We lost power Sunday night at approximately 10:30 p.m. Losing power isn’t that big of a deal when it comes back on within hours. But when a storm knocks power out for 21 hours it really tests whether or not you are prepared to live “off-grid.” We did a lot of learning on Monday. We…
It is cold, windy and damp here. All of our snow has melted over the past few days, but we are expecting more on Saturday. That means I won’t exactly be getting fresh produce from the market or our own garden. So why did I write a check out to a farmer last week when…
**Reminder: The Askinosie chocolate giveaway ends Monday, January 12th.** A few people have asked about how our no spend months ended. I wrote about why we ended the challenge a couple of weeks early and have posted a link to the entire series in my sidebar under “features” where you can read about our whole…
**I have closed comments, a winner has been chosen.** When I wrote about Askinose chocolate I never in my wildest dreams expected them to see that post, let alone send me free chocolate. But they did. And boy am I glad. Not only was I able to experience some really delicious chocolate unlike any I…
