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You know those little packages of pre-shredded cheese? Did you know that in order to keep the cheese from clumping, food manufacturers have to add cellulose? No biggie, right? Except what exactly is cellulose? It’s basically broken down plant fibers {including sawdust}. I guess that explains why that cheese has such a drastically different and Read More >>
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Do you have a dog? Do they help you in the garden? Do they think it’s their job to sample everything you harvest? Well, Lucy the puggle dog sure does. I simply cannot set foot outside without her being 1 step behind me. Yesterday, I harvested a few leaves of lettuce from the greenhouse. And Read More >>
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Is it just me or are you a total sucker for vintage watering cans too? Oh my word, I have no idea why I love them so much but it’s so hard not to buy one every time I see one at an antique store or vintage market. Please tell me I’m not the only Read More >>
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Vicky and Buttercup A big THANK YOU to everyone who has sent in their photographs and stories. I hope by sharing other peoples home and garden pictures and stories here on One Hundred Dollars a Month we can all have a rockin’ backyard this summer. Keep them coming! Check out these cool chicken coop photos and the Read More >>
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When I stumbled onto this cake recipe in Women’s Day magazine, I had a whole bunch of frozen blueberries in my freezer. The timing was perfect and the cake looked delish. So I got busy making it. The little kick the buttermilk gives it just makes the cake. This recipe is going in the permanent Read More >>
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I talk about a lot of things I love on this site: my chickens, gardening, yummy recipes, bartering, Lucy the Puggle Dog. But at the end of the day, nothing even comes close to the love I have for my kids. Being a mother is hands down my thing on the planet. Sure when they Read More >>
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My friend Heather recently sent me a link to this cute little girl and her experiment with getting grocery store potatoes to sprout. I knew that is was best to use seed potatoes because grocery store potatoes were treated, but I didn’t know exactly what they treated them with {Bud Nip}. Bud Nip is a Read More >>
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Well hello Wednesday! I woke up at 4am to the sound of the wind howling like crazy and a tree crashing in our back woods. Yikes! I’ll have to wait until daylight to see if there is any damage in the backyard {I hope not}. Last time the winds were this strong the power went Read More >>
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