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Last week Mrs. Hillbilly and I made a date to process the remaining 2 boxes of Hubbard squash that have been sitting on my back porch since I harvested them in late September. The deal was, I would provide the Hubbard squash, and Mrs. Hillbilly and I would process the squash and using her Foodsaver Read More >>
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I’m thinking about breaking up with Mr. Produce Guy. This was the 4th week in a row I have received boxes of “chicken scraps” that have been mostly, well, scraps. Gone are the days of finding ridiculous amounts of fresh fruit and veggies. Freezing quarts and quarts of fresh strawberries, heaping bowls of mushrooms, tropical Read More >>
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My neighbor Mrs. Hillbilly makes the best passion fruit tea on the planet. I was over at her house yesterday hanging out {I’ll tell you about it later} and she offered me a mug. Apparently southerns like tea. Who knew? Also, I want to give you a head ups on the blanket pajamas Costco is Read More >>
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I wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who gave me suggestions and recipes for my tiny Brussel Sprouts harvest. I am excited to try more of the recipes as the season progresses and we pick more sprouts. Several people suggested this Martha Stewart recipe, and since I had everything on hand, I Read More >>
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Here is another fun activity to keeps the kids busy during the long wait for Thanksgiving dinner. If you have never made them before, gumdrop turkeys are super easy to make. All you need are a few toothpicks, a pair of scissors {to cut the eyes, wattle and beak}, and a bag of assorted old Read More >>
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Well it sure was a good thing I asked you whether I should use straw or hay to cover the backyard garden for the winter. Since this is my first time trying to overwinter vegetables in the garden, I really had no clue. I do know one thing though. This straw is going to make Read More >>
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One word. Costco. Yep, I totally broke my weekly budget. But hey, lets look on the bright side, at least we got some free samples. Basically from now until Christmas, I totally need to hide my Costco card and not step foot in the giant warehouse if I’m going to make it until the end Read More >>
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Check out my new jammies. I like to point my feet at the kids as they walk by and say CHOMP CHOMP. But they are not amused. Silly teenagers. Just in case you were wondering, Target got a whole slew of new blanket sleeper pajamas in stock over the weekend. I’m kind of on the Read More >>
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