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Okay everyone, I’m pretty sure Pablo is a rooster, but after 16 weeks he still has not made any crowing sounds or behaved in an ungentlemanly like manner. Picasso follows Pablo everywhere and all the other hens love him/her. Picasso is on the left and Picasso on the right. We made a quick video this morning so those of Read More >>
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Shut.The.Front.Door. I think being delusional is one of my best traits. Like when I walked in to Costco yesterday {on a full stomach} and proceeded to shop like a typical housewife living in suburbia. Knowing full well what my grocery budget goals are for 2013, I happily filled my cart with things my family loves. Monkey Boy about fell Read More >>
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Looking for a simple way to use up some of those frozen vegetables from the garden? I highly recommend roasting them. Instead of potentially mushy and flavorless veggies, you get a crispy and delicious side dish–perfect with any meal. {I’ve used this method on a ton of different frozen veggies, and they’ve all turned out Read More >>
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I love rice. It’s fairly cheap and makes a great filler to any meal. So, when I stumbled upon this little nugget of wisdom, I thought I’d better give it a try: add one teaspoon of lemon juice to each quart of water when cooking rice. (It’s supposed to keep rice fluffy and prevent sticking.) I added Read More >>
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About a month ago I was talking about wanting to plant some sort of garden in front of the chicken coop. Someone suggested I place a few boards at the base of the coop to keep the hens from digging away at the roots of whatever I planted in front of it. I don’t know Read More >>
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Last night I sat down and sorted all the seeds I intend to grow in my 2013 garden. It took me about 2 hours. Thanks to my hottie of a horticulturalist boyfriend Ryan, I will be sowing tons and tons of Botanical Interests seeds in my garden this year. Ryan sent me every seed I could possibly want Read More >>
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One thing I’ve learned over the past few years as I’ve whittled my family’s grocery budget down from $800 a month {2008} to $100 a month {since 2010} is that there are specific times of year when groceries, household items and other goods go on sale. Just because a certain fruit or vegetable isn’t in season in Read More >>
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