The following is a reprint of a previously published post. Enjoy!
I may be in a time warp, because I am freshly in love with pesto. I know that the rest of the world went pesto-crazy 10+ years ago. But here I am in 2009 trying to figure out how to work this magical green paste into everything [...]
Entries from July 2009
July 31, 2009
Cheap Eats — Pesto
July 30, 2009
What I’m Grateful For
Today in Portland marked day two of unrelenting 106 degree heat, and day four of a heat wave. Because this is highly unusual weather for our neck of the woods, very few people have air conditioning. However, there is still much to be grateful for.
Here is my list of the five things for which I [...]
July 28, 2009
106 Degrees and I’m Ready to Bolt
Portland, Oregon hit 106 degrees today which no matter how you slice it, is just too darned hot.
Yes, I worked a nine hour shift in the air conditioned loveliness that is my hospital, but I’m home now and it’s currently 90 sweat inducing degrees in my living room.
So in the spirit of frugal daughters everywhere, [...]
July 27, 2009
Recession Unworthy Products
With any difficulty comes great commercial opportunity. I saw this with September 11th, (9/11 T-shirts were printed up within days!) and I’m seeing this with the current recession.
A startling example of this jumped out at me from the ice cream case this evening:
Dreyer’s/ Edy’s Red, White and No More Blues flavor ice cream. With a [...]
July 26, 2009
When Frugality Leads to Big Spending
J.D. Roth over at Get Rich Slowly wrote a few weeks back about his frugal weekend, in which he described the days he spent scoring cheap plants, cycling to a book club and hanging his laundry. He also wrote that he’s savings towards a trip to Italy and France, a new bike purchase as well [...]
July 25, 2009
Clotheslines Banned at Senior Public Housing in Greenwich, Connecticut Due to “Liability”
How many times has this happened to you? You’re in your backyard minding your own business when suddenly you’re guillotined by your clothesline?
What . . . never? Then I guess you’re lucky to have dodged this oh-so common bullet.
Greenwich, Connecticut has enacted a clothesline ban for their senior public housing due to this very safety [...]
July 24, 2009
Non-Consumer Mish-Mash
Here’s another piece in my Non-Consumer Mish-Mash series, in which I write about a little of this, a little of that.
I was chatting over the fence with a new neighbor, a retired gentleman from Northern New Jersey. He joked that he was going to call the “sustainability police” on me for having such a lush [...]
July 23, 2009
Is Your Freezer a Frozen Wasteland?
If you are anything like me, you are good to utilize the freezer compartment of your refrigerator.
Good about putting food into it, less good about taking food out.
We buy individually frozen chicken breasts from Costco which take up a lot of room and try and keep a few extra loaves of bread in there as [...]
July 22, 2009
Second Run Leads the Pack
I am lucky to live in city with a myriad of second run movie theaters, most of which are restored vintage gems. Because of this, I’m able to abstain from seeing the $9 movies, waiting instead until they’re just a couple of bucks. This has become especially prudent since movie theaters start charging adult prices [...]
July 21, 2009
The Complexities of My Oh-So-Simple Life
I love the idea of the simple life. Sitting quietly in my backyard enjoying a soft breeze, cooking beautiful healthy meals, and then maybe playing leisurely board games with my 11 and 13-year-old sons.
Reality is a hard hearted mistress.
Our Summer has somehow filled up with activities and commitments that leave me exhausted and unable to [...]
