The Sneezy Sneak Rag Song Sketch

Here is me lying in the grass defying all allergies. HA!

I know it's not very sexy or glamorous but I fear that I have allergies.  And when I have an allergy attack, I tend to sneeze.  A lot. Like four in a row.  Fortunately, I can keep my allergies at bay by incorporating local honey into my diet (it really works, guys, it just takes a couple months to work but it DOES).  But I know the agony (maybe too strong of a word) of trying to sneak into the bedroom without waking up my baby and then...  ah ah ah CHOO!  

Anyway, I wrote and recorded this little ragtime piano piece with that image in mind.  Download, enjoy and eat local honey.

Sweet as Honey

Honey Harvest from Kinfolk on Vimeo.



I saw this video by Kinfolk on Vimeo the other week and thought it was just so magical.  There's something about bees and honey, I think, that make me feel hopeful.  So, I hope you have a delightful weekend and a perfectly marvelous March!

I Eat My Peas With Honey...

I'd read, years back, that if one eats local honey they will create a natural immunity for the local allergens and no longer have allergies.  It seemed so incredible, in a world where there are so many sufferers of allergies, that the solution was that simple so I never actually did it.  However, last year, when I was just pregnant, my midwife told me that if I got an asthma attack (I've had asthma since middle school) while near my delivery date, it could mean serious complications and would definitely keep me from having the natural childbirth I really wanted.  Her solution: a nip or two of local honey about eight times a day.  


Well, I went ahead and did it, starting in February, and continued to have the occasional issue through spring but once autumn ended, I realized that I hadn't had an allergy attack or any asthma in months.  Craziness!  Aaaand, I still haven't - over a year later.  I feel like I have to share this amazing thing with you.  Here are two websites that may help you find local honey.  It did take a while to kick in, but now, after years, I'm allergy-free!  

And what tastier way to cure oneself, I ask?


http://www.localharvest.org/organic-honey.jsp
http://www.honeylocator.com/


P.S. Babies under one year can't eat honey. It's okay - they're sweet enough anyway! <3  

Honey and Chocolate!

So, Saturday is my favorite t.v. night of the week - that's when the Cooking Channel is pure fun from 9 - 11 p.m. - the perfect way to begin my weekend. We also made the night even more food-tastic by making Nigella Lawson's Honey Bee Cake.

You can see the recipe here, but I just had to post pics of the gooooorgeous cake! It looked just like the real thing! Very exciting!

Any moments of great accomplishment for you all this past weekend?

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