Monthly Archive: July 2009

Jul
10

Adventures in Summer Canning.

A bevy of bell peppers from our garden.

I know.  Snooze.  Canning sounds boring.  But canning is one’s only option when the garden produces too many vegetables.  Sure, you can always give some away.  But I’ve always wanted to see if try my hand at this time-honored practice of preserving homegrown veggies. But can what? According to my trusty canning book (thanks Amazon!), …

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Jul
04

How to Be a Cool Parent.

Hippyesque wristband.

It was Father’s Day in Folly Beach. The girls had been promising to buy me an “awesome” gift. But three days into the family vacation, we were hemorrhaging money like there was no tomorrow. What this dad needed was a cheapie gift. Something in the $5.99 range.

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