Money-saving mend: How to fix a broken Crock-Pot
For quite a while, my slow cooker was broken. I mean, the Crock-Pot itself worked just fine. But the lid was broken, making it tricky to get to the food when the pot was hot....
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Small change, big impact on the back porch
The other day, as I was enjoying lunch on our back porch, I thought about the porch posts … I mean really thought about the porch posts. (I’ve never claimed to be normal, people.)...
Fall planting, the thrifty way
When I buy plants for the containers on our front and back porches each spring, I try to purchase ones that can eventually be transplanted somewhere else on our property. This helps me stretch my landscaping buck because I...
