Technology – cheapskate style

I love technology, but it’s often balanced by a need to be thrifty.  Would I love a smartphone?  You bet I would.  Am I going to pay the rate required to use said smartphone?  Nope.  I’m currently working on what I need to do to increase my earning power, but at this point in the [...]

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That’s Amore

Since Ramblin and I have our xmas/anniversary/Valentine’s/birthday trip coming up, Valentine’s gifts really weren’t necessary.  Instead, I decided to make homemade spaghetti and meatballs.  I will guarantee this is the best meal we could have had in our area. I don’t have a ‘recipe’ per se.  I tend not to use recipes on stuff that [...]

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Two kinds of toasty goodness

The apple dessert was a big hit.  The best part was it was still just a bit warm when it was served.  Yummmmmm And Saturday evening, I realized that while I had been organized enough to ensure I had all the ingredients for the dessert, actually getting him a present slipped my mind.  At 10pm, [...]

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Feeling Fruity

What you see above is the fruit I purchased at Big Box Store today.  That fruit should last us a week.  (Disclaimer:  I am making an apple dessert this weekend, hence the two bags of apples.) I have loved fruit all my life.  Who loved pomegranates before pomegranates were cool?  This gal.  I can’t think [...]

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The view from here

Just in case you’ve ever wondered, here’s what my workday looks like: Also in case you were wondering, I have been to the lighthouse pictured on my desktop, but it is not my picture.  It was a standard one included on the laptop.  It’s Pemaquid Point Lighthouse in Bristol, Maine.  (Maine – squee!) I finished [...]

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