I happened upon a Freegan blog the other night.  I keep Ghost Town Farm by Novella Carpenter in my reader, I think it's neat that she has goats in the city.  In one post, she linked to her sister, Riana's blog, These Days in French Life.  Novella had been to France visiting Riana and spoke of the abundance of food available for gleaning, so I was intrigued.  I clicked over and read a bit of Riana's blog, and she linked… Read the rest

I blogged last week about the gift I bought for the recipient of my Secret Santa gift.  Now I want to tell you what I got.  The package was REALLY heavy, it was about the size of a thick cookbook and I was really curious to see what was inside. Well, it was gourmet popcorn.  Red, blue, yellow and white kernels *and* a gift card for $25. Both items were from Big Lots, a popular discount store.  I'm sure I'll… Read the rest

This post is a review for the site called Fontspace.  One of the things I love about the Internet is all the free things you can find to use on your computer.  I love fonts.  A decade ago, it was a lot harder to find free fonts, but things have changed.  I enjoy fonts because you can bring more meaning to the card, or letter, by the font you use.  The font might look whimsical, or childish, or serious. This… Read the rest

The first one is for a $10 Gift Card from Target. Here are the conditions stated: You must be an Arizona resident. This offer is valid only for households that have not requested a quote in the previous six months. It does not state that you must be a member of AAA – it is on the back page of the AAA magazine High Roads.  The offer expires September 30th, 2009. “We're so confident we can save you money, we'll… Read the rest