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Tend Your Own Garden

May 2, 2017by Gina Leave a comment

Every day, one of the first things I do is walk through the garden and see what’s growing. I wish very much that I had been building beds all winter […]

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Cooking, Food, Frugality, Gardening, Kids, Philosophy, the Compact

Purchasing Power

January 18, 2017by Gina Leave a comment

        Monday, MLK Day, the kids and I went to the grocery store first thing in the morning and bought some items for a local food pantry. […]

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Baking, Cooking, Food, Frugality, Gardening, Kids, Philosophy

Radical New Year

January 10, 2017by Gina Leave a comment

What’s up, 2017? I’m ready for ya. I’m coming at ya. Wheels are spinning and smoke is coming out of my ears. I even put purple streaks in my hair. […]

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Baking, Budget, Cooking, Food, Frugality, Gardening, Holiday, Kids, Philosophy

Just a Bit of a Break from the Norm

June 26, 2016by Gina Leave a comment

Summer solstice has come and gone, and we are speeding toward the 4th of July. Time for a little reflection on my goals and projects. Saving the earth Let’s talk […]

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Budget, Cooking, Food, Frugality, Gardening, Green Living, Philosophy

Food You Don’t Feel Good About

April 26, 2016by Gina Leave a comment

Tracing the origins of the food you buy can be maddeningly difficult, and what you find out can be depressing. This great expose of fraud and misrepresentations at “farm to […]

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Books to Read, Food, Philosophy

Grecian Peaches

February 18, 2016by Gina Leave a comment

I have a little extra free time this week, so I’m writing a little more than usual. Last night I sat down and tried to work out on paper what […]

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Books to Read, Cooking, Downtown, Food, Green Living, Philosophy

Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast

February 16, 2016by Gina 1 Comment

Last night I finished reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. I mentioned in an earlier post that I thought it would be a game-changer, and now that I’m at the […]

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Books to Read, Cooking, Food, Gardening, Green Living, Philosophy

I Love Lamp

January 20, 2016by Gina Leave a comment

Wow! If only I had re-read this blog post of mine from last year before I got the dog. Seems like I had my head on a little straighter this […]

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Baking, Cooking, Downtown, Food, Frugality, Gardening, Kids, Philosophy, Renovation

Reading, Recycling, and Arugula

November 6, 2015by Gina Leave a comment

There have been a lot of books and articles popping up lately on all kinds of issues that I want to read. I’m keeping a list in hopes I can […]

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Books to Read, Cooking, Food, Frugality, Green Living, Philosophy

Something New, Anything New

December 31, 2014by Gina 3 Comments

Lately, I’ve been staring down a multiple-choice quiz. It’s actually just one question, and it goes like this: 1. What should I do now? a) Get a puppy. b) Have […]

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