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Time Change

Yes, it’s 6 days into spring forward and are our clocks on the correct time? No. Hubby and I play the game of “who can last longer.” It’s usually me, but I can’t take it anymore. Grace never changed her bedroom clock in the fall. I don’t know how she did it, but was still [...]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

I know this post has nothing to do with St. Patrick’s Day. I was going to whip up a Colcannon for dinner tonight, but I have pansies and the weather is beautiful. We’ll see? What I have wanted to share for a few months now is a homemade pancake/waffle mix. When I first began to [...]

Get Your Composting On

Our indoor mini-compost. It sometimes needs emptied into the outdoor compost daily, but because it has a filter in the lid it can remain smell free for 3-4 days without being emptied. We began composting 4 years ago. Why did it take so long? We live in a suburban community. The homes are packed closely, [...]

Meyer Lemons on Sale

Meyer Lemons are on sale at Kroger this week. $1.49 per 1 pound. Meyer lemons are citrus fruits native to China and thought to be a cross between a true lemon and either a mandarin or common orange. They were introduced to the United States in 1908 by the agricultural explorer Frank Meyer, an employee [...]

Coupon for Charity

View of the back of my car this morning. In yesterday’s Sunday newspaper I saw that our area Ronald McDonald house is requesting items for donation. In addition to food items, they are in need of cleaning supplies. I have stockpiled more cleaning supplies than I can possibly use in this lifetime. I’ve been clipping [...]

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