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thanksgiving in mongolia

deepali wrote 1 day ago: Thanksgiving in Mongolia was suprisingly like Thanksgiving in America, though not without considerab … more →

Tags: Expats, Food, Hanging out, Ulaanbaatar

The musical fruit8 comments

matronofhusbandry wrote 3 days ago: I promise this will be the final word on this years dry bean harvest.  The final threshing of the be … more →

Tags: family cow, farm dogs, farm life, Feed yourself, heirloom vegetables, Seed saving, Self-Sufficiency, Vegetable Gardening, winter stores

swine flu1 comment

deepali wrote 2 weeks ago: H1N1 came late to Mongolia, but it came in like a lion.  Since the initial cases were reported in ea … more →

Tags: purchases, What the hell?

to send or not to send, that is the question

citystreams wrote 3 weeks ago: I’ve really loved sending Christmas cards over the past five years. Each year we look a little … more →

Tags: More than you wanted to know

Time to plan for next year6 comments

matronofhusbandry wrote 3 weeks ago: Popping garlic for next years crop. It’s that time year, time to plant garlic and time to star … more →

Tags: Compost, farm life, frugal farming, Self-Sufficiency, Vegetable Gardening, composted animal manure, zero mile foodshed

Update on the past week's frugality (ie, GOOD)

debtmaven wrote 3 weeks ago: So here’s an update on my frugal performance for the past 8.5 days, since finding out I had al … more →

Tags: Being Frugal, trying not to overspend

Frugal Friday: Wait2 comments

smalltownsimplehome wrote 4 weeks ago: The question asked?  How do you save money. I have two answers…both of them simple.  At least … more →

Tags: Attitude, Lists, Simplify, You Don't Have to Like It

Sausage and Fennel Ragu over Polenta

alchemygen wrote 1 month ago: Hi!  So you may be thinking, “Gee, the posts are a little infrequent lately, and I’m det … more →

Tags: Fennel/Fennel Seeds, Greens, Main Dishes, polenta, Sausage, Budget Food, Dinner, Leftovers, vegetarian

Vegetable Soup7 comments

carlahoag wrote 1 month ago: My mother made the best vegetable soup in the whole world. Mine is similar and very good, but hers w … more →

Tags: cooking, Family, using what you have, thrift, Cozy, Recipes, Soup

Make-Do Monday: Hide TV Cords2 comments

smalltownsimplehome wrote 1 month ago: The opening in our entertainment center is larger than the TV by several inches.  DVD player, VCR an … more →

Tags: Simplify

Make Do Monday: Rice Packs2 comments

smalltownsimplehome wrote 1 month ago: We all got the seasonal flu shot in September.  My kids are really good about shots and things so th … more →

Tags: kids, Using It Up, Attitude

making more diapers

Christa Dovel wrote 1 month ago: As the first set of diapers turned out satisfactory, I dug through my stash to locate as much suitab … more →

Tags: Children, Sewing, diapers, recycle

Head in the Clouds7 comments

alethakuschan wrote 1 month ago: Drawing clouds from life has been on my “to do” list for quite some time.  Indeed, if we … more →

Tags: Art, Drawing, landscape, Life, absent mindedness, clouds, en plein air, House cleaning, invention the mother of necessity

Using What You Have - Glass Bottles and Jars3 comments

carlahoag wrote 2 months ago: We recycle lots of glass bottles and jars at our house, but I reuse a lot of them, too. It’s f … more →

Tags: using what you have, Free or Almost Free, thrift, Pantry, re-purposing

September Door Decoration

carlahoag wrote 2 months ago: Fall is my favorite season. Here in north Texas it’s a real relief after summer. Just a few we … more →

Tags: Paper Crafts, using what you have, Free or Almost Free, Tutorials, thrift

WFMW: Tea Bags3 comments

smalltownsimplehome wrote 2 months ago: In August my son started his orthodontics adventure.  Currently all we needed to do was have 2 teeth … more →

Tags: kids

finding the perfect pattern

Christa Dovel wrote 3 months ago: With less than two weeks until my youngest son’s birthday, I went on a hunt for the ‘pre … more →

Tags: knitting, Free Pattern

Apple season is starting

matronofhusbandry wrote 3 months ago: Usually my days to post at Not Dabbling in Normal and Simple-Green-Frugal Co-op fall in different we … more →

Tags: collaborative writing, farm life, food preservation, frugal living, lost skills

Use It Up, Wear It Out...4 comments

jinman28 wrote 3 months ago: … make it do, or do without! Oh, how I have longed for a pretty tray to carry dinner items out … more →

Tags: Homekeeping, Repurposing, Saving Money, Crafting


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