Do you enjoy fermented foods? Do you make your own? It wasn't has hard as I thought it would be. My family loves kimchi and here's a bird's eye view of my process.

See photos over here: A Little Kimchi Goes A Long Way https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/01/21/a-little-kimchi-goes-a-long-way/

I refer to this link as well: http://October%20Reading%20Books%20https://amybain.wordpress.com/2023/10/29/october-reading-books/

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Do you have a favorite cookbook? One that you keep handy for all occasion ? I share about a few of mine in this episode.

You can see titles and authors over on my blog: The Cookbooks on My Counter https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/01/20/the-cookbooks-on-my-counter/

No matter where you live in the world, we need to pray for those who occupy seats of governance and authority. Join me in this episode for thoughts about prayer for government officials.

You can find this written on the blog: Pray for Our Nation https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/01/19/pray-for-our-nation/

Gardening can be as varied as your circumstances are. The most important part of learning to grow food that. you can eat is the freedom it gives you.

Read this on the blog: Food Freedom https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/01/18/food-freedom/

Shout out this week to listeners in Slovakia, Ecuador, Ireland, Vietnam, and South Korea. 💕

Every Christmas we gift our family with a new game to play together in the year ahead. This year's game got mixed reviews from players.

See it on the blog here: Our Newest Game https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/01/18/our-newest-game/

Shout out this week to listeners in Dominican Republic, Pakistan, Switzerland, Sweden, Philippines, and Indonesia! 💕

When I first heard of the Word of the Year, I felt so much pressure to find just the "right" word. Then I decided I didn't need to have just one word, or any word. I realized instead that it is the words I think or say that affect my year.

Read the blog here: Word of the Year? https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/01/16/word-of-the-year/

Sourdough is trending right now. Are you familiar with long-fermented sourdough bread? I learned this process from my daughter whose first job was in a niche bakery that made gut-friendly sourdough. Take a peek at my process.

You can read about it and see photos on the blog: Bread Making https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/01/15/bread-making/

I've started knitting my second mystery knit-along gnome. Her name is Gnana. Do you love gnomes or knitting? They go together so well.

See photos over on the blog: https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/01/14/to-gnome-or-not-gnome/

Also mentioned:

https://www.imaginedlandscapes.com/

https://www.leadingmenfiberarts.com/

I learned that today was dedicated to taking a break and reading some lines of poetry. I hope you did. I am sharing a couple of poems we read today in our poetry lesson. Read them over on the blog: https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/01/13/world-poetry-break-day/

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We need more than margin in our lives and schedules, we actually need some blank pages. We need more time to be, and actually live in the minutes that make up our days.

You can print and read Snail Mail over on the blog: https://amybain.wordpress.com/?p=5623

Here's the link to the story of Snail Mail: https://amybain.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/april-snail-mail/

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