Entries Tagged as ‘simple living’

August 17, 2009

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Oh won’t cha come with me, and walk this land?
I know it won’t be a long walk, but since I have posted quite nearly nothing at all about my own beloved gadda da vidda this summer…

This is my little container garden.  It’s made up of  freebies from the garden center (a perk that I cannot [...]

April 9, 2009

Laundry Detergent

I can’t remember the last time I paid for toothpaste, shavers or deodorant… I get them all free.  However, there are some things I cannot get free, and laundry detergent is usually one of them.  I do sometimes get a free sample for one washer full, but really that does not make any sort of [...]

March 15, 2009

Shady Seed Starting Set-up

This is a true story of trial and error.
When I was in college I learned from a friend that you can grow stuff inside of a closet, without any natural light at all.  I was amazed at the…er… bumper crop he produced from such a tiny space.  Years later, I realized that rather creative indoor [...]

December 28, 2008

Christmas on the Cheap

As many people know, I am pretty cheap.  My own Gramma brags to people about how frugal I am.   Ok, so having a woman who grew up during the depression tell other people I am cheap is a little weird, but there is a discernible note of pride there.  To me it is like a [...]

December 20, 2008

Crafty Christmas Count Down Post #2

Now is the time when I would normally start to freak out because I am not Martha Stewart, nor do I have her glitter wielding crafty minions awaiting my beck and call.   I could sure use some crafty minions (hold the glitter please, unless a vacuum wielding maid comes with those minions) , but this [...]