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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.


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Friday Night at the Movies – Starboard Light

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Ever since my free upgrade to an Ocean Front Cottage on Cape Cod, I’ve been kind of obsessed with the Cape Cod vacationing culture.  There are hundreds of family who are deeply rooted in the tradition of Cape Cod summers.  Let me tell you, Bob, now I totally get why.  There is an indescribable atmosphere to the place.  So, when I ran across Starboard Light, a documentary about a family who sells their 200 year-old Cape Cod vacation home, I totally put it on my list.  {If you have Netflix, it’s free to stream.}  I have a feeling it might be a tear-jerker.

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Let me know what you think if you decide to watch it–or if you have already seen it.

Peace out Girl Scouts & have yourself a great weekend,

~Mavis

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Random Goodness from Around the Web 7/1/16

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Random Goodness from Around the WebThe beauty of being a blogger is that I have a platform to share whatever noteworthy topic that pops into my head.  Sometimes, the crazy stories I come across on the inter-web or the random thoughts that pop into my mind aren’t really noteworthy at all {on their own}.  They usually make me pause, laugh, or just plain roll my eyes and I go on about my day.  

So, without further ado, here’s this weeks edition of Random Goodness from Around the Web:

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Oh Lucy, We’re Heading to the Groomers…

I almost peed my pants from laughing so hard when I read this story. Those pictures just kill me. At first, I thought the dogs were fake or stuffed, but that this is an actual practice in Japan and that those are very real dogs made it that much more fantastic. You can’t stop staring can you?

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Challenge Accepted

Can someone lend me a baby? This Cheerios Challenge is the most hilarious thing ever. A dad attempted to stack Cheerios on his sleeping newborn. Then he challenged the internet to take on the task, and they delivered. Anyone else not surprised it was a dad that came up with the challenge? Regardless, they have had some impressive results. 16 CHEERIOS were stacked on a baby. SIXTEEN!! That’s some mad cheerio stacking skillz!

I’ve Lost All Faith in Humanity

Nope. Just Nope.

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Waking Ned Devine

I can’t even count how many times The Girl and I have watched this movie, but we laugh every time.  We watched it again last night and remembered why we loved it all over again. It’s awesome.

And that concludes this installment of Random Goodness from Around the Web.  Please make sure to leave your random responses in the comment section.

~Mavis

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Poulan Tools, Numi Tea, Free Ocean Spray and More

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Quote of the Day “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”

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A big thank you to One Hundred Dollars a Month reader Lisa from New Jersey. Lisa sent Lucy and I a copy of the book For Dog’s Sake and let me tell you Bob, it’s packed with all sorts of information. Thank you Lisa, we look forward to reading the whole book this weekend.

Speaking of this weekend… do you have any plans? I think we’re going to hang around here and keep the tv on louder than usual just in case Lucy gets spooked. The last two years she’s slept right through the fireworks but still, with all the noises outside I’d rather be safe than sorry.

Have a great weekend everyone and stay safe.

♥ Mavis

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Are you headed to any 4th of July cookouts?  Bring along this Cowboy Caviar and a bag of chips and I assure you, all you’ll bring home is an empty bowl.  Pin it for Later.

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I posted some new garden pictures over on Dig for Your Dinner this morning. 🙂

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Your garden is probably in full-swing by now.  Your plants are likely completely established and growing along steadily.  As the month goes on and the temperatures rise, though, those seemingly solid little plants might start to show signs of stress or infestation.  This is the month you need to get them over the hump for a great August harvest.  {It’s also time to start planning for a fall garden.}  Yep, time marches on, and my July Gardening eBook will tell you exactly how to march on with it–no matter what comes your way.

Make sure to grab August while you are at it–that way you can read up on harvesting and preserving your hard work.  Keep calm and garden on!

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San Francisco Cable Car Museum

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cable car museumOn my recent “business trip” with the HH, we decided to stop off at the Cable Car Museum in San Francisco before catching a cab out to the Japanese Tea Gardens in Golden Gate Park.

cable car museumSince cable cars are kind of THE iconic representation of San Francisco, it seemed fitting that we check out the history.

cable car museumThe museum chronicles the history of the cable car from 1873 right up to now, and features some of the first cable cars.

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cable car museumIt also explains the mechanics behind the cars, which really got the HH’s blood pumping.

cable car museum gift shopThe museum houses a gift shop with everything cable car.  I kind of wanted one of the bells…and then I realized one, why?  What the heck would I do with it, and two, that I am not spending anything this year.

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presidio cable carIt’s totally free, so be sure to stop by if you are in the area. And please, if you do decide to ride a cable car while you’re in the city…. resist the urge to belt out “Rice a Roni, the San Francisco treat.”  The poor cable car conductor has already heard it about 10 million times. Not that I did that or anything and found out the hard way or anything. 😉

~Mavis

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San Francisco Cable Car Museum
1201 Mason Street
San Francisco, CA 94106
(415) 474-1887

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