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So now what? (Take 2)
I try to have an environmentally sustainable answer for every household conundrum. But what to do with old socks. I am still in California. And more than ready to get back to the farm. Especially on these days when my grandchildren are with their mother. So I am sorting socks. A huge bag of them.…
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What day is it where you are?
Do you have trouble remembering the day? (they keep changing). Or the month?(they keep changing too) or which of the knobs is the hot water (I am so grateful when there is a little color coded dot on top of each tap) or whether a door will open automatically or you have to push it.…
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Travel Days
I am leaving Melbourne, Australia and my daughter shortly – another period of travel looms. I am miserable thinking of leaving. I love the travel I just hate the leaving. It is almost the end of another family tour. Traveling event. Yearly procession. Whatever we call it – a lot of travel was had and…
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Banana Cream Pie.
So I woke up and I really wanted banana cream pie. We have all made banana cream pie or a variation of it but have you ever caramelized the bananas first? Me neither, so I thought I would try it. I must have been thinking about it in my sleep. Usually when I have a…
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Is Bamboo Better?
NOPE: I am not going to encourage you to replace plastic stuff with different stuff. Like replacing plastic with Bamboo. Because really there is a ton of stuff we use that is just not necessary. Simple and frugal can be so elegant. These elegant minimalist, sustainable solutions are where I prefer to land. Not getting…
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