I am so excited to finally show you all my pineapple plant! I might be a plant nerd, but a pineapple plant grown from scraps that would normally be thrown away or composted is seriously cool! Like my other “garden for free” blogs, this process just takes a little research and patience. First start withRead more about Garden for Free Part III – Pineapple[…]
It’s been a bumper crop of hot peppers in my garden this year. I’ve got a large amount of jalapeños and habaneros ready to go. As you can imagine, there are challenges to using up all these peppers without causing bodily harm… Pickling and relishes are an option but I am trying to avoid theRead more about Hot Pepper Harvest & Hot Sauce Recipes[…]
Consider growing papaya right in your back yard and spend nothing more than the cost of a single fruit. In my original blog, gardening for free (part 1), I covered the basics of gardening from kitchen scraps, propagating and harvesting seeds from season to season. Papaya are beautiful tropical plants that can produce fruit whenRead more about Garden for Free Part II – Papaya[…]
Our Trip Traveling as a family can get expensive but there are ways to reign in your budget. This summer my family embarked on a three week European vacation. This trip included our two daughters, 12 and 14, as well as, my mom who has recently retired. We wanted to see as much as possibleRead more about Discount Travel on WOW Air – the good, the bad and the ugly[…]
It seems like Croatia has gotten a lot of attention this summer, from making it to the world cup finals, to the shooting locale for the much atticipated movie, Mama Mia 2 (loved it). My family got to visit this beautiful country last month and really fell in love with this place. The people ofRead more about Croatia, an affordable, friendly paradise![…]