I first learned about compost years ago, but at the time I had no interest in gardening so I quickly forgot anything I learned. A few years ago, when I first made a small attempt at gardening, I decided that we needed to compost. Using other garden blogs as my … Continue reading
Finding apricots is exciting for me; I have another food to experiment with in the kitchen! It was a little overwhelming at first, though. I’ve never used apricots before and had no idea where to start. So I googled. One of the most appealing ideas for Jed was to make … Continue reading
Earlier this year I started having some odd symptoms. None of them struck me as particularly ominous or even all that dangerous; in fact, I hardly even noticed most of them. Until I suddenly had a monthly cycle so short, I barely finished before starting again. That’s NOT normal for … Continue reading
Last Thursday I walked into the health food co-op and saw a gigantic display of Apricots. They had just gotten them in, and told me they should continue to receive them for the next couple of months. Apricots are on my short list of foods to trial next for Zac, … Continue reading
Ready for a rant? For Frugal Friday I had this whole post planned on “lower your expectations” as a frugal tip. Instead, I’m just going to rant and rave about how Wal-Mart (may have, almost) ruined my kids birthday party, all because Darrel and I decided to lower our expectations … Continue reading
The garden is growing beautifully, helped along by almost a week of lovely rain. The pole beans are almost 5 feet tall already, and the basil and cucumbers are getting bushier by the day. The carrots, so slow in starting, are really beginning to show their stuff, and the chard … Continue reading
Sometimes not doing things the way you normally do leads to unexpected rewards. Like these cookies! I’ve said before that one of my time-saving kitchen tips is to cook a big pot of quinoa to leave in the fridge. Then I can simply scoop out however much I need as the … Continue reading
By nature, I’m not an especially fearful person. I wasn’t at all scared to get married again after a painful divorce, I fly for a living, I’ve signed two mortgages, think public speaking is fun, and gave birth to a second child after Jed’s childbirth – a delivery that even makes … Continue reading
Last week I went to work for two days. The kids, as usual, spent that time at my parent’s house. BOY do I have something to share about THAT couple of days! But that’s for tomorrow. For now, let’s focus on food trials. We took our regular 3 day break from … Continue reading
This is something I’ve been doing for years, and thought everyone knew to do. Recently I was reminded that this isn’t common knowledge, so I thought I’d share this as a Frugal tip. It’s a one-time thing that will simply take a little time on the phone. Clean up your … Continue reading
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