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Jewish Simplicity: In Cheap We Trust
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Jewish, greenish, frugalish. Saturday, April 3, 2010. In Cheap We Trust. The book starts out as a history of American attitudes toward thrift, which has the strongest of pedigrees, starting as it does with Ben Franklin, founding tightwad. Franklin's attitude, of course, was that frugality is the way to wealth, and strains of this come through American history, through to Dave Ramsey today who basically says the same thing. Other historical highlights include the 19. Which, Weber points out, was “a ...
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Domestic Dilettante: February 2012
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Feb 22, 2012. Recipe of the Week: Awesome Enchiladas. You're just in time for the recipe of the week:. Feb 14, 2012. Bride for a Day, Wife for Life. Today's post is just in time for Valentine's Day:. Bride for a Day, Wife for Life. If you are reading this, please be sure to note my new blog addy when you click on the link above.). Happy Valentine's Day,. Feb 13, 2012. Come join me as I start this week with a Monday musing here:. Feb 7, 2012. Pier 1 and I meet again! Feb 6, 2012. T-10 weeks and counting.
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Domestic Dilettante: Fiesta Time!
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This is a "need (want) it/got it" summary of my vintage Fiestaware. Just in case anyone wants to compare notes, admire my collection.or contribute another piece! Cobalt, light yellow. Light yellow, cobalt blue, peacock blue (new). New red, cobalt, white, persimmon (retired). 3 1/2"H x 4 3/4"D). 4"H x 5 3/4"D). 4 1/2"H x 6 3/4"D). 5"H x 7 3/4" D). 5 1/2"H x 8 1/2"D). Cobalt blue, red. 6 1/2"H x 9 3/4"D). 7 1/2"H x 11"D). Kitchen Kraft stacking refrigerator bowls. Green, yellow, blue. 3 1/2"H x 6 1/2"D).
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Domestic Dilettante: June 2011
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Jun 30, 2011. Moving into an existing house means inheriting more than a floorplan, paint and carpet colors. What happens when the last resident was a gardener and you inherit their plants and planting schemes? If you're not a gardener, you probably don't give the green stuff much thought - it either gets ignored until it turns into brown stuff, or it gets mulched or mowed down. What color will it bloom? Is it situated properly for its sun/shade and moisture requirements? In the back yard, a few hostas a...
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Domestic Dilettante: April 2011
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Apr 29, 2011. Every year for four years, a group of men and women from Mississippi, Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee mark their calendars for one Saturday in April, and agree to meet up at Rita Randolph's greenhouses. In Jackson, Tennessee. We do our best to clean out her inventory (don't worry - she's got plenty more where that came from.we think! You may be wondering, WHY? Is it that special? You may also be wondering how we know each other. High school or college? Still nope. Church? Apr 28, 2011.
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Domestic Dilettante: My Mantels
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Years ago, before we had a home with a fireplace, I dreamed of having a beautifully decorated mantel, and I imagined it would be fun to keep it updated and tasteful - never dusty, out of scale, or (horrors) boring. Like many things in life, reality is different from the vision. Since I'm always trolling for pictures of mantels and looking for fresh inspiration, I thought I'd create a little gallery of photos here - to inspire others with similar architectural challenges, offer some hope (or consolation!
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Domestic Dilettante: October 2011
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Oct 31, 2011. Day of rest, week 8: no treats. Today is my least-favorite holiday. Last year, I gave an explanation as to why I don't do Halloween anymore. And I realize that makes me a bit of an oddity among my friends. (But so does my Sunday-day-of-rest thing, so I'm 2 for 2! As a non-Catholic, I just can't celebrate Halloween as "All Hallow's Eve." If I don't celebrate All Saints Day, it would be disingenuous to claim to celebrate its eve. I avoid this holiday? While I know everyone won't jump on this ...
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Domestic Dilettante: July 2011
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Jul 30, 2011. A Bounty of Figs. What does any of that have to do with real figs? Why nothing, of course. But I did have a bounty of them drop into my lap this week. Despite my canning ambiguity. Yesterday morning I started with this - about 3 quarts of figs, washed and stemmed. It's a miracle there were any left after I started nibbling on them. Fig preserves; they're like sunshine in a jar. How many kettles does it take to can? Is it worth it? Other posts about canning foods. Jul 29, 2011. And surprisin...
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Domestic Dilettante: March 2012
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Mar 27, 2012. Here's a (tiger) bread crumb trail. What are you still doing here? I'm musing and baking and organizing and gardening over here. Come join me and check out my second effort. In the monthly Daring Bakers Challenge: Dutch Crunch/Tiger Bread. Mar 20, 2012. Here's my latest post, an ode to my ever-ready shopping pals. Mar 6, 2012. And you're missing all the fun if you haven't made the jump yet to my new home on the web. Today I shared plans for my new bulb bed. Be sure to bookmark the new link!
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