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Since Jim and I have a 100 year old house, we try to decorate it in the style it was built and designed. Which mostly means a lot of craftsman and arts and crafts style pieces. I heard about the Fine Furnishing show in Milwaukee and thought we should check it out.

Wow! There are some very talented artist out there. The Fine Furnishing Show will be in Providence Road Island on 10/23 and if you're in the area check it out http://www.finefurnishingsshow.com/

We saw pieces that were made from vene… Continue

Jim and I were at the Milwaukee Public Market and found at the Spice House store Himalayan Salt blocks. These blocks are used for cooking, keeping food cold, and just decoration. The blocks are pink and look like rosy quartz. As the food cooks it picks up the saltyness of the block. The block that we purchased is 18 inches by 6 inches by 3 inches thick and you can cook on it!

So far, I haven't tried any cold goodness, but have cooked beef, chicken, and beets on the block. You can freeze the blo… Continue

I'm a horrible gardener. I can't follow simple rules. I have no patience. All winter long I dream up these extravagant plans and find in reality it doesn't always work.

I had some compost that hadn't quite matured and I had Jim build me a raised bed so I could dispose of it properly. Then I just took some topsoil that we had accumulated under the deck and covered it up. Wow did it explode with stuff.

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We'll have flying cars, and automatic weeders, and water that sprouts from the ground with out the use of pipes. The Future will be Fantastic!

Ok, so the Future will prolly be just like today, but everything will be more expensive.

Community Garden Bed:
Over the winter, I want to plant onions and garlic. I'm thinking about dedicating the bed to slower growing veg, like cabbage, brussels sprouts, and broccoli. Along with root vegs. My space at home is more vertical friendly than horizontal.

At… Continue

As my Gram Marianne would say,

"Beans Beans!
The Magical Fruit!
The More You Eat!
The More You Toot!
The More You Toot!
The Better You Feel!
So Eat Beans At Every Meal!"

Gram was not some hippy farming Grandmom. She lived in a high rise over looking Belmont Harbor in Chicago. And I don't really think she ever made us beans. Made a hell of a tzimmis, which my stepmom still makes at the holidays.

Anyways, I love Beans. Black beans, Italian White Beans, Pink Pinto Beans, and just the other day I… Continue