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Have you ever heard of seed bombs? Basically, they are balls made out of clay, compost, and seeds. They can be tossed anywhere you have a large area you’d like to cover with flowers, etc. Apparently, seed bombs were first used in the 70’s to “bomb” large vacant lots in New York City with flowers–they Read More >>
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Am I the only one who thinks there’s something so comforting about a small town? I love to imagine what life would be like living in one. It feels like life is immediately simpler {which, I am sure it is not, but at least as a visitor, it feels that way}. Over the past 2 Read More >>
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Okay, so maybe saying this recipe for chocolate chip cookies is the best one on the planet is setting the bar kind of high. But I’m old and I’ve been baking chocolate cookies for a loooong time and this recipe my friend, is the best ever. Seriously. There is one tiny trick though. I FREEZE Read More >>
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I snapped a few photos of our square foot garden this morning and thought I would share. We pulled 10 ounces of radishes from 2 squares and replanted them with lima beans. I don’t think I’ve ever grown lima beans before but I thought they might be fun to try. A while back we planted Read More >>
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You can definitely tell the weather is warming up around here, because Lucy is totally shedding. If this were a farm, and she was losing her winter coat, that would be one thing, but she’s shedding All.Over.The.House. The HH bought Lucy a new brush, shampoo, and treats to help manage this hairy situation {ha!} and Read More >>
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This year I’m on a mission to grow 4,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables in my suburban backyard. In 2012 I was able to grow 2,028 pounds, and in 2013 I’m going double or nothing. I have absolutely no idea if I’ll be able to achieve my goal. But, as with any adventure, half the fun is getting there. ~Mavis ******* This Read More >>
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Every once in awhile someone will ask “Hey Mavis, it doesn’t look like you are buying very much food. What are you feeding your family? Rocks? We want pictures. Oh, and can you post a weekly menu plan too?” The thing is, I don’t do a weekly menu plan. Which is weird because I have Read More >>
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Last week when the HH brought home a giant box of rhubarb I didn’t have the time to process it all so I have a bunch to my neighbor Hulda. Luckily her mom was in town and guess what? She made 2 pies. Hulda shared and I was able to get a slice of both Read More >>
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