Category Archives: Gadgets

Five Gift Ideas For Gardeners

My inspiration for this post comes from Annie’s Granny, who made this world a much brighter place by sharing her love for gardening, life and her family on her blog: Annie’s Kitchen Garden. Granny may have left the world of … Continue reading

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New Cookware, and a Book Giveaway

Giveaway Closed: Congratulations to Crafty Cristy! Recently my wife and I decided we wanted to get a nice set of stainless steel cookware, and after some research we settled on All-Clad. It gets rave reviews from people who own it, … Continue reading

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Indestructible Trowels

Last week fellow blogger Ali at Henbogle was bemoaning her loss of another trowel. I jumped in and told her about my favorite trowels, the Wilcox All-Pro line. Then Daphne at Daphne’s Dandelions chimed in with another recommendation for the … Continue reading

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Tools & Tips For Baking Great Bread

A couple of years ago, my wife and I decided we would start baking all our bread products ourselves. Since January, 2010, we have not bought any bread, buns, rolls, pizza crust or pitas from the grocery or bakery. Homemade … Continue reading

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Garden Tools Made In The USA

Lately I’ve been disappointed that all the garden tools I see in garden centers and big box stores are foreign made, most of them coming from China. Not only that, but the quality of many of them seems to be … Continue reading

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