Join Mavis Butterfield for vegetable gardening and canning tips, easy recipes, and saving money strategies (Rug hooking, too!). Simple living at its best!
Last year The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird and I attended the Mother Earth News Fair at the Puyallup Fairgrounds and had a blast. Not only did we see a bunch of animals and displays, but there were also a ton of gardening workshops as well. Oh, and I also met my hottie of Read More >>
Do you cook with cast iron? I know people that have their grandmother’s cast iron skillet. They say it’s been seasoned by years of use, nothing sticks to it, and it looks brand new. I love the whole idea of something that lasts. I have several myself, and though it’s not my grandma’s, I hope Read More >>
If you are a couponer, you have stacks of newspapers that go to waste each week. This may be old news-ha! but why not use them to make your dollar stretch even further? Here’s ten Mavis approved uses for old newspaper: Ditch the paper-towels, newspapers work great for cleaning windows DIY Kid’s Party – Make Read More >>
{photo credit} White Bread Vs. Whole Grain Bread Monkey Boy loves Wonder Bread. I won’t buy it for him of course, but really, who can blame him? It’s soft and delicious up to the very last piece. As I’ve grown more conscious about what my family puts in their mouths, I’ve started to wonder (ha, no Read More >>
In an attempt to avoid the sniffles, I find winter time brings around more frequent hand washing. Needless to say, hand soap goes pretty quick around here–and a girl could go broke buying those fancy-schmancy bath store soaps, so I say, why not make your own? I make mine in a foaming hand wash pumper Read More >>
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