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Yesterday, I received a phone call from Chino the Handyman letting me know he had finally finished building his backyard chicken coop. OH. HAPPY.DAY. Before he could finish talking I cut him off and told him to come on over and The Girl and I would give him four of our older chickens for his Read More >>
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This past week I was able to fill the table not once, but twice with free, reclaimed fruit and vegetables. All of the food you see was sitting a shelf in the produce section of a local store just a few hours before I picked it up. There is nothing wrong with this food what Read More >>
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The weather has warmed up a bit and the danger of frost is gone here in Western Washington, so now is the perfect time to plant pumpkin seeds. The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird is planning on having a harvest party this fall with her peeps. So this year we have dedicated a rather Read More >>
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Hot diggety dog! The pea plants are starting to flower. Can you believe it? I’m hoping we’ll have sugar snap peas in about 2 more weeks. All I can think about lately is stir fry, stir fry, stir fry. Oh how I love this time of year. Last week while I was in Albertsons, I Read More >>
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The Handsome Husband received a lovely care package a few days ago from his mother. It was his annual birthday box of meat from Omaha Steaks {insert big happy smile}. Inside the box, among other things, was chicken. And since the weather outside was perfect bbq weather, I grilled up some chicken kabobs. Life is Read More >>
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A few weeks ago when the Good ‘n natural bar coupon came out {5/6 RP} I called my local QFC and placed an order for as many bars as I had coupons. This morning I went to QFC to pick the Good ‘n natural bars that had come in. There were also a few other Read More >>
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Oh my word, yesterday was such a gorgeous day! I think I must have spent at least 5 hours puttering around the garden. And I do mean puttering. Monkey Boy cleared a small area of brush towards in the front yard, The Girl weeded the raspberry paths, and I planted another round of beans. This Read More >>
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This afternoon I whipped up a batch of mint chocolate chip ice cream. According to Monkey Boy, it was the best ice cream he had ever tasted. But he’s a boy, who loves Doritos… so can he be trusted? Hmmm. I think so. In fact, I’ll even go on record to tell you this was Read More >>
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