1. Turned off the heat Saturday when it reached 60 degrees ( F) outside. Husband and I did a little dance thinking we were good to go until Fall.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
6 Green and Frugal Things for March (and a Few That Aren’t!)
Sometimes I post a list of little frugal things we do each month on my food blog Lazy Budget Chef and thought I’d do it today on Condo Blues. Some of these things are big, most are small. You don’t have to look to closely to see that most of them are green too!
1. Turned off the heat Saturday when it reached 60 degrees ( F) outside. Husband and I did a little dance thinking we were good to go until Fall.
1. Turned off the heat Saturday when it reached 60 degrees ( F) outside. Husband and I did a little dance thinking we were good to go until Fall.
Sunday, March 22, 2015
15 Unique Garden Border and Edging Ideas
Now that it is officially Spring, I’m ready to start planning our landscaping. I found a bunch of clever, unusual, and some down right weird ideas for garden borders and edging one day while I was researching what to plant and where to plant it.
I thought I’d share because maybe you need new garden borders too.
Or you just like to look at garden p*rn. that’s OK too.
Save these ideas to Pinterest for later!
I thought I’d share because maybe you need new garden borders too.
Or you just like to look at garden p*rn. that’s OK too.
Save these ideas to Pinterest for later!
Thursday, March 19, 2015
21 Drought Tolerant Plants for Your Yard
You are getting excited for the Spring planting season?
Me too!
Although I am not looking forward to how much it will cost us to keep a new landscape watered all summer long.
One way to avoid a high summer water bill is to plan my new landscape with native plants. Since I often forget plants need water to grow, they should be drought tolerant too.
Since I know pretty much nothing about native or drought tolerant plants, I'm cruising over to Organizing Made Fun and reading her 21 suggestions for Going Native: Drought Tolerant Plants for Your Yard.
Check it out now and pin it for later!
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Me too!
Although I am not looking forward to how much it will cost us to keep a new landscape watered all summer long.
One way to avoid a high summer water bill is to plan my new landscape with native plants. Since I often forget plants need water to grow, they should be drought tolerant too.
Since I know pretty much nothing about native or drought tolerant plants, I'm cruising over to Organizing Made Fun and reading her 21 suggestions for Going Native: Drought Tolerant Plants for Your Yard.
Check it out now and pin it for later!
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015
8 DIY Fire Starters
Last summer during a impromptu gathering, my friend Tim and his neighbor Marc when out side to start a fire in the backyard fire pit.
From the kitchen, we hear unintelligible squabbling followed by:
Tim (raised voice): No, you are doing it wrong!
Marc (bellowing): Well then put on some more!
The rest of us tumble out of the house and into the the backyard. Fortunately our friends weren’t charred crispy critters. Oh no. Instead Tim and Marc were a safe distance away and laughing like two naughty kids playing with too much lighter fluid.
Husband turns to me and says, “THAT is why you will never have a fire ring.”
Au contraire my dear Husband, there are ways to start a fire without lighter fluid. You can start a campfire with homemade fire starters!
From the kitchen, we hear unintelligible squabbling followed by:
Tim (raised voice): No, you are doing it wrong!
Marc (bellowing): Well then put on some more!
FOOM!
A HUGE fireball erupts over the fire pit!
Husband turns to me and says, “THAT is why you will never have a fire ring.”
Au contraire my dear Husband, there are ways to start a fire without lighter fluid. You can start a campfire with homemade fire starters!
How to Make Fire-Starters
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