http://freshairandporridge.com Simple Ways to Create a Vibrant Life Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:03:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en freshairandporridgehttp://feedburner.google.com So who are the Dawsons, and why would you be interested? Well, we are a family of 5 from Massachusetts. We just went on vacation in New Hampshire, so this is pretty much what we look like right now! Our oldest girl is 11 and just about to enter middle school; our son is 9 and going into 4th grade; and our baby girl is 21 months old, going on about five. We do a lot of things that some (including our children) might consider outdated, unconventional, or just plain weird.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/freshairandporridge/~4/G6FrEEtz7aM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/freshairandporridge/~3/G6FrEEtz7aM/ http://freshairandporridge.com/who-are-we-anyway/ When it was time to think of a name for my blog, the phrase “fresh air and porridge” swam up from the recesses of my mind. It comes from the All Creatures Great and Small books by James Herriot - you might remember them from the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS7Z1q9hL2I">public television series</a> by the same name - and it captures the essence of what I want to share with you: simple things that help our family thrive.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/freshairandporridge/~4/HHDhqAY7tWE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/freshairandporridge/~3/HHDhqAY7tWE/ http://freshairandporridge.com/fresh-air-and-what/ Here we are at the foot of my Blogging Mountain, and as I write the first posts and figure out how to show and tell you all that I want to share, this <a href="http://www.maryengelbreit.com/" title="Mary Engelbreit">Mary Engelbreit</a> card that I’ve had since high school graduation in 1989 captures the feeling so perfectly.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/freshairandporridge/~4/bx1jIXoVRug" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/freshairandporridge/~3/bx1jIXoVRug/ http://freshairandporridge.com/begin-it/ Sauerkraut is made by a process of pickling called lacto-fermentation that is analogous to how traditional (not heat-treated) pickled cucumbers and kimchi are made. Fully-cured sauerkraut keeps for several months in an airtight container stored at or below 15°C (59°F).<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/freshairandporridge/~4/PyhpXOZDtdo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/freshairandporridge/~3/PyhpXOZDtdo/ http://freshairandporridge.com/recommended-product-2/ You can post a product you recommend here.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/freshairandporridge/~4/gaZP6cmJP8g" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/freshairandporridge/~3/gaZP6cmJP8g/ http://freshairandporridge.com/recommended-product-1/ We base our family’s diet around “real food” principles, which means that whenever possible we eat foods that are minimally-processed, homemade, and locally grown. This is how people ate for generations, and since we’ve been eating this way our meals have become more nourishing and a lot tastier!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/freshairandporridge/~4/CGV1NtsKp_I" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/freshairandporridge/~3/CGV1NtsKp_I/ http://freshairandporridge.com/about-nourishing-food/ We are born with the opportunity to reach our highest potential. However, sometimes, things get in the way – circumstance, disease, and other obstacles can hamper our ability to live life fully and achieve the mission each of us is here to fulfill.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/freshairandporridge/~4/T9dok3jggpg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/freshairandporridge/~3/T9dok3jggpg/ http://freshairandporridge.com/about-radiant-well-being/ The connections we make with each other, with the world around us, with the passing of the seasons, with what has happened in the past to bring us to where we are now – these are truly the everyday wonders that bring depth, meaning, and context into our lives.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/freshairandporridge/~4/eNvTZGdsKrs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/freshairandporridge/~3/eNvTZGdsKrs/ http://freshairandporridge.com/about-meaningful-connections/ This is where you asked to have testimonials on a...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/freshairandporridge/~4/wXxkmY1vg18" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/freshairandporridge/~3/wXxkmY1vg18/ http://freshairandporridge.com/heather-sanders/ This is where you asked to have testimonials on a...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/freshairandporridge/~4/J06SFMRhUw8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/freshairandporridge/~3/J06SFMRhUw8/ http://freshairandporridge.com/testimonial-2-2/