I mentioned in an earlier post that I am participating in the Eat from the Pantry Challenge and will be feeding my family from the pantry and freezer for the month of January. My original enthusiasm has turned to a mild panic as I have realized that my pantry and freezer were not as full [...]
The Staycation
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When you live in a winter wonderland it would be crazy to go on vacation elsewhere in December. Today we went spent the afternoon sledding on a hill near our house. I picked up the sleds for $1.00 each at a local thrift store a couple years back. Lots of frugal fun was had by [...]
Green Web Awards
My Zero Waste has been nominated for a Green Web Award in the category of Green Living Advice Sites. If you are already familiar with their blog, as well as their goal to limit their refuge to one garbage can – for the ENTIRE YEAR of 2009, then click here to vote for them. If [...]
Freezer Tip for Prepping Soup in Advance
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I have shared my Minestrone Soup before. I love it because it is naturally vegetarian, low fat, dairy free and can easily be made gluten free, so just about any house guest can safely eat this soup. And it is so good that I could eat it every day for lunch and never get tired of it! I [...]
Boxing Day
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Boxing Day is celebrated quite differently in my house than it is in the United Kingdom. December 26th is the day I inventory and organize the Christmas windfall: the boxes, ribbons, bags, and cards. I am a connoisseur of fine boxes. I was able to rescue the the prewrapped gold boxes from a slow death [...]
Use Kids Art to Make Note Card Sets
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I made sets of note cards out of some of my children’s art work for the grandmothers and aunts. I rummaged through some of kids artwork and found a couple of pictures that I thought would make lovely note cards. The pictures were too large for my scanner, so I took them to Office Depot [...]
Outdoor Wednesday
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We have already had several snow storms this year. I think the desert is so much prettier when covered by a layer of snow! Andrew’s first snow shoes. He is only two, but he is a natural. We finally got a snow that was wet enough to make a snowman. Rew convinced his big brother to [...]
Wordless Wednesday
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Just making the necessary corrections. Note what he is standing on to reach the high branches. This post has been linked to Wordless Wednesday.
