Remember making no bake cookies back in the day? On the stove you cook up a big concoction of oatmeal, cocoa powder, peanut butter and about a pound of powdered sugar, then drop them by the spoonful on wax paper and wait for them to cool (or burn your mouth trying to eat them right… Continue reading No Bake Cookie Oatmeal
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April Showers…
...bring May flowers. It started raining yesterday in Kansas and it hasn't stopped. It was still raining and thundering when I woke up this morning. Which is great for the garden and the new plants I planted last weekend. However it is not good for running. I was scheduled to do a 5 mile tempo… Continue reading April Showers…
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Save the Earth by Eating Local
Happy Earth Day! Today marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. I thought I would honor this day by writing about how eating locally can help save our plant. Did you know that the average American meal travels 1,500 miles to get to your plate? That's like driving from Kansas City to Augusta, Maine. Or… Continue reading Save the Earth by Eating Local
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There’s Canola Oil in My Bathroom
Good afternoon! It's lunch time and I'm at my friendly neighborhood library. I love spending my lunch hour at the library, but there's one thing I hate. Parking! The parking is atrocious here! There are hardly any close spots and they are almost always full. I usually have to park at least a block away. … Continue reading There’s Canola Oil in My Bathroom
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Welcome Potatoes
Even though it's 70 degrees F outside, I'm currently making chili. Ha! It sounded good so I thought why not? When I got home from work today Benzo said "guess what - we have potatoes." If you remember, I planted potatoes almost three weeks ago. Almost every day I would go out and check the plot… Continue reading Welcome Potatoes
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Unplugged Weekend Wrap-Up
Hello there! It's Monday night and I haven't blogged for three whole days now. Crazy! To sum up, my unplugged weekend was a great success. Benzo and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. And I found that it's amazing what you can accomplish when you don't have your face stuck to a computer screen… Continue reading Unplugged Weekend Wrap-Up
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Unplugged Weekend
Happy Friday! The longest week ever is finally coming to an end. Did everyone get their taxes done yesterday? I filed mine on Monday so luckily I didn't have any last minute scrambling around. I mentioned yesterday that Benzo and I were doing something special this weekend. What we are doing is going "unplugged" for… Continue reading Unplugged Weekend
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Farmers’ Markets
Attention anyone living in southern KC on the Kansas side! Tomorrow, April 17th, the Overland Park farmers' market is officially open. I am going and I'm super excited! Even though I have my own garden, I like to frequent farmers' markets to fill in the gaps. Shopping at farmers' markets is beneficial in so many ways. … Continue reading Farmers’ Markets
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Craft Show Finds
Today sooooo feels like it should be Friday. This has been the longest week ever. I'm about out of the woods for my "busy time" at work. Hooray! I'm looking forward to a nice relaxing weekend. Benzo and I have something new planned - more about that tomorrow! Today I'm posting about something I've been… Continue reading Craft Show Finds
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Maple Nut Brown Sugar Ice Cream
So Monday night Benzo grilled our dinner out on the deck. It was a perfect warm evening. I had the windows open in the kitchen with a nice breeze blowing through. The warm air and sunshine really gave me a hankering for ice cream. (Did I just say hankering?) I had a bajillion other things I… Continue reading Maple Nut Brown Sugar Ice Cream
Everything Is Homemade 