August 2009

The Cuke That Got Away

Garden

It happens over and over again. I look and look, with scratched hands and itchy arms, searching under the fuzzy, broad cucumber leaves for one more cuke. The one I know is there, the camouflaged, (shape-shifting?), hidden-in-plain-sight cucumber. Eventually the mosquitoes, partners in crime, get to me, and I give up. “I guess I got [...]

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7 Green-ish Ways to Lower Household Costs

Green Up

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tracy_olson/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 We’ve already covered the grocery store, but what about the rest of the household expenses?  Yes, being weird suburban homesteaders reduces those costs too. 1.  Have a little house. Small houses require less stuff to keep them going.  Less utilities, less heat, less air, less carpet, less roof, less lighting, [...]

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Roasted Acorn Squash

Recipes

The surprise success of the garden this year was acorn squash, for two reasons. One is that I seldom have much success with squash, what with fighting squash bugs, borers, and beetles. The other reason is that I didn’t plant any acorn squash. HA! So what to do with all the unbidden, volunteer squashes? I [...]

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5 Lazy Ways to Simplify Your Days

Saving Time

WOW, that calendar is blue, huh?  Trick of the camera, but the more important thing is that it’s also really EMPTY. And this is a really busy week for me! 1.  We shop only once a week and refuse to go back. If we’re out of milk, that’s just how it goes, drink water.  If [...]

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He’s Feelin’ Hot! Hot! Hot!

Garden

Guess what he (she?) ate to get this size? Jalapeno. The entire plant.  See that nekkid stalk in the background? All that’s left. I’ve been going around bragging how the birds were keeping my tomatoes hornworm-free this year. I didn’t even know they ate jalapeno plants. Maybe it’s some sort of adaptation–”Hey, if I’m hot [...]

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