One Hundred Dollars a Month - Page 1854 of 2143 - I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.

Friday Night at the Movies | Tapped – Bottled Water Documentary

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By Mavis Butterfield on September 21, 2012 · 9 Comments

Do you drink bottled water? Have you ever thought about where it comes from?

Tapped is a film that examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil.

The Girl and I are going to watch it tonight. Have you seen it yet?

Amazon Prime members can watch Tapped for free.

Let me know what you think if you decide to watch it–or if you have already seen it. Did you love it? Hate it? Can’t wait to watch it over and over?

Looking for more movies?

Check out the full list of my Friday Night at the Movies Selections or click on over & look at all the movies on Amazon Instant Video. There are a ton of videos to choose from that will cost you absolutely nothing {nada, zilch, free-o} with Amazon Prime; like thousands of regular movies & TV shows & hundreds of documentaries {Wahoo!}. Get all the details HERE!

Peace out Girl Scouts & have yourself a great weekend,

~Mavis

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Mavis Garden Blog – Growing Your Own Pumpkin Patch

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By Mavis Butterfield on September 21, 2012 · 13 Comments

I was out surveying the pumpkin patch this morning and snapped a few pictures to share. This one is of the golden Hubbard squash es we are growing. I plan on having the Handsome Husband pick it for me this weekend because it’s so stinkin’ heavy. If I had to guess I’d say it’s in the 50 pound range. Wahooo!

This is a Queensland Blue from Australia. I have 3 of these growing and 2 of them are ready to be harvested.

Does anyone know what this is? If there was a seed packet for it I have lost it. I have a few of these green pumpkins {or squash} growing in the patch, but I cannot figure out what variety it is. There is positively no sign of orange on it at all.

At first I wasn’t sure what this pumpkin was but now I’m thinking it’s a Big Max pumpkin. We have a bunch of these growing and one of them is totally HUGE. I just hope they turn a dark orange in time before the first frost hits.

Long Island Cheese. I’m pretty bummed we only have one of these this year. Long Island Cheese Pumpkins are great for homemade pumpkin pies.

Cinderella Pumpkin. Do you see how gorgeous the stem is?

Jarrahdale, another Aussie beauty. I love the ribbed sides on this one.

Lumina. We have a few of these growing in the patch, they are all pretty small this year, but they will make a great addition to the front porch after we harvest them.

I think these might be our Sugar Pie pumpkins. They are all about the same size, and perfect for pies. Pumpkin pies baby, can you smell them baking in the oven yet?

And here is another one of our giant golden Hubbard squashes. One things for sure, we are going to be eating a lot of squash this winter.

Have you grown Hubbard squash before? What is your favorite way to prepare it?

~ Mavis

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Raising Backyard Chickens – Baby Chicks 2 Week Check Up

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By Mavis Butterfield on September 21, 2012 · 18 Comments

For the past 2 weeks the baby chicks have been living out of a box. First it was 1 banana box, and now they are currently residing in 2 giant spinach boxes The Girl connected and taped together from Costco.

Lately they’ve been chillin’ on the top flap, and every time we pull into the garage they fly up, sit on the ledge and greet us. It is seriously the sweetest thing ever.

Black Fatty Jr. {Australorp}

As expected, black fatty is The Girls favorite bird. She loves to fly and sit on The Girls lap. I love australorps, they are such a calm bird. It’s a great choice for little kids.

Peter {Easter Egger}

I don’t think Peter likes us. Or anyone else. She’s kind of a jittery bird so far. It will interesting to see how she progresses.

Hilda {Easter Egger}

Hilda totally loves us. She’s pretty happy go lucky and always has a smile on her face {if that’s even possible}.

Matilda {Easter Egger}

Last week Sarah said Matilda looked like a “Glam” chick with her black painted eyes. I couldn’t agree more. She is a bit of a little Diva too.

Maroon {Rhode Island Red}

The jury is still out on Maroon.

5 {Rhode Island Red}

5 is my favorite chicken out of this bunch. She hung out with for 2 hours the other day when I accidently locked myself out of the house. She was a real trooper and happily pecked in the dirt while we waited for the Handsome Husband to come rescue us.

Pablo {Silver Laced Wyandotte}

Pablo is extremely feisty and does not like to be held {yet}.

Picasso {Silver Laced Wyandotte}

Picasso doesn’t like to be held either. She needs her space, just like a true artist, so we are making allowances for her temperamental behavior.

I was having a hard time trying to figure out how to tell Pablo and Picasso apart, then The Girl pointed out the at Pablo has a dark red comb, and Picasso does not. Finally now I can tell them apart. Yay!

I love, love, love raising chickens, and I still to this day am not sure how we talked the Handsome Husband in to first getting them years ago, but I’m sure glad we did.

Birds are the coolest.

For more of of adventures with raising backyard chickens, head on over HERE.

Have YOU ever raised chickens before? If so, what has been your favorite breed, and why.

I think my favorite is the black australorp.

~Mavis

Have you been thinking about getting a few chickens for your backyard? Check out the book A Chicken in Every Yard: The Urban Farm Store’s Guide to Chicken Keeping By Robert Litt. Amazon currently has the book in stock.

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Botanical Interests Seed Company – Organic Garlic In Stock and Ready to Ship!

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By Mavis Butterfield on September 20, 2012 · 5 Comments

If you are looking for some gourmet garlic bulbs to plant this fall, my boyfriend Ryan over at Botanical Interests says they have them in stock and ready to ship. Botanical Interests Seed Company currently offers 6 different varieties of garlic as well as sampler packs. Ideally garlic should be planted 6 – 8 weeks before a hard freeze to give the roots time to establish.

I already have my garlic sitting in a box ready to go, and will post “How to Plant Garlic” instructions just as soon as I get mine in the ground. If you have never planted garlic before, it is seriously the eaiset stuff on the earth to plant and harvest.

So if you need some Garlic, head on over to the Botanical Interests and check out there stock.

Want to learn more about growing garlic? Check out the book The Complete Book of Garlic: A Guide for Gardeners, Growers, and Serious CooksBy Ted Jordan Meredith. Amazon currently has it in stock.

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