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Goodbye sunshine, hello rain. The burn ban was lifted over the weekend so now I can have a cracking fire burning in the fireplace when the Handsome Husband comes home from work {just like a true Pilgrim woman}. I LOVE this time of year. Mostly because I don’t look like a total nut when I Read More >>
Can you believe it’s already the middle of October? Where did the time go? Things are winding down in the garden, and by the end of today all that will be left in the raised garden boxes will be cold weather vegetables. Things like YUMMY kale, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, carrots, beets, bok choy and lettuce, and maybe Read More >>
Mavis for Vice President? Heck Ya! I bet I could show these candidates a thing or two about saving some money, what do you think? Well peeps, it was a busy week in Mavis land. I flew to Atlanta, Georgia and went to CNN headquarters twice, scored a new recipe from Denitra the make-up artist, walked through Read More >>
Before I left for my trip to Atlanta, I made a batch of my friend Jane’s Baked Oatmeal so the HH and kids could warm it up for a hot breakfast while I was gone. Normally this is something I like to serve on Sunday mornings, but I wanted to leave behind a refrigerator full of Read More >>
The other day I went out to the garden and snapped a few photos of our pumpkin patch. I’ve grown pumpkins before, but never this many. I’ve been really surprised lately at all the sugar pie pumpkins there are, and I’m going to have to figure out a way to use all the pumpkin puree once Read More >>
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