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November 24, 2009 01:46 PM EST --
We got somewhere between 9 and 14 inches the first storm this year, just before Halloween, then we got another 8 inches in mid November. If this is the way this winter is going, we're going to have a . . .
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November 24, 2009 01:26 PM EST --
Christmas had been celebrated around the world, in many languages and many ways, from pagan to Christian, but when the nineteenth century came to America, Christmas as we know it, was born.
In 1822, . . .
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November 09, 2009 06:31 PM EST --
I recently joined, but the only points I get is for one search each day. I see references to swidgets, so I got one and it said "swagbuck alert," so I clicked on it, but it says something like Jim Halpert . . .
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September 07, 2009 05:14 PM EDT --
Lambsquarter is a powerhouse of nutrition and a frugal (read "free") food that is often overlooked. It's sometimes called wild spinach, but it has more nutrition than domesticated spinach, with more iron, . . .
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August 29, 2009 08:02 PM EDT --
In your quest for frugal food, do you ever think of using free food? I mean, as free for the taking... as in those things that grow wild in the garden or lawn... weeds. I've been fascinated with wild . . .
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June 12, 2009 08:39 PM EDT --
I'm a cheapskate; I'll admit it, so when I wound up with some popcorn that was too old to pop well, I didn't want to throw it out. I decided to try to make cornmeal from it and it worked! I've made cornbread . . .
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June 08, 2009 02:22 PM EDT --
Does anyone know of patterns or instructions for making slip on house shoes for summer wear? I'm thinking scuffs or a "flip flop" type of slipper, but either one would seem to need a sturdier sole than . . .
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June 08, 2009 02:15 PM EDT --
The one I use as an icon. I took the picture last year at the edge of the garden. This part of the garden used to be a flower bed, but I don't know if this is a domesticated flower or if it's a "weed." . . .
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June 04, 2009 07:14 AM EDT --
Women's suffrage was finally approved by Congress on June 4, 1919. Just think, women could vote! It's hard to believe that less than a hundred years ago, we couldn't. As the old ad goes, "We've come a . . .
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April 24, 2009 01:08 PM EDT --
The IRS says that you are required to pay taxes on bartered goods or services, but I have a question. How is that figured? If I trade a cake for a bag of potatoes, how much tax do I owe and when/where . . .
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April 22, 2009 07:32 PM EDT --
I don't make everything from scratch, even when I know it's cheaper, so hamburger buns are on my shopping list when I need them. I've tried to make them but was never impressed. They always . . .
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April 22, 2009 04:32 PM EDT --
Do you knit year around, or do you put down the knitting needles when the weather warms up? I find myself knitting a lot more when the weather is cold. A good snowstorm and a snuggly sweater in progress . . .
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February 17, 2009 09:55 PM EST --
"The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the cost of carrying out the programs and tax cuts in the economic stimulus package is likely to be slightly less than the amount of money authorized . . .
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December 19, 2008 11:31 PM EST --
Most of my life, I've knitted mainly for others and kept pretty busy at it. At this point, there doesn't seem to be much that I can make for others that they need or would appreciate, so I've . . .
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October 03, 2008 01:42 PM EDT --
What do you do to get ready for winter?
Since our society is mostly housed in cities or suburbs, with heat, light and water at their fingertips, we don't think about getting ready for winter . . .
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September 05, 2008 07:18 PM EDT --
I've been gone from Gather for awhile... did everyone give up on Christmas? It's only 111 days away! I've been thinking about it and even done a little shopping. Michael's had a sale on . . .
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November 07, 2007 11:40 PM EST --
I received an email from this place (http://www.demandstudios.com/) with an invitation to apply, so I signed up to see what would happen. Their site states "We are recruiting freelance writers and . . .
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November 01, 2007 06:32 AM EDT --
Do you fill Christmas stockings for your family?
I always thought it was a wonderful tradition, so when my kids were little, I knitted them stockings and we filled them every year with small toys, . . .
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November 01, 2007 12:23 AM EDT --
The house next door was a big, two story log house that had once been a part of a black and white movie. After the movie was made, the log house had been dismantled and moved several miles, then put . . .
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November 01, 2007 12:02 AM EDT --
It gets cold in Wyoming. I mean, bone-chilling, skin-numbing, frosty breath kind of cold where everything in it is stiff and unyielding and you don't dare get wet because your skin will freeze solid. . . .
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