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A good market visit begins before you leave home Saturday markets can be joyful, but they can also become expensive if I arrive without a plan. Fresh tomatoes look useful, herbs smell wonderful, and someone is always selling a basket of fruit that was not on...
The Small Notebook That Keeps Our Household Spending Honest I keep a small notebook in the kitchen, usually under a pile of shopping lists. It is not a sophisticated budget system. I write down what comes in, what goes out, and the expenses that appear so oft...
המרפסת שלי לא צריכה עוד עציץ. היא צריכה סדר. סידרתי מחדש את המרפסת הקטנה: עשבי התיבול קרוב לדלת, העגבניות במקום עם יותר שמש, והעציצים שלא שרדו עברו לפינה שקטה יותר. פתאום גם ההשקיה לוקחת פחות זמן, וגם ברור מה באמת גדל כאן. מסתבר שחצי מהבעיה הייתה פשוט עציצים...
The Most Useful Garden Tool Is a Pencil I have finally accepted that I will not remember which tomato variety performed well, when the basil started flowering, or whether the mystery volunteer in the herb bed is actually a weed. My garden memory is cheerful b...
The herb garden only works when the small jobs have names At our shared neighborhood herb garden, we used to say, “everyone will help when they have time.” It sounded friendly, but it was not a plan. Some weeks the basil was thirsty, the mint had spread into...