From the tiny town of Teasdale at the base of Boulder Mountain, LaRae Olsen shares the practical, thrifty wisdom she learned from her mother, Inez White. Organized into chapters on bug control, home remedies, house cleaning, personal care, emergencies, and gardening, this warm little book blends household how-to with nostalgic pioneer-era storytelling. From bee stings and cough syrup to skunk-smell removal and evaporative coolers, each tip comes wrapped in a memory of self-reliant country living. Grandma's tin box of remedies finally written down — folk wisdom before it's lost Get rid of skunk smell, ants, and crayon marks with stuff already in your pantry Self-reliance and preparedness straight from a 'modern pioneer' mother Charming rural-Utah storytelling wrapped around genuinely useful household tips “The village of Teasdale will barely make a dot on any Utah map, but I call it home.”Perfect for a frugal, nostalgia-loving homemaker or self-reliance enthusiast who enjoys old-fashioned country wisdom and grandma's home remedies.
