Roasted Marinara Sauce (Red or Green Tomatoes)
I wish I could say this marinara recipe was passed down to me from my Italian grandmother. Or how I learned to make it as […]
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Why I Love Growing Garlic (Hint: Low Maintenance, High Reward)
Fall is a time many gardeners reflect on their past growing season and think about improvements for the next. Lately my mind has been swirling
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Can You Eat Acorns? Opening Our Eyes to New Possibilities
“Sometimes the things we really want are right in front of us. We just don’t see them.” Wendelin Van Draanen Many kids growing up in
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No Car? No Problem: 3 Memorable Hikes From St. John’s, Newfoundland
What is it about seeing a place on foot that changes the travel experience? Does it make us slow down? Notice more? Save a few
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Travel and Gardening: 4 Unconventional Ways to Enjoy Both
When I started gardening in 2016, I set out to create a big, fenced garden in our sunny backyard with rows of my favorite vegetables.
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Facing Fears: 4 Night Boat Trip to Door County, WI
“F-E-A-R has two meanings: Forget Everything And Run or Face Everything And Rise. The choice is yours.” Zig Ziglar Summer 2023 began by learning our
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Rising Walls and Falling Leaves: Building a Livable House in 3 Months
“Autumn is a fleeting season, melancholy by nature. Its ghostly beauty cultivates a fertile atmosphere for memories that wrote their history on a tablet of
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Off-Grid: Living and Working From a Camper With No Electricity, Water, or Septic
A meeting reminder popped up on my screen. 30 minutes – plenty of time to change into a dress shirt, tame my mane, and brush
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Highlights From Whitefish, MT and Glacier NP (And What We’d Do Differently)
It was an average Wednesday in mid-June when Brett called me from work out of the blue. “What do you think of going to Glacier
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My Favorite Homemade Peanut Butter
Store shelves have more options than ever, but did you know you can save money and enjoy more flavor by making peanut butter at home?
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A Blank Slate: Foundation Cleanup, Building Plans, and Cement Pour
Begin with that most terrifying of all things, a clean slate. Then look, every day, at the choices you are making, and when you ask
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DIY Mobile Home Demolition: One Piece at a Time
A long journey takes one step at a time. Eating an elephant takes one bite at a time. Removing a mobile home without professional help
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