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We don't have much but we are big fans of freecycle. When we first got our own place people were very generous, so when we moved we passed on a lot of nice stuff to great people through it. Every November I take part in National Novel Writing Month A whole bunch of us crazy people write 50...

I made two batches of salsa today to go into the freezer. I've never made it before and was surprised at how yummy and easy it was! No more store-bought salsa in this house :D

Hehe, You're welcome pioneergirl! ;) Your question reminds me of another instance on 1900 House. They were willing to give everything a-go.. but they did cheat a little. No matter what they tried, they really wanted their modern shampoo and conditioner back and sneaked out and bought some. It's...

Our disasters would be about the same as patandchickens, as we're in Ontario (southern) too. I'm amazed at how well the power stays on here. We've had heaps of storms this past year and haven't lost power once. At our old place in BC we lost power constantly :( Blizzard/ice storms or heavy...

The ant and the grasshopper :D I was thinking about that yesterday at the u-pick when I was paying for all my goodies. It seems like a lot of up front costs sometimes when you're being self-sufficient, doesn't it? Jars, canning lids, chicks etc. We picked 6 quarts of tomatoes, 12 of green bell...

pioneergirl, I think the show you were referring to at the beginning was called "1900 House" It was indeed about the Bowler family, who in 1999 went to live as middle class Britains in 1900. The house they moved into was completely refitted back to it's 1900 furnishings, stove etc. PBS ran the...

Homemade cinnamon bun and tea :)

A fried egg sandwich, eggs courtesy of the hens at the end of the yard!

I had oatmeal with maple syrup (the real kind, o'course), a slosh of milk, and a sliced apricot on top. Yum! Oh, and a cup of tea.

Woot! I just got my elec. bill today (okay, so getting bills isn't that great but..) for July we got the elec. down to.. ... 20.3 kWh :D

OCF, wow! Those sure are some low numbers, that's awesome! miss_thenorth- I've heard about those smart readers too. Wonder how long it'll take to get them out here? Hmmm..

A crockpot is a great idea! I got rid of mine when I moved east and haven't replaced it. I betcha I could find one second hand pretty easily.. My dehumidifier is brand new but it doesn't need to be on all the time, right? I think I'll unplug it during the day during high elec. usage. I had...

Some steps we take: -CFLs in our most used lights -unplug any 'vampires' - no air conditioning (we're lucky it's been a cooler summer) - no small electric gadgets in the kitchen (except for the electric kettle which is more efficient than the stove) -line dry all clothes (the birds who built a...

A bit of everything tonight! Leftover homemade zucchini(homegrown)and tomato pizza, with green beans (homegrown), new potatoes in butter and dill, and cuke and tomato salad. Hubby also had some leftover corn on the cob. Yum :D

Hello! I'm on a kick to try and get my electric usage way down. Right now we're at 23.8 kWh/day, and I'd like to get us under 20 by the next electric bill. The only thing that's getting me is all this canning I'm doing- I feel like the stove's on forever. Maybe I should just make freezer jam...

I'm on my second batch of my great great grandma's chile sauce. Boy, is it yummy! Sweet and tangy. We had some with our scrambled eggs today and it was delish. ps. this thread is making me hungry :D - everything everyone is canning sounds so good!

Just a couple days ago I downgraded my tv to basic basic cable. It was a hard step for me because I am a curious person and love History Channel (they had the coolest show on Stonehenge last week), BBC, Discovery etc. I have a tivo too, so I could tape only the shows that were interesting to me...

Apricot Jam

I made Dill Pickles :D

Lol, I've been reading through these posts and there seems to be a trend in mothers bringing over paper napkins. I notice because my mum does the same thing. She gets them for me every Christmas (you know the fancy printed pattern kind) and they lounge around in my drawer for ever. We use cloth...