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Mexican Mocha – DIY

Mexican Mocha – DIY

Tool Lady and I have a problem.  We both love to purchase coffee and tea from the little coffee shop right across the street from us.  We do it a lot, and while it's wonderful to support local businesses and they're super nice there and their drinks are amazing, at about $4.00 a drink, it all adds up really, really…
April 22, 2012
Mexican Mocha – DIY

Mexican Mocha – DIY

Tool Lady and I have a problem.  We both love to purchase coffee and tea from the little coffee shop right across the street from us.  We do it a lot, and while it's wonderful to support local businesses and they're super nice there and their drinks are amazing, at about $4.00 a drink, it all adds up really, really…
April 22, 2012
Independence Days

Independence Days

This has been another busy week for me and all I want to do is play in the dirt!  Instead of, you know, working and getting close to finishing up my classes (research papers suck, by the way).  I have to give myself "garden breaks" from time to time so I don't hate school so much.  OK...I guess that's not…
April 21, 2012
New Counter Tops

New Counter Tops

I just realized that, a few months ago we put in new counter tops in our kitchen and I never posted about it!!!  I'm sure you've seen glimpses of them in my posts, but here's the official lowdown...Five years ago when we moved into our house, one of the first things we added to our To-Do list was to re-do…
April 14, 2012

Eggshells

Did you know you can use eggshells as a chicken and garden supplement?   Absolutely! Now, up until a couple of years ago, I had no idea that eggshells were good for anything except waiting for me to crack them open ;-) Whether you keep chickens and have an abundance of egg shells, or buy a carton or two each…
April 12, 2012
105 Square Feet

105 Square Feet

Yes, that is what is contained in our new raised beds in the backyard :-)  It took two days of nearly back-breaking bed building and soil shuffling, but we are officially in business and I am now trying to figure out what all should go in those beds!!!We have built a total of 8 beds, each completely separate from the…
April 10, 2012