  Wheat belly: lose the wheat, lose the weight, and find your path back to health (William Davis) and I think it's this book that talks about the original wheat grown before WW2, and there is one woman in the US who still grew it (I'm not sure if she or her family still does). But it's the wheat that we can digest because it's not been modified with any other type of grain to have what we do today. I sometimes suffer from belly issues whenever I eat wheat.