Author: Calamity Jane

  • Full Belly

    Happy Thanksgiving to all of you American types. What a great holiday, all about being with family and friends, and eating yourselves silly with delicious food! Can I be thankful for Thanksgiving?

  • What and How to Cook in Cast Iron

    Wow, what a tangent, eh? Sorry about that for all of those who just didn’t see what was so interesting, and can we get on with some more cast iron blather already? Oh yes. How you clean your cast iron is important, but what and how to cook in it is every bit as essential…

  • Casting Stones

    Thank you all for the many interesting comments on my first Erica Jong post. I don’t tend to reply to comments, but only because my computer time is so limited. I do honestly value every one. This blog is somewhat of a sounding board for me, I like to hear your input. You might be…

  • Off a Duck’s Back

    Howdy friends, sorry to pop such a controversial and caustic article on you all in that last post and then disappear! It’s been a busy week here at Camp Mayhem, with short naps by the Babe. But I’ve been reading all your comments with great interest, and I have re-read Erica Jong’s article a few…

  • The Madness of Motherhood

    Today is Saturday. My day off! It’s really just half a day, but enough time for me to gloriate in my garden and bring the computer to my favorite coffee shop for some writing. I feel blessed! Mid way through the next and last installment of the cast iron cookery series, I got up to…