by Daisy | Jul 29, 2008 | Breads, Recipes
Dear TL,I heard that you were just about ‘inherit’ a bread maker, so I thought you’d like a VERY DEPENDABLE bread recipe for kids lunches (and yours).Breadmaker Sandwich BreadGo buy these bags at the grocery:You will also need a jar of fast-acting...
by Daisy | Jul 29, 2008 | Canned, Dried, Frozen, Recipes
So far this year I have harvested about 33 pounds of blueberries and blackberries. I don’t know if that sounds like a lot to you, but it is like most things–no matter how much one has, one always wants more. Especially more berries. That said, I am very...
by Daisy | Jul 29, 2008 | Garden, Intermediate Gardening
Look what I found: It’s top dressing for my 100% trash flower beds. I AM SO EXCITED!!! Here’s how they look right now: My husband might refer to this as Ivory’s Trash Olympics, but others might recognize it as a version of: lasagna gardening, sheet...
by Daisy | Jul 6, 2008 | Household, Simple & Frugal
As I mentioned here, we are living in a time when old-fashioned, frugal, and eco have all come together in a strange conflagration of coolness.These days, anything ‘handcrafted’, ‘natural’, ‘organic’, or ‘recycled’...
by Ivory Soap | Jul 5, 2008 | Barnyard, Laying Hens
Housing baby chicks can be stressful and expensive. So, TL and I use abandoned dog cages. While the weather is cold, said cages are kept in the garage under a lamp (read: lamp with very energy inefficient bulb of any kind.) When the weather is warm, I recommend...
