Category Archives: Once loved items

A “new” oven rack

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

Long, long ago (actually, it was just this past November) I had an incident with one of our oven racks that rendered it useless. It wasn’t too much of a hardship only having one oven rack, but there were times … Continue reading →

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Help with the laundry

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

The only time I haven’t enjoyed doing laundry was in college. Sitting down in the laundry room waiting (and guarding) my clothes just wasn’t fun. Once I left the dorms I would have to go to the laundry mat and … Continue reading →

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Old garden sink gets some attention

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

You might remember the two garden sinks I bought this past summer. These once-loved sinks where just looking for the right home and I am so glad that I not only found one, but two. Like I said before, you … Continue reading →

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I think I have a problem

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

I openly admitted in this post a few weeks ago to buying more canning jars (after telling myself I wouldn’t.) I don’t have any guilty twinges or twangs about that purchase. I know I can use them (eventually, when we … Continue reading →

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Canning Jars

Posted on September 8, 2011 by

Last month I found a wonderful old sink at an Estate Sale. At that same Estate Sale I managed to hit the mother load of canning jars too. Seven boxes packed with canning jars. A few months ago I told … Continue reading →

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A “new” pot

Posted on March 16, 2011 by

Several months ago I threw out a very old pot. It was non-stick and a long time ago I used it as a bowl to make a cake and used an electric beater in it. Well, that ripped up the … Continue reading →

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Making Pasta

Posted on March 1, 2011 by

Kicking off the Real Food Challenge! I made pasta! I finally came to a point where I ran out of all the store bought pasta in the cupboard so it was time I made my own.  This is the third … Continue reading →

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I have no idea what this is

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

I found this at a thrift store. I have no idea what it is, or what it is used for…….and yet I still bought it! Crazy? Quite possibly! There is nothing printed on the bottom, no markings, nothing! Do any … Continue reading →

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Our Daily Bread

Posted on November 7, 2010 by

Honestly, I don’t make bread every day. Sometimes I can go a week without making bread. I have been making Jim Lahey’s No-Knead bread for over 2 years now. We love it and I love how easy it is to … Continue reading →

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