Miser Mom

Fixing a plant pot with super glue is hardly dramatic, but I've been distracted with family stuff and need a nudge to get back in the bl...

As my campus was gearing up for the beginning of the semester, one of our department coordinators announced that a departing professor had a...

 In our family, we get a lot of wear-and-tear on the inside thighs of our jeans.  Perhaps everyone does, but bicycle riding I'm sure enh...

During the hottest days of this past summer, I bought a watermelon.  A whole watermelon is not only full of refreshment, but it also gave me...

 My husband and I just spent a week on the road together, and of course  I packed a large container of trail mix. By the end of the trip, th...

Some early mornings walks yield surprising amounts of discarded treasures.  Maybe it's because it's a Monday, and the weekend meant ...

My mom did a great job of teaching me and my sisters useful skills: sewing, carpentry, cooking, plumbing.  Mind you, we did NOT always appre...