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Our Redneck Garden

May 20, 2013 by 6 Comments
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"You might be a redneck if ..... ..... you plant a garden around your new septic tank cover." We passed our septic tank inspection earlier this month, and our neighbor kindly helped Jack adapt our septic tank with risers and this green lid that you see in the picture above.   With a few hours work and $269 worth of supplies, the guys fixed it so that we should never have to dig up the septic tank again! The project left us with this rectangle of grass-free fertile soil smack in the middle of our front yard that was begging to become a flower garden.  Years ago, when I thought I … [Read more...]

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The Day Before Easter with the Family

April 11, 2013 by 2 Comments
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March 30, 2013, marked the second annual gathering of Grandpa's side of the family at our house for an Easter celebration.  After last year's gathering, I evaluated the event, and determined to make a few changes.  For the most part, I changed the things that I wanted to change and kept the things that worked so well last year. Let me share the highlights of this year's events with you. 1.  Beautiful weather After a winter and spring filled with cold, snowy weather, we enjoyed a dry, sunny day for our gathering.  Praise the Lord for His blessing of sunshine on our family time!  I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Fun, Holidays, My Grandma Knows

Grandpa’s March Project

March 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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March has been a busy month for Grandpa.  He's in full wood-gathering mode, storing up wood for burning in our wood stove next winter.  Since his old blue truck is out of commission this spring, he's had to limit himself to wood that is more easily accessible.  Things worked out splendidly in this regard when our brother-in-law helped us out by cutting down three trees in our yard last week. I regret that I did not take pictures during that work day.  It was fun day, much like what I would imagine an old fashioned butchering day or barn raising to play out.  My sister and … [Read more...]

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Do You Practice Creative Deprivation?

February 21, 2013 by 4 Comments
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Ever feel as if you don't have a minute between activities to catch your breath?  If you consider yourself to be too busy and you long for a less frantic pace, you may need to work on cultivating some Creative Deprivation. I first read of this concept of "Creative Deprivation" in Amy Dacyczyn's Complete Tightwad Gazette.  If you were to read The Complete Tightwad Gazette now, you would probably notice that much of it is outdated, but there remain some nuggets of wisdom in that book that are universal and timeless.  This idea of Creative Deprivation is one of those nuggets. The gist of … [Read more...]

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How I Celebrated My 55th Birthday

February 18, 2013 by 12 Comments
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I'll bet you all were wondering what I was going to do to celebrate this momentous day when I became eligible for a senior discount at Burger King. Here's what I did today: 1.  Had decaf coffee this morning since we were out of regular. 2.  Rode to State College, Pennsylvania, with Jack on this beautiful cold but sunny winter day. 3.  Shopped at Goodwill where we bought a whole cart full of clothes for Jack at .39 per item.  Eleven items of clothing for $4.29. And that's without a senior discount which Goodwill gives on Sundays and Tuesdays. 4.  Visited the new Trader … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Birthdays, Family, Fun, Holidays, My Grandma Knows
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