Power of vinegar, curing pumpkins, soups

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Daily Newsletter for Wednesday, September 27, 2017

shells and sand

Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean
And the pleasant land.
So the little moments,
Humble though they be,
Make the mighty ages
Of Eternity.
–Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney (1823–1908)

 
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
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