Years ago I did a challenge called 31 Bags in 31 Days. The premise was a simple one, get rid of one bag of junk from my home each day for the month of March. The challenge worked out great for me, and I was able to get rid of a lot of stuff that we no longer needed, clothes that could be donated or handed to a friend, toys that were either broken or were no longer age appropriate for … [Read more...] about 31 Bags in 31 Days
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Garden Tour – Week 8
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Easy Ways to Preserve the Harvest
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A Garden Tour – Week Ten
We are going into the final stretch for my garden, it doesn’t seem possible, but that is where we are. I hope that you are enjoying reading the garden tours as much as I am enjoying writing about them! This week there is a lot of green coming into the house. The kale continues to grow prolifically. Honestly, it has spread and taken over most of my “greens” … [Read more...] about A Garden Tour – Week Ten
A Garden Tour – Week Nine
Here we are, the first day of August, and week nine of my garden tours this summer. I am really excited about this month because it is when the garden tends to explode with produce (I’m thinking of tomatoes here!). We are at a point in the summer when I am bringing in handfuls of cherry tomatoes and green beans. I have picked a few little pickling cucumbers – which I cut up … [Read more...] about A Garden Tour – Week Nine
A Garden Tour – Week Six
It has been extremely cold the past couple of days. I guess that is probably a bit of an exaggeration, temperatures in the 60’s are not all that cold. It certainly felt that way though, especially in the summer months! I think that the cool off and rain did help my garden though – the rain especially. It has been so incredibly dry here. There is a lot of flowering … [Read more...] about A Garden Tour – Week Six