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There were plenty of garden chores this past week but I still managed to squeeze in a few quick shopping trips while I was out running errands. This year has gotten off to a bit of a rocky start, I’m already at $400+ for the year and we are only 7 weeks into it. I’m not too Read More >>
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Last night my neighbor Francisco sent me a text: Francisco: We are purging our cabinets are you interested in some non vegan goodies? Mavis: Should I come over right now? Francisco: Give us 15 🙂 if you are free Mavis: K will do So I quickly ran to our the pantry and found some loot. Read More >>
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I don’t know about you, but I am planting a boatload of Swiss chard seeds this spring. I started 1 packet of seed under my grow lights this morning, but I think I’ll wait until early spring to plant the rest of them outside. It’s great in stir-fry, but most of all, my chickens love Read More >>
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Week 8 of 52 – Mavis’ Backyard Garden Plot Things are moving right along in our backyard garden. The rock border is gone, and Monkey Boy filled all the garden boxes with soil yesterday. Yee- Haw! Now we just need some warmer weather and we can start growing some food around here. I wonder how Read More >>
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While I was out running errands this morning I stopped by Albertsons so I could stock up on a few things. Mostly I went out for the free Activia yogurt. I love using yogurt in smoothies. I also picked up some free Uncle Ben’s Rice cups and gum for the kids and a couple boxes of Read More >>
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I don’t know about you, but I am a total granola freak. I just can’t get enough of the stuff. So when Frieda’s Specialty Produce sent me some dried fruit and crystallized ginger to try, I knew right away I wanted to whip of a batch of homemade granola. If you’ve never made granola before, Read More >>
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A big thank you to Heather who told me about how she substituted canned pears for blueberries and how she upped the vanilla in my blueberry buckle recipe. I made Heather’s version today and man oh man was it yummy. Here is the recipe. Ingredients {slightly adapted from Jane} 1/2 cup butter, plus more for Read More >>
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Yesterday Mrs. Hillbilly, her kids and her Mom stopped by to check out the garden. Her Mother is in town this week and is a great resource for gardening that’s for sure. After we were done talking about okra, landscape fabric and roadside stands, we glanced into the chicken coop and noticed a chicken had Read More >>
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