My first foray into professional blogging was a website devoted to “young women in architecture” that I created as a college student. Throughout high school I had been the only girl in the various drafting and design courses that I took, and in college there were only a handful of us. It can be a [...]

I was honored when my friend Amy, creator of Frugal-Mama.com, asked me to guest post on her site while she and her family move out of state. Today you can find me doling out frugal home decorating advice on her blog.     I met Amy this past fall after she moved to the Syracuse [...]

Central New Yorkers have to put up with cold temperatures and lots of snow for much of the year, but when the warmer weather does finally arrive, we are fortunate to have an abundance of fresh local produce to choose from. Picking your own is not only a great way to stock up for cheap, [...]

Looking over my finances and paying some bills yesterday afternoon prompted me to finally take action on the cable TV expense that has been causing me angst ever since I left my job. Over the past five years our bill has gradually crept up from about $97 per month to more than $122 per month [...]

Raspberries were on sale this week and I was in the mood for a sweet baked treat, so I added some to my grocery cart along with a fresh lemon. Bearing in mind a recipe for clafoutis that I had recently read, I knew I could make something scrumptious. My husband describes clafoutis as a [...]