Miser Mom

July has had its share of scorching, record-breaking heat waves, and I'm sure August will, too. As a committed hippie environmentalist, ...

For decades and decades, pretty much the only shoes to enter my life have been pre-owned ones.  I figure (a) they're cheaper, (b) the wo...

Back in the Row House a half a dozen years ago, we hired an electrician to install a ceiling fixture and some ceiling fans, and I reveled in...

Last November/December, my husband and I downsized from a row house into a two-bedroom condo.  I had so (SO!) many thoughts about this proce...

 Here are (almost) all of the tiny bags I bring to church. My sister made tiny drawstring bags that she used as gift-wrapping, and that star...

Like many people I know, I try to remember to thank people for what they're doing: our department coordinator, the department chair, the...

 Our CSA season is underway. (That's "Community Supported Agriculture", not "Confederate States of America", to be c...