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Easy Worm Compost Bin Tutorial

By Mavis Butterfield on May 1, 2014 - 7 Comments

Vermicomposting? Worm Castings? Worm Farm? Yikes. Could I do it? Would it smell? Would the worms *gasp* escape? Would the HH not throw a fit about my worm bin in the basement? Vermicomposting is the fancy name for feeding a bunch of red wiggler worms for the sole purpose of having them do what they Read More >>

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Gardening, Monthly Garden Chores

Monthly Garden Chores – May

By Mavis Butterfield on May 1, 2014 - Leave a Comment

We are actually getting a few sunny days around here–and my depleted vitamin D levels are started to rebuild. Since all of my plants can be moved outdoors throughout the month, I’ll be pretty busy planting this month. {Make sure to check your last frost date first before you move your seedlings out.} Seeds I’m Read More >>

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Amazon.com, Mornings with Mavis, Online Deals

Free Kindle Books, Cast Iron Cookware, Calvin Klein Dresses, Peach Cobbler Recipe, Coupons and More

By Mavis Butterfield on May 1, 2014 - Leave a Comment

If you live in Western Washington be sure and tune into A New Day Northwest this morning at 11am. I’ll be on tv talking about how you can use items from around the house to get your garden started for free. Girly Girls’ little man will be there helping me out too. 😉 It should Read More >>

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Recipes, Salads, Salads & Sides

Black Bean Quinoa Salad

By HH on April 30, 2014 - 3 Comments

Just another quinoa salad that makes me fall in love with quinoa all over again. Seriously, if you’ve never cooked/eaten quinoa, let this be the recipe you try it in. You’ll be hooked. It’s the perfect dish to bring to a luncheon or throw together for a backyard BBQ. It’s a little zesty and a Read More >>

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Gardening

Seattle Tilth Spring Plant Sale: May 3rd and May 4th

By Mavis Butterfield on April 30, 2014 - 3 Comments

I LOVE going to the Seattle Tilth Plant Sale each year. Pretty much every gardener in Washington is there. When I go, I’m totally like a kid in a candy store! It blows me away how many cool plants they have for sale and I always leave with the best deals on the best plants. Read More >>

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12 Goals for the New Year

12 Goals for the New Year – Week 18 of 52

By Mavis Butterfield on April 30, 2014 - 25 Comments

I came up with 12 goals I’d like to accomplish this year with the hopes of being able to cross one off my list per month to make them more manageable. I thought a great way to hold myself accountable to the things I want to accomplish this year would be to do a weekly Read More >>

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DIY

DIY Lavender Sachets

By Mavis Butterfield on April 30, 2014 - Leave a Comment

I’ve decided to try my hand at making some homemade lavender sachets. I’ve had an obsession with everything lavender ever since The Girl and I stopped by the Sequim Lavender Festival last year.} These homemade sachets are basically the simplest things ever. And, I really like the idea of throwing them in my sock and underwear drawer…because people Read More >>

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Amazon.com, Mornings with Mavis, Online Deals

Kindle Fire $89, Deals on Kitty Cats, GroVert Planter, Bed Sheets $19.99, Great Wolf Lodge Deals and Doodle Books

By Mavis Butterfield on April 30, 2014 - 4 Comments

Yesterday I took The Girl to the Doctor’s office because she has been sick for the last six days. Normally I’m one of those kind of parents who doesn’t go unless a limb is falling off or something but she decided she wanted to go, so we went. Good news is, she doesn’t have strep Read More >>

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