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By Mavis Butterfield on November 1, 2013 - 12 Comments

Well, we only had 2 groups of trick or treaters at our house last night. Now I’m stuck with a bunch of extra candy {boo, hoo, right?}. If I was smart I’d stash it all over the house so it’s not gone by Monday morning. How about you? Did you get a bunch of kids Read More >>

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Easy Side Dish Recipes, Recipes, Salads & Sides

Spaghetti Squash with Almonds

By Mavis Butterfield on October 31, 2013 - 4 Comments

Who knew that almonds and spaghetti squash would be the new peanut butter and jelly? It’s really a match made in heaven & I never saw that coming. Want to know what else I never saw coming? That Monkey Boy would like this. I mean he’s not going to stop eating his precious Doritos anytime Read More >>

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10 Cool Uses, Frugal Living

10 Alternative Uses for Baby Wipes

By Mavis Butterfield on October 31, 2013 - 13 Comments

I haven’t had babies in, like, 15 years, but from the time my kids were born, I knew that I was never going to stop needing baby wipes again. Those little suckers are so handy to have around. I use them for everything except cleaning baby bottoms now. Here’s my 10 favorite uses for baby Read More >>

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Gardening

How to Build a Small Poly Tunnel

By Mavis Butterfield on October 31, 2013 - 59 Comments

Yesterday after school, Monkey Boy helped me put together a small polytunnel {or mini greenhouse} to cover one of our raised garden beds. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, it’s going to be a cold winter up here in the Pacific Northwest and since I’m attempting to grow a winter garden this year, I figured I Read More >>

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By Mavis Butterfield on October 31, 2013 - 6 Comments

Happy Halloween. I’m not sure what Lucy the Puggle Dog was digging for but it must have been something good to be elbow deep in dirt. 🙂 Maybe I should start burying her dog biscuits so she actually has something to dig up. Have you ever tried that? Have a great day everyone, and don’t Read More >>

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Dinner, Main Dish Recipes, Recipes

Beef and Barley Stew

By Mavis Butterfield on October 30, 2013 - 10 Comments

Ever feel like you have a lot to do and not enough hours in the day to get it done? Like you want a nice hearty stew but you’re totally impatient and don’t want to wait hours for it to cook and simmer? Well say hello to my best friend: the pressure cooker. I think Read More >>

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Greenhouse

Winter Gardening – Growing Lettuce in a Greenhouse

By Mavis Butterfield on October 30, 2013 - 7 Comments

Yesterday Lucy the Puggle Dog and I spent the afternoon digging up old an old garden bed and filling the stock tanks we have in the greenhouse with dirt. When we were finished we brought out the tray of lettuce and beet seedlings we started a few weeks ago and separated the tiny plants as Read More >>

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Recipes, Salads, Salads & Sides

Asian Noodle Salad with Kale

By Mavis Butterfield on October 29, 2013 - 7 Comments

Tonight we are having Asian noodle salad for dinner. This dish is served cold and is great to make ahead of time. Kale, bok choy and Swiss chard all work great for this recipe. It’s one of the HH’s favorites. Here is the recipe. I hope you like it, we sure do. Ingredients 8 oz Read More >>

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