A few years ago someone sent me a link to a neat recipe site where you could just punch in the miscellaneous items you had in your fridge, and it would pull up recipes from the web. Since it is 2:25 and I have absolutely no ideas for dinner I thought it would be a… Keep Reading

Well, today is Works For Me Wednesday. Shannon over at “Rocks in My Dryer” compiles a complete list of all the neat little tips and tricks that folks have to make their lives a bit easier every Wednesday. It doesn’t have to be anything earthshattering, it just has to “work for me”. Today’s tip is… Keep Reading

Sorry this is a bit late! I prefer to get my Festival of Frugality review done on Tuesday during the day, but sometimes you get OBE as the Army says (Overcome By Events). This weeks Festival was back at it’s birthplace on “Blueprint for Financial Prosperity”. There were 20 entries (again, nothing from me this… Keep Reading

Life is funny. Just two days ago I was going through my recipe file and found my copy of the recipe for Amish Friendship Bread Starter. I thought to myself “Gee, I haven’t made this in 3 or 4 years, I should make it again soon” and left the recipe out on my counter. Today,… Keep Reading

Well, I finally got my tomatoes planted in the tire today. I mentioned this technique in Thursday’s post, but thought I’d go into a bit more detail. This is my first year trying it. . . . Picture from article on Groovy Green Simply put, you plant potatoes in the center of an old tire…. Keep Reading

. . . .of my life! Yes, this post is about the little things going on in my life this week, not what to do with the little bits of cereal and chips and stuff left in the bottom of the bag. (although I found this old post from 2004 in a cooking blog that… Keep Reading

This week there were 30 entries in the festival over at Arindi~and I didn’t even put anything in 🙂 As always here are my favorite picks: Over at The Common Room the “Deputy Headmistress” wrote a great article on frugalities in answer to a readers question. She has so much great information on the mindset… Keep Reading

I just love festivals and fairs. Even the corny ones 🙂 I have wonderful memories of my mom taking all 5 of us kids to the “Celtic Festival” that was held every summer up in Maine. We heard bagpipes, watched big men throw things, and saw women spinning wool. It was interesting, educational, and fun…. Keep Reading

Sorry, as my erstwhile sister pointed out, I forgot to actually put the link in for the DIY project in the post this morning. It is now fixed.

Well, today is my first day of work at a little botique here in town. I’ll be working a full shift (10-4) every Monday and a half shift (12-5) 2 Sundays a month. I’m hoping that this will be a fun way for me to get out of the house a little bit and interact… Keep Reading