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Well it was another awesome possum week in the reclaimed food department. We were able to pick up 4 boxes for fruits and vegetables from Mr. Produce Guy. All of which was headed for the dumpster. Spotted bananas, heck yeah I’ll take those. I can turn them in to Banana Bread, Banana Fudgesicles, Banana Cake, Read More >>
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Jam without Pectin My online buddy Heather from Massachusetts whipped up a batch of no-sugar blueberry vanilla chia jam and it turned out oh so good she wanted me to share the recipe with you. And who can blame her, Chia seeds are just plain cool. In fact, Chia Seeds are so cool right now, Read More >>
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Do you plan on heading to the beach this summer? How do you typically spend your day at the beach? We have always just soaked up the sun, splashed in the water, and maybe thrown a Frisbee. This year, though, I think we are going to get a little more creative and try a scavenger Read More >>
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It’s been awhile since I’ve given an update on my square foot garden, so this morning Lucy the puggle dog and I snapped a few pictures for you. I forgot to pull the broccoli plant up before we left. Technically we could chop up the broccoli stalk and eat it, but Lucy and I decided Read More >>
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While in D.C. The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird and I went to the National Museum of the American Indian. The museum is part of the Smithsonian Institution and details every part of the Native American experience. The National Museum of the American Indian was our favorite non-garden museum of our whole trip. The Read More >>
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Well this is going to be a boring update. 😉 We were out of town last week on a family vacation to Washington D.C. and since all food consumed on vacation comes out of our vacation fund, there really isn’t much to report. The Girl and I did make a quick trip into out local Read More >>
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Earlier today I shared some pictures of my favorite homes in Colonial Williamsburg, Va and now I want to show you some of the gardens The Girl and I spotted during our afternoon there. I’m no Colonial expert or anything, but I’m pretty sure a 4 foot high fence with a cutesy garden lock isn’t going Read More >>
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If you think I make a lot of smoothies, my neighbor Girly Girl makes a whole lot more. Lately she’s been on some sort of flax seed kick, tossing them into every smoothie she drinks. I haven’t tried then yet but here’s what I found out about them: First, they are an AWESOME source of Read More >>
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