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Tonight The Girl and I will be watching Killer at Large. It’s another look at the obesity crisis in America. I am partly watching it to put to rest any guilt I have had over spending a little more to buy really high quality food for my family, and partly because I love food documentaries, Read More >>
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So maybe this is a silly question, but Lucy the puggle dog is our first pup so please bear with me. We brought little Miss Lucy home in February and since then she has been growing like a weed. It never occurred to me she the she might need a larger dog bed until my neighbor mentioned Read More >>
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It’s Friday and that means tonight is movie night! Whenever I stay up late, I always get the snackies. And by snackies, I mean, I want to eat carbs, and lots of them. If you are looking for ways to cut out or avoid late night snacking, here’s a few tips: Eat enough during the Read More >>
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Look at all the green goodness growing in our backyard garden beds! Spring has finally sprung and it’s so nice to see boatloads {I mean raised garden beds} filled with leafy greens. The French breakfast radishes are in tip top shape! My German neighbor Hudula has been eyeing these since she stepped foot in my backyard Read More >>
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I wanted to give everyone an update on our Send in the Gnomes Fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. OH MY GNOME! Together we have raised $2,130 dollars and collected 213 garden gnomes towards our $10,000 / 1,000 garden gnome goal. In case you just stumbled upon this and your’e wondering what the heck is going Read More >>
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Break out the muffin tins, because these lasagna cupcakes are mighty tasty! I usually make these when I have extra pasta sauce from the night before. I like to use meat sauce for my lasagna cupcakes but you can use whatever you have on hand. Be careful though, these go pretty quick at our house Read More >>
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If you are a local, this Saturday and Sunday, May 4th & 5th from 9 a.m.-3 p.m the Seattle Tilth will be hosting their annual May plant sale. The Girl Who Thinks she’s a Bird and I went last year and found lot’s of goodies. Not only will there be plants to purchase but there will also be Read More >>
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Holy cow do we have some super crafty readers here at One Hundred Dollars a Month or what? This Recycled Wood Pallet Potting Bench is awesome! Chef Selena from Tacoma, Washington had this to say about her creation: Hey Mavis! I built my wood pallet potting bench out of reclaimed pallets from a local hardware store Read More >>
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