Thrift at Home

This was the first day of second grade for Genevieve, kindergarten for Ben.  There were no tears, thank God. I made Genevieve's jumper...

I'm coming back to this space with the thing that keeps taking my breath away:  four years after he was laid off, my husband has a job. ...

It was my fault because I left the cantaloupe on the counter too long. Its flavor was good, its texture was not.  I blendered it into a smoo...

That was my epiphany yesterday when I canned tomatoes.  I loathe running, but I love to listen to runners talk about the experience. S...

This is my go-to meal for busy summer days when my schedule threatens to swallow me and I need a little dependable comfort; I am immensely s...

According to my notebook , I have bought a bushel of tomatoes almost exactly mid-August for the past several years.  I might as well get use...

I experimented with planting herbs in my porch pots this year.  It was very successful, although the purple basil took over, the creeping t...