Author: Calamity Jane
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How Does My Garden Grow?
I hate to taunt any of y’all living in more Northern climes, but, spring is here! The trees are budding, the sun is hot, the fever has struck. It is a bit harder to feel like it’s spring when it was never proper winter (yes, it got as cold as 20 degrees, but with no…
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Hands in Dirt=Happy Mama
Isn’t is strange how moods change your perception so completely? Last night, after a kind of crappy day in which I didn’t get a damn thing done or even goof off properly, I surveyed the ruins around me with utter hopelessness and went straight to bed. This morning, after a decent sleep, a cup of…
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A Trip to the Grocery Store
On my way home from a big stock up trip to the store yesterday, new double stroller loaded down with fifty pounds of groceries, I had the idea that it’d be fun to give y’all a Peeping Tom view of my actual real life consumer habits and compromises. Even though I was already half an…
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Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, Part 2
When To Buy Organic Of course, it would be great if everything we bought was organic. But if you’re short on cash, and aren’t we all, there is a significant difference between crops. This chart is awesome for sussing out you fresh fruits and veggies. I first discovered this two years ago, and was especially…
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Responsible Consumer Intermission, Sort Of
While I was sitting there in the hospital cafeteria, trying to get the Toddler to eat one of the fried chicken strips out of the oversized styrofoam container, I questioned what exactly had led me to that moment. It all started that morning when I checked the messages on my phone. I have two new…
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