Greg paid me a great compliment not long ago. He called me his ‘pioneer woman’. Compost: I had been cleaning and hauling away rabbit droppings from under the hutches. The manure goes into my big compost bins but I always leave a few of berries in the buckets to …
Menu for the week of February 28, 2016 Sunday Breakfast: Fried eggs nested in corned beef hash Lunch: Eggrolls Dinner: Ribeye steak with asparagus Monday Breakfast: Fried eggs Lunch: Grilled cheese sandwiches Dinner: Left over steak used in steak fajitas Tuesday Breakfast: Oatmeal Lunch: Polish sausage on a bun …
We attended our first ever Sustainable Living Fair sponsored by Mother Earth News. Mother Earth News has held these fairs before but this is the first one to come to Texas. What took them so long? It was jammed packed with speakers and events on topics from beekeeping to …
If some disaster happens today, tomorrow is too late to start saving. Maria’s words of wisdom Saving money is hard, especially when finances are already tight. You need an emergency fund. There’s no other way to butter that biscuit. Sometimes what we think are necessities are really the fluffy extras …
Menu for the week of February 21, 2016 Sunday Breakfast: Homemade pancakes Lunch: Cheese tray with crackers Dinner: Salmon with orzo and spinach Monday Breakfast: Cheese and spinach omelette Lunch: Tuna salad sandwich Dinner: Pasta with homemade sauce Tuesday Breakfast: Leftover pancakes Lunch: Veggie quesadillas Dinner: Ribeye steak and …
You guys have been so great. Thank you for the warm welcome and for putting up with me while I’m familiarizing myself with a new platform. I’m still tweaking a couple of things, so if you left a comment and you don’t see it, chances are it got put in …
Menu Planning. I don’t know why I hadn’t done this earlier. It’s possible it even saved my marriage! I think we’ve argued more about what to make for dinner than any other topic. Here’s the problem. Most days we don’t know what we want for dinner until closer to meal …
After several false starts I think it’s safe to go live now. I’d been testing and updating to make sure everything is in working order. Let me tell you, this has been a real education! There was a lot of research and prep work involved, but I really love …
