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Word of the Day: Assuage Definition: Appease, satisfy, lessen Used in a sentence: His kind words assuage the deep sorrow of his friend. Did you know today is National Doughnut Day? Yes it is!!! Krispy Kreme and Dunkin Dounuts are both offering a FREE dounut of your choice today!! I wish I could go. 😉 Have a great weekend Read More >>
Word of the Day: Tyro Definition: A beginner or learner, a novice, amateur Used in a sentence: He was more than a tyro in the art of cryptography or the analysis of it. Happy Tuesday! The puggle princess and I woke up to rain this morning which is exactly what I was hoping for as we will be Read More >>
Today’s $20/$20 Challenge submission is from a reader who gardens, cans and shares her bounty! Here’s Karen’s story: Hi Mavis! I’ve been following your blog for several years now and glean so many great tips/advice from it! My name is Karen and I live in SW Idaho. I’ve been married for 27 years to my Read More >>
May is my favorite month to plant! It’s when all I harden off all of my seedlings, get them in the ground, and FINALLY gardening is in full swing. Again, I’ll be gardening on both coasts this month, so I’ll get double the time to get my fingers in the dirt {and only 1/2 the Read More >>
Well, I lasted 112 days. 😉 I picked up some Zaycon weenies the other day and remembered we were out of ketchup and brown mustard. Which is funny because right after I came home from Fred Meyer with my bottles of ketchup and mustard I read a comment One Hundred Dollars a Month reader Sarah Read More >>
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