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Tonight I’m serving my family peach cobbler for dinner. What? Yes, you can serve peach cobbler for dinner, it’s totally allowed, I checked the rule book. But the real question is, will I be serving it will a scoop of homemade vanilla ice cream, or in a bowl with a wee bit of warm milk? Read More >>
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The Handsome Husband: You know that little brown chicken? Mavis: {Blank stare} The Handsome Husband: There was a hawk flying overhead, and, well, I went outside to scare it away, but after that I didn’t see the brown chicken again. Mavis: You’ve got to be freakin kidding me. The Girl and I have a long Read More >>
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This morning I started some English Thyme seeds under grow lights and I couldn’t be more excited. Thyme ranks in the top 5 of spices I use all frequently in my recipes, especially when I am cooking chicken, beef or crock pots full of soup. This is my first time starting it from seed and Read More >>
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Week 9 of 52 – Mavis’ Backyard Garden Plot Do you see the watering cans lining the fence? I will stop at every single garage sale this summer until I have collected enough watering cans to line the top of the fence with. Call me crazy, but I am determined. Notice anything different? Last week Read More >>
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Normally I like to start every Tuesday with pictures of the reclaimed food I was able to pick up from Mr. Produce Guy over the previous week. However this week we were out of town on our usual pick up day {we let Mr. Produce Guy we’d be gone ahead of time}. No pick up, Read More >>
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You may or may not know this but I have owned the same pair of Hunter Boots for over 10 years now. To put it simply, they are the best boots I have ever owned. I wanted to do a British giveaway based on our recent trip to England and The Girl and I decided Read More >>
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The Girl and I took over 600 pictures at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens during our visit. There was so much to take in that it was really overwhelming when we walked though the doors of each of the indoor gardens. So to break up the pictures, my first post will be about the incredibly gorgeous orchid display which is Read More >>
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It’s good to be home! We walked in shortly after midnight this morning and pretty much collapsed after a long day of planes, trains and automobiles. Luckily our adventure was nothing like the movie. I’ll be sharing some of the pictures we took on our weekend adventure in a little bit, but for right Read More >>
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