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If the only place you keep hydrogen peroxide is your first aid kit, you may want to check out these cool and thrifty uses: Clean sponges. Soak sponges for 15 minutes in an equal parts mixture of hydrogen peroxide and warm water to eliminate stinky odors and sanitize. Rinse thoroughly after soaking. Clean wood cutting Read More >>
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This morning I re-potted my artichoke seedlings I started on January 4th. I tried direct sowing some artichoke seeds late last summer, and they were off to a good start until the chickens gobbled them up. Bad chickens. I have high hopes for this batch though, and if all goes as planned, I’ll have an Read More >>
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This past week was a pretty boring one in the grocery department. Mainly I stayed home and did a lot of baking and made a bunch of crock pot meals from what we had on hand so I could spend my time in the garden rather than in the kitchen. Grocery shopping is funny, some Read More >>
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Today I hauled rocks, rocks, and more rocks. And I’m still not done. Moving rocks from one side of the yard to the other isn’t exactly fun, but at least I’m getting my exercise in. Which is probably a good thing because the Tacoma City Marathon I signed up for is in exactly 90 days. Do Read More >>
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This morning I planted a flat of endive. It was the first time I have ever planted it and I’m pretty excited. I’m not sure what I’m looking forward to more, it’s funny leaves or to actually eat it. All I know it that it looks cool, and therefore probably tastes cool too. Brief description: Endive Read More >>
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While we were in Colorado last week, we drove to the town of Breckenridge, Colorado for the 2013 International Snow Sculpture Championships. This was my first trip to Breckenridge, and it was awesome. In fact, I’d totally move there if I could. The town was beautiful, filled with families, and everyone seemed really happy. Even if it was Read More >>
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Do you know anything about coconut oil? If so, I could really use your help. Evonne from facebook recently asked me to talk about coconut oil. But the thing is, I ordered a jar of coconut oil with some Vitacost credits last summer and I have no idea what I’m going to do with it. I Read More >>
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Pasta Fagioli Soup like Olive Garden Looking for something quick and easy to make? Whip up this Pasta Fagioli Soup in the crock pot and you’ll be all set (or should I say Pasta E Fagioli? I don’t know if the E is important, my Italian is rusty). Not only is this recipe awesome, but Read More >>
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