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Remember all those bananas I was able to get for free from the reclaimed food boxes Mr. Produce Guy gave me? Well a few days ago I whipped up a batch of whole wheat banana pancakes and holy cow they were good. The monkeys at my house were jumping on the bed they were so Read More >>
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My {camera shy} friend and I headed out early this morning to run/walk/jog {mostly walk} the Tacoma St. Patrick’s Day 10k race. There was a time limit of 1 hour 20 minutes, and without any training {except gardening} our only goal was to finish it before they started to tear down the road signs and Read More >>
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Okay everyone, I need a little advise. I’ve gotten a few emails over th past few months about people who have gone shampoo-free and are loving it. My first thought was that my hair would be a greasy, stinky mess–fit only for squirrels and raccoon but after reading a little more about it, I admit, I like Read More >>
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Books, Books, and More Books from Amazon.com The New York Times 1000 Gardening Questions and Answers MiniFarming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of Its Food Fix-It and Forget-It Big Cookbook: 1400 Best Slow Cooker Recipes Homemade Living: Keeping Chickens Read More >>
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I have watched Alone in the Wilderness on PBS at least 20 times {no joke}. It is soooo well-made, I just can’t get enough of it. I always get a little giddy when I see it’s going to be on. It is about a man, Dick Proenekke, who decides at age 51 to see if Read More >>
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I made an apple pie this morning with all those yummy granny smith apples I found in the reclaimed food boxes this week. I used my favorite recipe for DIY Apple Pie Spice Mix and I thought I’d share it with you. This recipe makes enough for 2 apple pies and let me tell you Bob, someone Read More >>
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Earlier this week Lucy the Puggle dog was chowing down constantly and couldn’t seem to get her fill of dog food. I’ve been feeding her a combination of soft and dry Blue Buffalo dog food, so there wasn’t any sort of change food wise. But she just could not stop eating, and I didn’t understand Read More >>
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Have you ever planned on doing something only to put it off until the last possible minute? Nah, I’m sure you are totally perfect, and totally follow through with every crazy thing you set your mind to do. Right? Oh.My.Word. Remember how I said I was going to run/walk/jog the Tacoma City Marathon on May, Read More >>
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