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Archive for May 2008

May 19th, 2008

3 Doors Down: Tangled Thread

b5Media’s Lifestyles Channel is having a party this month, a 3 Doors Down party. This means we get to introduce you to some of the blogs three doors down from ours.
As someone who likes to cross stitch now and then and also has a sewing basket practically piled to the ceiling, Tangled […]

By Deborah Ng -- 0 comments

May 19th, 2008

Fence Update: Maybe Spending More Money

So this fence project we started a couple of months back? So far we haven’t replaced the fence. This is due to several reasons, first and foremost there were so many trees growing against the fence we had to chop them down, which we’re not done with yet, and then grind the stumps. Since we’re […]

By Deborah Ng -- 0 comments

May 18th, 2008

What’s in Your Vegetable Garden

I just came in from weeding our vegetable garden. I have to say, it’s looking very promising out there!
Last year we planted a dozen strawberry plants and this year they spread to take over half the area we designated for our veggie garden. We’re going to have so many strawberries they’re going to last […]

By Deborah Ng -- 6 comments

May 18th, 2008

Saving Money on Hotels

I’m looking into hotels for when I attend a conference in Las Vegas in a few months. Last year I chose an inexpensive casino and regretted it. The room was disgusting, I had to pay for cabs or the monorail at least twice a day, and there was no in room coffee or […]

By Deborah Ng -- 4 comments

May 15th, 2008

Town Dump Days

So we’re still chopping down trees and every now and then a fence panel is replaced. Until all the trees are chopped we can’t take down the whole fence, however. Our backyard is looking pretty bad with old doors, fence panels and more. We were going to call in a dumpster but we […]

By Deborah Ng -- 0 comments

May 14th, 2008

Win Some of My Heirloom Marigold Seeds

Six or seven years ago, my sister in law gave me marigold seeds from her garden. Every year since then I planted the seeds and harvested the flowers for more seeds the next year. They’re beautiful and hardy.They grow large bushes instead of small flowers. I’m always complimented on my marigolds and love to […]

By Deborah Ng -- 127 comments

May 13th, 2008

Dining Al Fresco in the Summers of My Youth

When I was a kid in the 70’s we kept cool by staying outside rather than inside. Hardly anyone from the old neighborhood on 50th Avenue in Elmhurst, Queens had air conditioning then. Some of the people in the newer apartments had a Fedders unit under a window, but no one I knew had […]

By Deborah Ng -- 24 comments

May 12th, 2008

If You Gave Your Teen $1,000…

If you gave your teen $1000 as a graduation present, how would he (and by he I mean he or she) spend it? Would he use it to help defray college costs or invest it in a savings bond? Would he put it in savings or spend it on a new gaming system. […]

By Deborah Ng -- 7 comments

May 10th, 2008

3 Doors Down: Guerilla Parenting

Today, we’re going to take a field trip. We’re going to the visit with blog three doors down from Simply Thrifty, Guerilla Parenting. Originally known as Super Nanny Rules, moms Kadi and Gayla dispense tough love parenting advice. In fact, Kadi, mom of seven, was actually on Super Nanny so she can truly […]

By Deborah Ng -- 0 comments

May 10th, 2008

Couponizer Contest is Closed

Thanks who all particpated in The Couponizer contest. I’ll pick 10 winners at random this weekend and notify the winners. Please visit often for more contests, but don’t be a stranger. Just because I’m not giving anything away at the moment doesn’t mean you shouldn’t come on in and join us. We’re always up for […]

By Deborah Ng -- 0 comments