This week, after reading, Kitchen Stewardship’s post on homemade gifts for children I became inspired to reflect on my personal history of making homemade Christmas gifts… Age 5, a putty filled meat tray became an elegant work of art with my hand print in it. Age 6, Polaroid picture with Popsicle sticks, a little glitter [...]
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Frugality Project: Christmas Gifts
Posted in Frugality Project, holiday on December 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Our First Thanksgiving!
Posted in daily life, holiday, Uncategorized on November 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Our first Thanksgiving was held in our trailer with our lovely family in addendance. We missed the Musician’s side in Boulder and my bro in Bloomington, but my sis and parents were here. We served a roast duck from Sam Woo Chinese deli along with traditional American sides (with a twist!)–gluten free cornbread stuffing, mashed [...]
Frugality Links: Thanksgiving Prep
Posted in Frugality Project, holiday on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been thinking about Thanksgiving and our plans, and I decided to include some of my “research” regarding hosting and preparing a frugal thanksgiving. Frugality is what thanksgiving is all about: saving resources in the way of energy, time, money, and the environment in order to better spend it on family, friends, and the things [...]
Frugality Project: Happy Halloween
Posted in Frugality Project, holiday on October 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We all know the line from the Charlie Brown Christmas movie, when Lucy says “we all know that Christmas is run by a big Easter syndicate.” Tell me about it! There’s halloween, valentines, easter, mothers day…. Not that those things aren’t important, but can you just think if you didn’t celebrate those holidays what kind [...]
