Archive for the 'Economy' Category

Apple Butter 101

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Everyone knows we are an Apple Butter family. But we recently ran out and had to restock. Since we had over 100 empty glass jars waiting for canning season, we decided to grab a dozen or so, pick up a few regionally grown apples, and make a medium sized batch. And just to spice things [...]

Tax day. Tea party. Revolt day. April 15.

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

It doesn’t really matter what you call it, does it? On the calendar today was April 15. To Americans it was tax day. To most conservatives it was Revolt day. But, alas, it was still April 15.
As I was reflecting on all this I had a bit of an epiphone for me. From now on, [...]

How Did You Do?

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

In the spirit of frugality, time over money, gift-giving, the economy, and my own poverty party, I decided to add up all receipts and what man hours I was aware of to give a total of the Christmas Pan and I had. So, here we go….
32 total gifts given
$207.11 spent
80+ man hours of baking, building, [...]