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2013 Fourth of July Parade

By Mavis Butterfield on July 5, 2013 - 7 Comments

In addition to the Fourth of July fireworks we saw last night, we also attended a Fourth of July Parade. The Lone Ranger was there. I’m not exactly sure what the Lone Ranger has to do with Independence, but he was there along with Silver and Tonto. So was the car from Back to the Read More >>

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Frugal Living

Land of the Free: Happy Independence Day!

By Mavis Butterfield on July 4, 2013 - 4 Comments

I love to travel the world. I love to see new places, try new things and explore other cultures. But my favorite thing about traveling is coming home. I love the country I call home. I am so grateful I not only live in a country where I can choose to come and go as Read More >>

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Garden Tours, Gardening, Mavis Mail, Raised Garden Beds

18 Amazing Garden Boxes from New York

By Mavis Butterfield on July 4, 2013 - 14 Comments

I love getting garden photos from One Hundred Dollars a Month readers! Not only is it fun to see all the garden photos but I love that we can all glean a bit of garden inspiration from each other too! Leanna sent in these awesome photos of her vegetable garden that’s growing in the beautiful Finger Read More >>

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Friday Night at the Movies

The Best of BBC One’s Walk On The Wild Side

By Mavis Butterfield on July 3, 2013 - Leave a Comment

I think I could watch this forever! If you have kiddos, I’m sure they’d love to see this. Have a great night, Mavis

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Chickens, Mavis Mail

Mavis Mail – Gorgeous Chicken Coop From Laramie, Wyoming

By Mavis Butterfield on July 3, 2013 - 5 Comments

Wow! Check out this gorgeous chicken coop and story reader Valerie from Laramie, Wyoming sent in: “I started following your blog after my hairstylist recommended it to me when I told her that I was the new owner of ten chickens. My husband and I have been throwing the idea around of getting some chickens Read More >>

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container gardening, Frugal Living, Gardening

My Favorite Herbs for Container Gardens

By Mavis Butterfield on July 3, 2013 - 3 Comments

If there is one thing I’ve learned over the years it’s some herbs grow better in container gardens than others. This year I started thyme from seed and take a look at it now. I’ll be harvesting it pretty soon to dehydrate to use later this winter in soups and savory dishes. I’m not sure Read More >>

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Easy Side Dish Recipes, Recipes, Salads & Sides

Green Beans with Lemon and Herbs

By Mavis Butterfield on July 2, 2013 - Leave a Comment

Looking for a quick and scrumptious recipe for all those green beans you’ll be harvesting out of you garden any day now? This recipe for green beans with lemon and herbs is about as easy as it gets. Ingredients 1 pound fresh green Beans, trimmed and blanched 2 green onions, chopped 1 tablespoon olive oil Read More >>

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Garden Tours, Travel

San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers – Butterfly Garden

By Mavis Butterfield on July 2, 2013 - 3 Comments

Over the weekend I had the opportunity to go to the San Francisco San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers and check out their butterfly garden. It. Was.Amazing. It almost makes me want to move to the tropics and build my own butterfly house. I don’t know the names of the butterflies we saw, but isn’t nature amazing? Read More >>

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