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Remember all those beets I pulled up earlier this week? Well, last night I whipped up a quick roasted beet salad with oranges and walnuts, and let me tell you, Bob, it was delicious! I have to say, cold salads are perfect for those hot summer nights! (and remember, I was a late adopter of Read More >>
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Tonight The Girl and I are watching The Dark Side of Chocolate. The recommendation comes from One Hundred Dollars a Month reader, Kathryn. She wrote: Mavis, I enjoy your blog so very much. I notice that you often have coupons for chocolate and I would like to encourage you (in your busy life!) to take Read More >>
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After I watered the square foot garden this morning I snapped a few pictures so I could share them with you. The good news is, all but 2 squares have something growing in them. The bad news? The zucchini seeds I planted were eaten by slugs. Boo! Since it’s too late in the season to Read More >>
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Wow! Check out this email {and all the juicy photos I received from Holly in Harlem, New York! Hi Mavis! I have been reading your blog since late winter/early spring of this year and I just love it. My husband Max (I call him Massimo!) and I bought our apartment in Harlem in NYC last Read More >>
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One of the ways I like to save money while staying at a hotel is to turn our hotel sink into a makeshift cooler. We live in the northwest corner of the United States, so most of our vacations involve hoping on a plane. And since the HH isn’t really keen on hauling a cooler Read More >>
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Well, the potato towers we planted this spring are still hanging in there. I kind of wish I could knock them over to see what’s inside but the leaves are still thriving and everything is green so I better not. {Plus, I know if I wait, the potatoes will get bigger!} 😉 Potato Tower #1 – Read More >>
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Because canning comes second nature to it me {I swear I could do it with my eyes closed} it never occurred to me that someone might actually want a step by step tutorial on HOW TO CAN using the hot water bath canning method until I received an email from One Hundred Dollars a Month Read More >>
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