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There’s A Million Ways To Save 50 Bucks. Here’s One More.

By Mavis Butterfield on January 13, 2026 - 8 Comments

There’s a million ways to save 50 bucks. And in case you’re looking for more ideas, here’s one more. Remember all that old tile we {the HH} pulled up next door? Well that silly man wanted to load not only the old broken tile, but the toilet and sink into the back of the car Read More >>

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12 Goals for the New Year

My Goals For 2026 – Week 2 of 52

By Mavis Butterfield on January 12, 2026 - 18 Comments

Get Back To The Basics Hello friends! This past week we hung out at the library, went for a long drive along the coast and went to the hardware store together. It’s practically a ghost town around here. Tons of places are closed and it’s so quiet. It will probably stay this way from now Read More >>

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Weekly Shopping Trips

One Hundred Dollar A Month Grocery Budget – Week 1

By Mavis Butterfield on January 9, 2026 - 53 Comments

Starting with a one hundred dollar a month grocery budget, I began January with absolutely nothing {not even salt and pepper} in the pantry. To make things simple, I decided to only shop at one store this month; Market Basket. On my first shopping trip I spent $38.89. {What you see above.} This is what Read More >>

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Random photo update

Ice Cards

By Mavis Butterfield on January 8, 2026 - 14 Comments

I was going through the photos on my phone the other day when I came across a series of ice card photos I took when we visited the Maine Maritime Museum a while back. Did your grandparents ever tell you about these? Did they grow up with ice cards in their windows? I remember my Read More >>

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Dinner, Recipes

Nancy’s Crock Pot Pork Chops With Apple Pie Filling

By Mavis Butterfield on January 7, 2026 - 5 Comments

Winner winner pork chop dinner!! A big THANK you to Nancy {and everyone else!} who shared their favorite easy Crock-Pot recipes. You have no idea how helpful that was. My husband spotted Nancy’s recipe for Crock-Pot pork chops with apple pie filling and said he wanted to try it. Well played Nancy! While I’m busy Read More >>

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Christmas

Everything Looks So Bare Now

By Mavis Butterfield on January 6, 2026 - 29 Comments

Yesterday we took down the Christmas decorations and now the place looks so bare. Have you taken your Christmas decorations down yet? Is your place feeling a little empty too? All the garland, the wreaths, the big red bows, the buoys, we even pulled the candles out of the windows. It’s kind of sad. All Read More >>

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12 Goals for the New Year

My Goals For 2026 – Week 1 of 52

By Mavis Butterfield on January 5, 2026 - 30 Comments

Get Back To The Basics Time. We all need more of it. Getting back to basics and carving out more time for the simple things I love. That’s what this year is going to be about for me. Unplug I know we’re only on day 5 of the new year but I am already feeling Read More >>

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Weekly Shopping Trips

I Only Have One Hundred Dollars A Month For Food

By Mavis Butterfield on January 2, 2026 - 53 Comments

Back to the basics. That’s my theme for this year. So with that in mind… I only have one hundred dollars a month for food this January. What? This month I’m going to show you how to feed yourself for $100 dollars a month. Yes, you heard me right, I’m going back to the root Read More >>

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