Aah, Summer Slavery
So, one way to involve our kids in our quest to be more responsible is to stop allowances and start JOBS. For the first time they are earning the pittance…
Piano Lessons
Sitting at my grandmother’s piano a few months ago, I remembered my resolve to teach my children at least as much about music as I have learned. (and we’re doing…
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First Argus Lens Photos
Taken with two different cameras (both only $15.) The first shot is with my clean argus 75, and the last with “as is.” Now I have to make a contraption.
This Is What I Want to Do When I Grow Up
Is it silly that I get chills watching a great roda?
Light- Green Thumb
I think I’m “getting there” with the garden. The herbs and one crazy vine spinach are still going strong. But I think the little pickings above were about the last…
Blanket’s Done, Dude
Only my second baby gift to knit ever, and I’ve been knitting about 7 + years. But it turned out great in superwash wool. I want one now for my…
Used is Good
This last weekend I finally convinced my daughter that shopping re-cycled is the most fun. Adam and I have been doing the Financial Peace thing to lower our cost of…
Just One Hitch…
Yee-ha! We got our pop up yesterday. This was something we’d wanted to do for a while but seemed out of our budgetary reach. But you know how a chance…
We Have a Queen!
Not all my summer projects have worked out like I’d hoped. We expected to have enough honey for the family this season, but the mosquito plane that circled our neighborhood…
Who Knew?
Who knew a mother-in-law’s tongue could bloom? I’ve had these forever- as long as my youngest child. They were inherited from a lovely friend who passed away and have unobtrusively…