tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post2913499155941060830..comments2023-10-20T10:18:36.203-04:00Comments on You've GOTTA read this!: Made From Scratch: Discovering the Pleasures of a Handmade Life - Jenna WoginrichSandy Nawrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-66647372869758014992011-03-22T21:28:37.415-04:002011-03-22T21:28:37.415-04:00This is the book you were telling me about over ou...This is the book you were telling me about over our (not homemade, but delicious and highly entertaining) dinner!<br /><br />I'm supportive of making small changes toward a handmade life. Any little thing you can do to move in that direction has to be good. So you can have potted herbs on the balcony of that retirement condo on the beach ...Dawn @ sheIsTooFondOfBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285873722005594325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-41595027072795182162011-03-18T23:21:24.990-04:002011-03-18T23:21:24.990-04:00This sounds very fascinating! I have those fantas...This sounds very fascinating! I have those fantasies some days, but I think I would be horrible at that kind of life.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-46234510735067486062011-03-18T12:16:07.570-04:002011-03-18T12:16:07.570-04:00I'd love to read this. Ahhh, the fantasies th...I'd love to read this. Ahhh, the fantasies though - mine is a rambling cottage in Italy with olive groves and all.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387389557243960084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-28318752957862232412011-03-17T20:50:42.726-04:002011-03-17T20:50:42.726-04:00This kind of life is so insanely alien to me and m...This kind of life is so insanely alien to me and my personality, yet I would be interested in reading it...just as I am interested in reading my current book about a crime scene cleaner, it is fun to learn about other ways of life. And I would have never pegged you as a wannabe farmer!Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-52236195945989518742011-03-17T16:28:43.975-04:002011-03-17T16:28:43.975-04:00I think it's very interesting how many of us d...I think it's very interesting how many of us daydream about living this kind of simpler lifestyle...I would love to have a few chickens and I'm like a kid at Christmas waiting on Spring planting to begin...Ahhhh...we'll just all keep dreaming together :)Peppermint Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02839146118641977559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-49397922321431504382011-03-17T16:15:53.239-04:002011-03-17T16:15:53.239-04:00Sounds very interesting. I'm in awe of people ...Sounds very interesting. I'm in awe of people like this.Julie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16008101127541997459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-78757850673548053632011-03-17T16:14:54.419-04:002011-03-17T16:14:54.419-04:00btw..that rabbit she had to "put down".....btw..that rabbit she had to "put down"...exactly what did she intend to do with those rabbits anyway?caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-89804390570314799942011-03-17T16:12:50.180-04:002011-03-17T16:12:50.180-04:00I friend of my at work has bought a property on a ...I friend of my at work has bought a property on a mountain in Virginia, she and her husband have built a log house and intend, in a few years, to move their and raise goats.<br /><br />I like to buy my goat cheese at the supermarket. :-)caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-49401257452513037432011-03-17T15:58:34.551-04:002011-03-17T15:58:34.551-04:00It all sounds fun, but I'm not sure how much o...It all sounds fun, but I'm not sure how much of it would turn out to be fun. I thought for a moment the book would be about crafting, but she's really serious.<br /><br />We bought a bread machine a few years ago for five dollars in a thrift store and now make our own bread every couple of days. Well, the machine makes it. That and the vegetable garden are the household things we do. I engage in a few crafts now and then, too.<br /><br />But I would like to argue that writing your own book reviews should count a little.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-44312417778579780492011-03-17T15:51:12.168-04:002011-03-17T15:51:12.168-04:00I have this fantasy that I'll meet a rancher a...I have this fantasy that I'll meet a rancher and we'll wind up raising cattle in Montana or something. Ha! Right.Heidenkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494625457587427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-85665694482122170432011-03-17T15:43:48.041-04:002011-03-17T15:43:48.041-04:00I have the fantasy of a farm life in the future to...I have the fantasy of a farm life in the future too. I think mine will be limited to having a huge garden and trying to raise as many fruits and veggies as I can. Living here in California I have a good chance of making a really good garden without stressing too much about it. Sounds like a fun read.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739982274914536036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-32342521472407760372011-03-17T15:26:30.019-04:002011-03-17T15:26:30.019-04:00I am with you! Farm as fantasy and condo on the b...I am with you! Farm as fantasy and condo on the beach reality! We can live vicariously through books!Elisabethhttp://ladybook21@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-55829246092643797502011-03-17T13:33:59.333-04:002011-03-17T13:33:59.333-04:00This does sounds fascinating. I always want to do ...This does sounds fascinating. I always want to do things like this, then I make a garden or something and everything dies. I'd love to read about someone else's success at a farming lifestyle.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-39302969493297240562011-03-17T13:15:41.235-04:002011-03-17T13:15:41.235-04:00I love to read books about farm life because it...I love to read books about farm life because it's a dream I've long had. When I face reality, I know I'm far too lazy and spoiled to ever live on a farm, but in my mind the existence seems idyllic.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-11182279139451181762011-03-17T12:48:19.990-04:002011-03-17T12:48:19.990-04:00If she can teach me how to get my cat to make home...If she can teach me how to get my cat to make homemade pasta I'm all in.The Bumbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334162339045336577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-970225043393841522011-03-17T10:24:12.592-04:002011-03-17T10:24:12.592-04:00I always wanted to be that sort of person! But it...I always wanted to be that sort of person! But it is so far from reality for me, that reading the book would only make me feel bad. (However, I fully intend to BE that person in my next life!)rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-56567426724566310132011-03-17T09:14:51.701-04:002011-03-17T09:14:51.701-04:00I so want to read this book! Jenna sounds amazing,...I so want to read this book! Jenna sounds amazing, and like someone who not only has a lot of energy, but a ton of chutzpah as well. I wish I had the talent to do half of the things that she does...Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-11250504480129500842011-03-17T08:26:34.941-04:002011-03-17T08:26:34.941-04:00This lady sounds amazing. All I do is garden a bit...This lady sounds amazing. All I do is garden a bit, but I've dreamed about keeping bees (my husband is terrified of stinging insects and says no!) or chickens (my city says no) in my backyard. I've just barely started doing a bit of canning, and wonder if I could learn to make bread from scratch. My mom used to when I was young.<br /><br />I knew someone when I was little who kept goats, and I remember not liking the goat milk, it just tasted so odd. I wonder if it's a taste I could learn to like?Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-88218081103041894692011-03-17T06:55:47.733-04:002011-03-17T06:55:47.733-04:00I have a dream about being self-sufficient one day...I have a dream about being self-sufficient one day, but I'm not sure I'm a good enough gardener to make that happen. I am currently considering getting chickens and I love the idea of bees- sounds as though I could follow in her footsteps! If only I had the space to excercise huskies..... You've got me daydreaming now!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-59202158226845597122011-03-17T05:49:09.472-04:002011-03-17T05:49:09.472-04:00I'll be sticking to herbs on the windowsill fo...I'll be sticking to herbs on the windowsill for now and for many years to come, but like you I am full of daydreams...Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.com