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![…]
During last summer’s internal renovation of our lake cabin, we held off replacing the windows because of the expense. This summer we decided to tackle two large window replacements in the living room. Our original windows were aluminum framed single pane glass, super inefficient! In the Texas heat, it made it very hard to coolRead more about Replace Old Ineffecient Windows[…]
Spanish tapas are perfect for hosting your next intimate gathering or large party. Tapas are super flexible(vegan/vegetarian/pescatarian) and really easy to serve many healthy veggie options. I’ve always liked tapas, but really fell in love with them on our trip to Barcelona. Tapas are all about enjoying a lengthy slowly served meal among your loved ones.Read more about It’s time for tapas![…]