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One Hundred Dollars a Month

I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.


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Pajama Day

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By Mavis Butterfield on · 11 Comments

Hello and Happy Friday!

On the agenda for today:

  • Stay in pajamas
  • Drink hot cocoa
  • Enjoy a House marathon {all 8 seasons are included with Amazon Prime}
  • Get as far along on my turkey rug as I possibly can {it’s one of my all time favorite rugs to hook}
  • Delegate, delegate, delegate
  • Have the HH make something for dinner
  • Go to bed early

That’s the plan Stan. 🙂

I hope you have a wonderful weekend,

Peace Out Girl Scouts.

~Mavis

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Gardening in Maine – Late September Clean Up

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By Mavis Butterfield on · 18 Comments

I’m not sure what I like more, the anticipation of gardening season during the late winter months {starting seedlings indoors, planning out what I’ll be growing} doing the actual planting, or the gardening and harvesting itself. But what I do know is, there’s also satisfaction in cleaning up the garden in the fall as well.

Yesterday as I picked peppers in the garden for our dinner quesadillas, I took a moment to look around at what was still growing in the vegetable in the garden… and really, it’s not much. 2 Sun Gold tomato plants, a few pepper plants, winter squash, some lettuce and radish seedlings and well, that’s about it. The cooler temps have arrived, and I am sooo ready for them to settle in and stay awhile.

Last night I picked the last sunflower bouquet of 2020.

And then cut down the remaining sunflower heads to toss onto the compost heap for the squirrels.

I even emptied the hanging baskets of their spent flowers…

I think the baskets have another year or two left in them though, so I’ll hang on to them and refill them next summer.

I also pulled up the cabbage… it didn’t do so well.

Slugs in Maine! Who knew? We had them all the time in the PNW but this was the first time I’ve seen slugs since we’ve moved to New England. When we lived in Washington I kept the slugs at bay with Sluggo, I guess this means I’ll have to add it to my supply list for next year if I want to grow cabbage again.

The butternut squash though… they’re on fire! I harvested the first one last night. And with over a dozen more left to harvest, I don’t think we’ll have to buy any squash this winter. 😉

And Cindy, the biggest of my Cinderella pumpkins… Ain’t she a beauty? I’m tempted to pick her now and see if she’ll ripen on the porch but I think we’ve still got another week or two before we’ll see any sort of frost, so I’ll just leave her be for now.

Is your vegetable garden on it’s last leg too or are you still harvesting like mad? Do you plan to grow veggies this winter under a cold frame or a tunnel? Curious minds want to know.

Fall, it’s here, and I am THRILLED. 🙂

Have a wonderful day everyone,

~Mavis

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Giveaway: Cinnamon Stick and Apple Cider Candles

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By Mavis Butterfield on · 558 Comments

Yesterday I stopped by a local farm and bought a few pumpkins, I couldn’t resist. We’ve had more squash {mostly butternut} growing in the backyard than pumpkins this year, and the pumpkins we do have back there, well they aren’t quite ready yet so I finally broke down and picked up a few to place on the front porch.

There’s just something so happy and simple about pumpkins on a front porch. It’s like a signal of sorts that cooler temps are on the horizon, and sipping hot chocolate and apple cider and wearing sweaters will soon become the norm again.

I don’t know about you, but I absolutely LOVE fall, and everything about it, especially the chilly mornings and fall colors. And the candles… oh how I love burning scented candles in the fall. 🙂 🙂 🙂

It’s been a while since I’ve done a giveaway… and so I thought with it being just a few days into fall, now would be the perfect time to give away a few of my all time favorite scented candles.

What’s inside the box giveaway box Mavis? Well I’m so glad you asked!

All bundled up with a red apple ornament made by Mavis Butterfield {Hey! That’s me}

All you have to do to enter this giveaway is leave a comment below and answer this one question: What is your favorite thing about fall?  That’s it, just answer that one little question and you are entered to win.

Rules

Comment must be left on the blog to count as an entry. 1 entry per person/ip address. If you cheat, you will totally be disqualified. This particular giveaway can be shipped anywhere within the United States of America.

This giveaway ends Sunday, September 27th @9 pm EST and and the winner will be announced on Monday, September 28th in the weekly shopping trip post. The winner will be notified via email and have 48 hours to claim their prize. If the prize is not claimed within 48 hours, the prize will be forfeited.

Have a wonderful day, and good luck!

♥ Mavis

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Savory Jalapeno Cheddar Scones

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By Mavis Butterfield on · 4 Comments

I made these jalapeno cheddar scones the other day to go with the beef stew we were having for dinner and holy cow man, they were a 10 out of a 10. They were so good in fact, my husband ate two scones with dinner, one later that night, and one for breakfast the next morning.

So seriously, you need these scones in your life. 🙂 Without a doubt, I know I’ll be making these to go with all the Crock pot soups and chili I plan to make this winter.

Savory scones rule!


Ingredients 
2 and 1/2 cups, plus 1 tablespoon flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup sugar
4 ounces unsalted butter, shredded
1 large egg
1/2 cup sour cream
3 jalapenos, sliced {seeds and all!}
3/4 cup cheddar cheese, grated
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

Combine dry ingredients {first 5} in a mixing bowl, reserving the 1 tablespoon of flour for later. Carefully grate frozen butter into flour mixture using the large holes of a box grater. Toss the mixture thoroughly to combine until it resembles a coarse meal {use a pastry cutter or two forks for this, not your warm fingers or they will melt the butter}.

In a separate bowl, whisk sour cream and egg together until smooth. Combine wet and dry ingredients and gently mix. In a separate bowl combine remaining flour, jalapenos, thyme, pepper and the cheese; gently mix again until large dough clumps form. Work the dough with your hands until a ball forms {be patient here because it might take awhile to form, but trust me it does come together}.

Press ball onto a floured surface, pushing down until a circle about 8 inches is formed {the dough should be about 3/4 – 1 inch thick}. Cut into 8 triangles. Place the triangles onto the prepared baking sheet about 1 inch apart. Bake about 18- 20 minutes or until golden. Serve warm and enjoy!

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