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Books: Since I loved reading “The Water Castle” so much I thought I would try Megan Frazer Blakemore’s “The Spy Catchers of Maple Hill”. The beginning is boring, but it was a boringbeginning in the last book. So maybe it will get better. ?? *Insert pithy comments here* I think about stuff to write here …
I purchased a rash guard last summer for swimming and it was the BEST investment I ever made, so I thought I would share it here. Since they went on sale, I purchased another one so that I have one for swimming and one for just hanging out at the pool or if I know …
Happy June Everyone! Books: I started Brenda Maddox’s book “Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Side of DNA” which is a biography of the woman behind the famous “X” photograph of the crystallized DNA molecule. This photograph led Watson and Crick to the structure of DNA and the Nobel Prize in 1962. Since Rosalind died of cancer …
Book: Still nothing yet. Though I think I have concluded society’s whole problem. It boils down to a lesson that my kid actually did back in first grade. They had to put things into two categories: wants and needs. The problem is a lot of our “needs” are actually wants. Some people would argue …
I know some people are die hard Aldi lovers. But, I went to Aldi the other day and then stopped by Greyson’s Produce Stand on the way home. It was almost half the price! You MUST go there before Aldi. The produce was fresh, didn’t smell weird, nothing I had to throw away (like I sometimes …
Book Update: “I hate affected, niminy-piminy chits!” Louisa May Alcott said it. Not me! Ahhh, you gotta love those non-conforming transcendentalists. Oh wait. Everyone conformed before the 1960’s. Right? 😉 This is a new favorite find at Trader Joe’s. Organic Brown Rice and Quinoa Spaghetti Pasta. My kids would never eat the whole wheat …
Book Update: I finished Randy Pausch’s “The Last Lecture” and really enjoyed it. A fast, quick read that has a lot of nuggets of wisdom and funny biographical stories. The chapters are very short and can be read in order or out of order. Many professors give a “last lecture” of sorts to summarize …
Greetings everyone! I’m so happy we have some new readers from Money Saving Mom and from Blogelina with us. Today I would like to share with you the new friends we have in our backyard. They like our bird feeder quite a lot! There are normally about 8 of them together, but here is a …
Book: I started reading “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr. It is one of those books on Amazon with 5000 reviews. Scratch that – it now has over 8,000 reviews with almost 5 stars! Recipe: This recipe is a healthier version of beef stew from America’s Test Kitchen. Adding a lot of …
Book: Our book club book this month is “The Nesting Place: It Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect too Be Beautiful” by Myquillyn Smith. Funny, I was researching decorating and pick this book up in the summer. I didn’t read it because it didn’t teach you how to decorate but more about life while decorating. My …
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