Join Mavis Butterfield for vegetable gardening and canning tips, easy recipes, and saving money strategies (Rug hooking, too!). Simple living at its best!
I don’t know about you but I LOVE pinatas !!!!! Actually, I don’t think I love them, but I do love watching the little monkeys get all excited about lining up. “Who gets to go first,” “but he’s older,” “he got to hit it more than I did,” “why do I have to be blindfolded, Read More >>
Presentation is everything! Okay, actually this should be titled “How to throw a fabulous Baby Shower for under $ 44,” but I splurged on the invitations. Yes, I know, if I really wanted to be Eco friendly and thrifty at the same time I would have used evite for the invitations (shame on me), but Read More >>
I seem to have a birthday gift giving theme going on this year: party hats. Everyone needs their own handmade party hat to celebrate their birthday. Nowadays, we can buy cake and ice cream any day of the week simply because we WANT it. We can also pop into Target on a whim for impersonal Read More >>
Last night we had a few of our neighbors over for a cheese making party. We supplied the cheese making supplies from the New England Cheese Company, and beverages and asked everyone to bring an appetizer. What a success! We learned how to make mozzarella and ricotta cheese. Jokes were flying, and the guys had Read More >>
