My Garden: 8 Favorite Gardening Books

Gardening and reading are two of my favorite occupations. I saw this poster online the other day and I though it was perfect. Going through my gardening books I pulled out eight of my favorite books. As you can see some of them are well loved. Taylor’s Guide to Perennials and Taylor’s Guide to Annuals.Continue reading “My Garden: 8 Favorite Gardening Books”

Frugal Tips: Why Pay For a Free Credit Report?

Did you know that by law you are entitled to one free copy of your Credit Report for each of the three big credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion). They will fulfill that obligation, at no charge – but only if you order from the right web site. Log onto the wrong one, and youContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Why Pay For a Free Credit Report?”

Prudent Pantry: Keeping Track – Step Two

As I mentioned last week organization in your pantry is a two step process. Once you have cleaned out your pantry and put like items together it is a good idea to have some sort of inventory of what exactly is in your pantry. Knowing what you have on hand you can save yourself timeContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Keeping Track – Step Two”

My Garden: Finding Beauty in February

In February my garden is covered with snow, the hills are white and there is little color anywhere. Recently we went to Billings Farm and Museum with some friends. I love visiting Billings Farm; it is a working farm with numerous animals and an operational farmhouse run as it was run in 1890. It wasContinue reading “My Garden: Finding Beauty in February”

Frugal Tips: Never Pay The Sale Price

If you are like me you search for the cheapest price of an item whether you are in a store or online. Once I have found a good price on an item there is one further step I take to make sure there aren’t any other deals I can add in to make the priceContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Never Pay The Sale Price”

Prudent Pantry: Taking Stock – a Two Step Process

Having an organized pantry will actually save you money by identifying what you’re using, what you’re not using and what you’ve bought in duplicate. It will allow you to take stock of your cooking habits and tells you what you should and should not buy in bulk. Do you have the habit of picking upContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Taking Stock – a Two Step Process”

Prudent Pantry: Kombucha

A year ago I had never even heard of Kombucha! What is it? It is a fermented drink made with tea, sugar, bacteria and yeast that is often drunk for medicinal purposes.  Although it’s sometimes referred to as kombucha mushroom tea, kombucha is not a mushroom — it’s a colony of bacteria and yeast. KombuchaContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Kombucha”

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