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Fall Garden Update

I’m going to open with “any improvement is still improvement.” I didn’t get as much done as I wanted 🙁 I spent time in the garden today, it only took three hours of bushwhacking to get to my northernmost bed. I seriously need to do something about all the wireweed growing out there. Maybe 1-800-Rent-a-Goat? […]

A Round Tuit

We all make plans of some sort. Some of us are better at the follow-through than others, and some of us, well, we just suck as it. “Procrastination” is our lifeblood. We’ll get started on that project as soon as we get a little more money…when we feel a little better…after the weather cools down….when […]

Low cost dishwasher detergent (and a bonus Easy Fruit Leather recipe)

Riding on yesterday’s post, I’m following with the recipe I used to make a batch of powdered detergent for our dishwasher (the appliance, not the wife). As I read her this opening line, she smirked and replied, “Speaking of dishwashing detergent, we need some more.” I guess that means it, too, was a success. If […]

Low cost laundry soap

Walking through our local big box bulk store, I starting having fits thinking about spending $40 on a couple months worth of soap for clothes and dishes. I was about to go in for surgery, and would be out of work (no pay) for at least a couple weeks, so was stressing about cutting costs. I had […]

Paleo Hot Chocolate

This one is short, and almost sweet. I ran across a post on Mark’s Daily Apple regarding the health benefits of eating high-cacao dark chocolate. Healthy fats, flavanols, lower blood pressure, improved LDL/HDL numbers, increased insulin sensitivity, and other benefits from consuming this “horrid” stuff. My wife likes dark chocolate, and I’ve grown to like […]