Tag: honey

Mini Macks’ Culinary Adventures and Giveaway!

Mini Macks’ Culinary Adventures and Giveaway!

There is something equally rewarding and challenging when cooking. It is one of the tasks in life, since time began, that has near instant gratification. Before technologies of this and that, one could mix a few ingredients and quickly tell if it was a success or failure. When cooking with Mini Macks (or other small…

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Mohawk Valley Trading Company’s Raw Goldenrod Honey and Four Great Books!

Mohawk Valley Trading Company’s Raw Goldenrod Honey and Four Great Books!

When I opened the box from New York in April, expecting the fun travel pillows from Mohawk Valley’s affiliated company, Crooked Brook, I didn’t expect to receive one of the best honeys I have truly ever tasted! Mohawk Valley’s raw goldenrod honey looks like a melted lollipop in a jar. Fogged with the natural properties that…

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Finally! Golden Gate Bridge!

Finally! Golden Gate Bridge!

It was Sunday morning, our final day in San Francisco. The white fog was comfy on the hills beyond the condo’s windows. Sutro Tower was nowhere in sight. A sweet redheaded pal lay beside me with patterned breaths.

To the Batcave!

To the Batcave!

Like colorful soda bubbles rising to the surface, we were zipping and twisting up and through the San Francisco hills to Sutro Tower. The music was pumping through the speakers matching the sweet, but subdued, excitement of the morning. The wind was chasing us with a greater speed than we could escape it. I felt…

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Sweet Winter! Courtesy of Mohawk Valley Trading Co.

Sweet Winter! Courtesy of Mohawk Valley Trading Co.

It was 1993, I was nine years old. I had entered the 18th century John Greenhow general store in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. The wide plank hardwood floors squeaking beneath my small boots, my hands clasped in anticipation. I was overwhelmed by the spicy smells of pine, cinnamon, and my favorite – lavender. I picked up…

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