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I don’t know about you, but I LOVE time-lapse videos, and this one by photographer Samuel Orr is pretty freakin’ awesome. Samuel snapped a whopping 40,000 photographs over a 15 month period and created the time-lapse video seen above. The pictures were taken from his front window just outside Bloomington, Indiana. The short film is titled, “Forest Read More >>
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This morning Lucy and I headed out early and did a little work in the garden. I transplanted some tulip bulbs I had planted in containers last fall, while she went exploring in the greenhouse. After getting the bulbs in the ground, we planted a few gutters with strawberry plants. If you are looking for Read More >>
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Last night I planted a few flats of zinnias and placed them under grow lights. I couldn’t be more excited. I’ve heard they are really easy to grow and since I’d like to expand my flower garden, I thought zinnias would add a pop of color. These are the varieties I’ll be growing this year: Envy – I LOVE Read More >>
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It was another awesome possum week in the reclaimed produce department. Every week people ask how I am able to get all this produce for free. And the answer is really, really simple. I just asked. “While I was out running errands, I stopped by my favorite produce market to inquire about possibly picking up “scraps” for Read More >>
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UPDATE : Matilda died late last night. 🙁 The Girl said… At least she got to die at home all nice and warm. She was a great pet chicken, and I couldn’t agree more. At least she got to die at home with us near her side. ************************ This morning I called the vet and made an appointment Read More >>
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Toothpaste is one of those easy to come by for free items if you are a couponer–and who doesn’t love free? There’s a million ways to use it {besides brushing your teeth, of course}. Here are a couple of my favorite: Clean white running shoes. Dab a bit of toothpaste on a wet cloth and Read More >>
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{photo credit} Okay, so I have kind of a weirdo question for you. I can’t be with Lucy all of the time, and lately I’ve been wondering what I could do to entertain her while I’m out running errands. I know that when I am outside, my little Lucy goose is happy to be Read More >>
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Well so much for taking the week off from grocery shopping. I totally failed. I was planning on only buying milk this past week, but the stores were calling my name and I just had to pop in for a few things. Here is what I picked up this week: QFC – $6.38 I walked Read More >>
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