Elegant Survival

Dr. Joseph Mercola talks about the health-benefits of baking soda, also known as bicarbonate of soda.

Prepeare Yourself with Non-Electric Kitchen Tools: M-J Recommends One for the Elegant Cook

High quality, reasonably-priced, state-of-the-art skin-care is at your fingertips!

Kandace Bernal of Ulew Nature Products explains the procedure of skin-brushing.

No, that's not my hair colour--it's a preparation that is said to have enormous health-benefits.

Colloidal Silver Hydrosol

Immunogenics Newsletter, May 2009

The History of Silver

Available at Schnee's of Bozeman, Montana, the "Wild Rag" is 36" X 36" of pure, heavy silk. 

Pure white coconut oil mixed with a couple drops of lavender oil makes a wonderful, natural emollient for lips and fingernails. The mixture is also antibacterial. I store this home-made cream in antique porcelain miniature jars with lids. The jar on the left is by Heinrich of Bavaria, and the right one is Chinese.

Parallèle "45"

The wretchedly dressed pair on American television's "What Not to Wear" are brainwashed fashion-victims themselves. It's a classic case of "the pot calling the kettle black." The pair recently turned a middle-aged woman into a granny-wigged sofa, and a pretty blonde into a plain brunette. Not only do they give ridiculous hairdos to unsuspecting women, but their own hairstyles are both ugly and age-inappropriate. She needs her hair cut shorter, and he needs to comb his. People in glass houses ought not to throw stones!

This soup was cooked for less than ten minutes; it was made from water and dry ingredients from the pantry: Minute Rice, chicken bouillon powder, paprika and dried parsley. 

Quick-drying and small, these miniature washcloths are very efficient scrubbers and dust-cloths. They may be indispensable for your survival kit. Look for "Baby" brand.

Something went wrong with the "brilliant new kitchen tool" post of yesterday. For one thing, I have lost vision in my right eye and didn't see the typographical error in the title. Then,the photo turned sideways. The Original Dish Drying Pad is a very cool tool for drying big items that you have hand-washed, like pots, on your counter. I'll try to get the photo straightened out...here it is, and remember to have a look at the venerable Schroeder & Tremayne company's other wonderfully useful products while at their modest website.

The Royal Vizsla

This self-cleaning, elegant, odor-free, easily-trained breed is historically the favourite family dog/gun-dog

of European nobility.

Jacques sent me this article that he found on-line, knowing that I have been writing about this stuff since 2006.

Jungle Roses

Owned and operated by Elegant Survivor Londy Child