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{Photo Credit} In a few more weeks, everything will be planted and I will have a bunch of free time on my hands. I’m thinking about trying to grow an outdoor couch. What do you think?
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A few months ago I signed up to provided dessert for 500 people for a school function. And since Mrs Active Wear’s daughter and The Girl attend the same school, I figured she would LOVE to help me. Basically, I sign us up for crap all the time. It’s kinda fun. My favorite part is Read More >>
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In an effort to get rid of use some of the ground pork that has been lingering in my freezer since last summer, I decided to make a batch of homemade egg rolls. The original recipe called for frying the egg rolls in a pan of peanut oil. Ha Ha Ha. Do you know how Read More >>
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This year my goal is to grow 2,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. I think I can do it. With 16 raised garden beds, a greenhouse, a raspberry patch and a few more planting beds sprinkled throughout our property, I think growing 2,000 pounds of food is an attainable goal. Even if I do Read More >>
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Yesterday, as Monkey Boy and I were building the bean teepee, I noticed there was still a ton of French Breakfast radishes that needed to be harvested. So when we were finished, I told him to pick the radishes, bag them up and deliver them to a few of the neighbors. Because, HELLO, we can’t Read More >>
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When Monkey Boy and The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird were young, I would build them a bean teepee every summer. Back then, we lived on a .25 acre lot and because there was not an abundance of trees, I would purchase 6 foot bamboo poles at Home Depot. These days, we live in a more Read More >>
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A few nights ago, I made this delicious chicken and kale enchilada casserole. Reader Erin O. sent me a link {Thanks Erin}. Not only was it a snap to make, the Handsome Husband even raved about it! And he’s Irish… so the only thing he ever raves about are potatoes and cabbage. Ha Ha Ha. Read More >>
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Recently, I received a nice email from Emilie in Quebec: “For this summer, I think about having lettuce, strawberries and tomatoes. (is it too much? I have class all summer too so I’ll have maybe 2-4 hours a day to give to gardening.) I know that I’m too late for most of the seeding process, but I don’t Read More >>
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