Hand Crafted Apron

Hand Crafted Apron by Melissa Dodd

I have a couple of Aprons for sale this year. The one pictured is currently on eBay. If you are interested, you can locate it under Home and Garden/Hand Crafted Apron/. The number ID is 261137195304 and the buy now price is $27.50 with $5.75 in shipping fees. Sorry, it is only available in the US.

Don't forget Witches' Brew is now available as a downloadable ebook.

Witches’ Brew is a fictional story set in the late 1920’s based on songs written by Melissa Dodd, a native Appalachian Mountaineer.  The family in this story could have been any family with their strong religious beliefs combined with the ancient art of spells and witch doctors. Beth, the young girl is our story, chases an old family mystery which was set in motion years earlier when a bootlegger’s son and a preacher’s daughter met under the  ol’ ‘Witching Tree’. You can access the song Witches' Brew by clicking here. A friend helped me to sound like I am on AM radio. Let me know what you think. You can also access it from the front of the book.

Along with Witches' Brew, Santa Sheds is also available by paper back. It is a children's book (or for adults with animals instead of children) about a two dogs, a squirrel, and a pig helping Santa save Christmas.

“Wagging Tails… Wagging Tails…

Santa’s on his way.

Hope he can fit all our presents

In that little sleigh.”

All my books can be found on my Amazon author page at 

amazon.com/author/mdodd.

Sunday Morning On High Mountain Farm

When I look out my window and see the awesome beauty of High Mountain, I know that God exists. My eyes behold his great works and answered prayers as I give thanks for all he has done for us.
Psalm 75:1
Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.

BISCUIT MAKING TECHNIQUE

Making Biscuits is an art and it's one of those things that will improve the more you do it. I learned the basics from my Mom years ago and then have improved upon the technique which works best for me. I have made this particular pan with self-rising flour. You can find the ingredients required for making them with plain flour on line. I like the self-rising flour and as long as I can get it, I will use it. The video which you can view by clicking here or on the permanent link to the left is designed to walk you through the technique. Remember, this is simply the way that I do it and as long as you achieve great biscuits, do it however works best for you.

Words of Inspiration

Do you ever wake up during the night and suddenly feel afraid? I call these episodes “moments of terror”. Satan will use the night and moments of terror to try and frighten you into a reaction. No one wants to be afraid and people will go to great lengths to make them go away. Drinking and drugs are two of the ways that Satan offers as remedies to fear. He promises escape but alcohol and drugs only hide the symptoms for a short time and with them come a new terror called addiction. No matter how you dress up addiction, it is still addiction and once addicted, Satan tightens his hold on your life but it doesn’t have to be this way.

God’s promise is found in Isaiah 41:13

“For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.”

Pictures from the October Snowstorm

The storm marches on and the wind howls on High Mountain Farm. The animals are all hunkered down in their houses and very little is moving outside. It is 10:40AM and the temperature is about 30F now. I will post a video to youtube and hopefully it will show up soon in the blog. In the meantime, here are a few pictures.