by JJ | Dec 17, 2022 | Plants
Every Christmas season growing up, we visited the Lion’s Club Christmas tree lot at Foodland, our local grocery store. A fire burned in a metal drum to warm the attendants, and the smell of pine and smoke filled the air. When choosing our tree, we considered the...
by JJ | Nov 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Three summers ago, we had a particularly cold and rainy summer. Spaghetti squash vines grew up the fence, mingled with the cucumbers, but never bloomed. Mom picked the last of the green tomatoes, and baked oodles of green tomato pies to stock her freezer. We...
by JJ | Feb 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
Where is my Fairy Godmother? Oh, right. She doesn’t exist. In a perfect world, we would all have infinite resources allowing us to choose the most perfect option. Boatloads of cash, infinite knowledge, and oodles of time. We don’t live in a perfect...
by JJ | Feb 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Saving money on projects always entails some amount of DIY, which means TIME. Sometimes the short-term negative reinforcement (the momentary pleasure we receive in avoiding tasks) derails us from our long-term goals. Here are 7 of my tried and true tips for...
by JJ | Feb 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
I value practicality over frivolity. I love decor that is both beautiful and functional. These concepts guide our design plans: a centerpiece of edible fruit rather than a bowl of trinkets, herb planters instead of ornamental flowers. So I combed through the...
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