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Baby Boomer Farmer Grant
Meet boomer, Grant Holdaway, better known in these parts as Farmer Grant. Well…Grant Holdaway may not technically fit into the baby boomer age category, but he’s a great example of staying fit, active, and still going strong at a mature age. A lesson for all of us true “baby boomers.”
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Housekeeping Tip For Your Bathroom Sink
A housekeeping nightmare can present itself around your bathroom sink, floor, shower or tub. Have you noticed how static electricity keeps you from picking up a fallen dry hair… and snagging a single wet hair is next to impossible? For some reason, this is a subject no one wants to discuss… Talking about the hair…
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Utah Wildlife In My Yard
Wildlife frequently grace our yard at our mountain retreat in Tabiona, Utah. Cottontail rabbits, chipmunks, deer, and moose come to call often. Yes, moose… are among are our most frequent visitors. I’ve awakened to find a moose cow and a calf chewing on bushes not 3 feet from my head. Thank goodness, there was a…
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White Trash Cooking: Yellow Squash and Zucchini Recipe
The phrase: White Trash Cooking is used lightly here… because my Grandma and Momma were far from being “white trash.” My Momma was more of a “Southern Belle.” My kin are from Georgia. I use to think I was raised on “soul food” but after I found a cook book in Arkansas called White Trash…
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Happy Birthday Katie
My baby, Katie, is having a birthday. Alright… she’s not a baby anymore… she’s going on…. well… you know… “thirty something.” But… she’ll always be my baby… and by the way… my baby is going to have a baby in a few days. This photo is as far as I got in trying to snap…
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Harvesting Garlic
My sister, Sheila, and I were in Salt Lake a couple of weeks ago and we ran by a darling plant nursery and gift store to poke around a bit. It’s late in the season for buying anything, but the place was filled with very unusual plants. As we went up the stairs to the…
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Great Natural Hair Care Product
One great natural hair care product that’s rarely mentioned anymore is vinegar. Yes, simple household vinegar. It’s probably one of the simplest homemade hair care treatments available. Hair care products is big business and the shelves are packed with all kinds of brands. Leaves a gal wondering which is the best. I am the oldest…
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Enjoying The Summer Harvest Of Goodness
Yes, I’m enjoying the summer harvest of fruits and veggies. I truck down to my favorite produce store… Farmer Grant’s Vineyard Garden… and load up on veggies a couple of times a week. Tomatoes and cucumbers are my favorites. They’re like Mexican Food…. I could eat it every day. Today, on my way down to…
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Make Chores For Kids Fun
Making chores for kids fun can be a challenge sometimes… especially when the kids would rather be playing. Somehow if you can combine the kids’ chores with a little fun… it make it easier on everyone. The trees in my backyard needed trimming. I hated to call in a commercial tree trimmer when most of…
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Another Black Day On Wall Street
Wall Street, Black Tuesday, Great Depression, Stock Market