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When The Girl & I went to the Sequim Lavender Festival last summer, they were selling lavender lemonade. We didn’t buy any there but I knew I wanted to try & make some when we got back. I thought this recipe would be perfect for a Labor Day BBQ because it’s so simple but so refreshing. Read More >>
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And so the battle between organic and non-organic veggies continues! In my latest eHow article The Battle of the Veggies: Organic Vs. Nonorganic Soil Part 3, I give you the final results from my experiment. Is growing vegetables in organic soil really better? Even though I was totally “rooting” for the organic soil, I was Read More >>
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I recently got a facebook question from reader, Amanda, about keeping bugs out of the garden. She asked, Mavis, how do you keep bad bugs out of your garden? All your produce always looks so healthy!!!! What’s your secret? I am battling little green caterpillars on everything. Little munchers are on my nasturtiums, sage, radishes, Read More >>
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Whenever The Girl and I travel, I always make sure to grab those little plastic shower caps from the hotel bathrooms. They work perfectly to cover rising dough, because they will cinch to the side of your bowl, and still give to the rising dough. {It doesn’t really hurt that they are free either.} Just Read More >>
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Awhile back, I got a question from One Hundred Dollars a Month reader, Jane. She wrote, I am curious, I am retired, trying to minimalize, how many clothes should a person keep? I keep getting rid of things and down sizing and it still feels like too many. Thirty or 40? Less? Help. I Read More >>
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