Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

Have you ever had heel pain, I am going through that right now. It's called plantar fasciitis.  Most people with plantar fasciitis have pain when they take their first steps after they get out of bed or sit for a long time. That is what happens to me. You may have less stiffness and pain after you take a few steps. But your foot may hurt more as the day goes on. It may hurt the most when you climb stairs or after you stand for a long time. And boy does it with me. I know part of the reason why I have a re-occurrence of it is because of standing on a hard floor bare footed. When I'm home I go around bare footed or just with socks on.  So I decided that it's not going away that I needed to find out what I could do on my own to help it go away. What I found out is the sooner you start taking care of the pain the better, not to wait, now I know that. It is said it will take longer to heal the longer you let it go on.  The things suggested to cure it i...

I am so excited to be a feature on the Farm Girl Friday Blog Fest Thank you I cook with cast iron cookware, mainly right now skillets and a grill pan but someday I hope to have a nice set of enamel cast iron cookware. I love cooking with it, the even heating it has, the heat retention and the durability. Just can't go wrong.  A little history here, I had read that it was not uncommon for women over a hundred or more years ago, would consider their cast iron pan to be of value and would will them to a daughter or granddaughter at their death. Now I'm not sure if my daughters would consider them as valuable as that but you can't beat a well seasoned pan. And speaking of which, that is what I'm going to write about. I have to admit I have my favorite pans, which are in the house and then I have a couple that I use only for campfire cooking. That being my 12 qt. dutch oven (with legs) and a my 15" (13.5 lb.) skillet. It's a biggie. Compa...