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Homespun Alchemy™. In the Kitchen

Frugal Luxuries

being the son of a Swedish/American mother and a long ~ time foodie himself.is Little did I realize that doing so was to shift the paradigm of my long held belief that it was my grandmother who was responsible for all of the usual. quite versed in multitudes of unusual eats ( Lutfisk anyone ???). and unusua l. tea and sugar !

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

He loved it, although his mother asked him at the rehearsal dinner if he shouldn’t go get a haircut! ? My mother grew up on a farm, and from her accounts my grandmother and grandfather (who also was a foreman at the local glass factory, along with being an independent farmer) were frugal, and sometimes times were tight.

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Do the Times in Which You Live Shape Your Finances?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The economic impact of the Baby Boom population around the world was felt in the growth of pretty much everything worldwide – for example; toys, homes, schools, and products designed for each age group that generation has so far lived. I had the benefit of a Mother who expected me to enter the workforce. Perhaps not.

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