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I think it’s kind of funny how our backyard garden has sprung to life again with all the cold weather we have been having. The garden boxes are full of green goodness and are chugging right along. The latest vegetables to emerge are cauliflower and winter beets. I’m still not sure if we will be Read More >>
This morning I noticed Bambi and her mother in my front yard looking for something good to eat. So I grabbed the ladder, went around back, and picked some scabby apples for them. I mean, they’ve already eaten all the good plants anyway. At this point I might as well keep them around a little Read More >>
I think this may have been the first in a very long time there were not strawberries in our boxes of free chicken scraps. This time around it was mostly water melon, cantaloup and apples. Plus a few grapes. Kind of a snooze fest of you ask me. In the summer Mr. Produce Guy was Read More >>
This was great for stocking up. I did a little trading with my neighbors, bought some basics and splurged a little on myself. And all for around $20. Not to shabby if you ask me. Here is what I purchased this week: Fred Meyer $7.50 If you have teenagers, then I’m sure you know how Read More >>
This morning I got a call from Mrs. Hillbilly. She wanted to do some bartering. Mrs. Hillbilly made her menu plan for the week and had discovered a few things missing from her pantry. On her wish list; diced tomatoes, onions, black beans, and pasta. So of course I showed up with a few extras. Read More >>
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