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Cheesy Cauliflower Soup

By Mavis Butterfield on February 27, 2019 - 5 Comments

With the weather here in New England still a wee bit on the chilly side, 😉 it seems like soups have been on the menu pretty often around here lately. Last week the HH tried a recipe for a cheesy cauliflower soup and not only was this milk based soup straightforward and easy to make, Read More >>

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Gardening

The 2019 Connecticut Garden Show in Hartford, Connecticut. What. A. Dud.

By Mavis Butterfield on February 26, 2019 - 50 Comments

It’s not often I post a bad review on the blog and I had decided I wasn’t even going to share our trip to the 2019 Connecticut Garden Show in Hartford, Connecticut with you until Tracy left a comment yesterday about her less than exciting experience with the garden show and I knew, I wasn’t the only one Read More >>

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Weekly Shopping Trips

How Much We Spent on Groceries and What We Ate – Week 8 of 52

By Mavis Butterfield on February 25, 2019 - 37 Comments

He said I burnt the grilled cheese sandwich. I told him it was just heavily TOASTED. And then he told me I should look into a class on HOW TO MAKE TOAST because the two of us have totally different opinions on what the word toasted means. Obviously Lucy is on my side on this Read More >>

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12 Goals for the New Year

My 22 Goals for 2019 – Week 8 of 52

By Mavis Butterfield on February 24, 2019 - 32 Comments

My 22 Goals for 2019 Goal #1 — Spend More Time Doing What I Love Snuggle with the puggle. 😉 She plays the despondent teenager part very well don’t you think? Especially after she’s had her noon treat and there are no hopes for another one for 24 hours. Poor Poor Puggle. ‘Tis a sad life Read More >>

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Weekly Highlights

One Hundred Dollars a Month – Mavis’ Weekly Highlights 2/23/19

By Mavis Butterfield on February 23, 2019 - 4 Comments

Hello and HAPPY SATURDAY! I am happy to report we have bright, sunny skies and the temps should reach 40 degrees today! Yee-Haw. Maybe we’ll be able to get the door open on the potting shed today so we can get the potting bench all set up. 😉 It’s been sitting in the garage for Read More >>

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Gardening

Tamara from Monroe, Washington Checks in

By Mavis Butterfield on February 22, 2019 - 21 Comments

A big THANK YOU to everyone who has sent in their photographs and stories. I hope by sharing other people’s pictures and stories here on One Hundred Dollars a Month we can all find unique ways to save, show off our chickens and have a rock star gardens. Keep them coming! Howdy folks! It is Read More >>

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Save the Bakeries

Bernice’s Bakery in Missoula, Montana

By Mavis Butterfield on February 21, 2019 - 6 Comments

Last year as we drove along on our 3,000 mile trip from the West to the East coast, one of the stops along our route was Bernice’s Bakery in Missoula, Montana. Several people had suggested the scratch bakery as the perfect spot to stop and have lunch, and after reading the reviews online, The Girl and Read More >>

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Beef, Freezer meals, Recipes, Soups

Leftover Mississippi Pot Roast Stew

By Mavis Butterfield on February 20, 2019 - 6 Comments

It’s no big secret around here that I am ABSOLUTELY in love with the Mississippi Pot Roast recipe I stumbled upon a few years ago. These days I seem to be filling our Crock Pot with the recipe at least once a month and well, as with almost any pot roast you serve for dinner, Read More >>

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