Monthly Archives: November 2009

Keeping the thermostat low, throwing on sweaters, socks, and blankets

Every year I try to keep my bills low during the winter and what that means is that we don’t crank up the heat. I learned that lesson from when I lived here in Tennessee before and I had $300 … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving!!

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Dorothy Ainsworth, a true Single Mom Homesteader!

This woman is amazing and I am so glad I am reading from her website all about what she did in the past as well as now, raising her two kids, building her own home and then rebuilding it after … Continue reading

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Movers made tired marks in the Soil

My volunteer movers from my church and the rental guy for the washer/dryer all made several tire marks in the new lawn, esp. the rental guy who was stuck for about an hour. I said, thank goodness I’m gonna put … Continue reading

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New Homestead…Moving in!

We got the rental house with a good sized yard and I got a seed catalog in the mail. The last time I gardened in East Tennessee was when Lea was 6 and I had a tiny little square of … Continue reading

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