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Sustainable Gift Giving this Holiday Season

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My son was delighted with the used sewing machine my mother bought for him. For years, my son happily used the scarf I knitted for him. We found a toy car made from recycled materials for my young nephew, and I once received a journal made with recycled paper. Buy Vintage. You can also bake items.

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Lazy Saturday Reads: Hallowed Halls, The Honeymoon Cottage and More

For the Mommas

She enlists the help of her childhood friend, Lady Elsmere, but Lady Elsmere has troubles of her own in the form of a ne’er-do-well English nephew who’s trying to steal her estate. All dreams of happily ever after—or Nora Roberts Land as her mother calls it—went up in smoke. Hallowed Halls by Hannah Alexander.

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Are You Planning For Aging in Place?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We do have enough space, our 92 year old Mother-in-law gets around fine with her walker/chair. There is an Older Adult Transportation Service available in our area, and we do have a son in the metro and then there are always cabs. We have a tech savy son in town, plus there is always the Geek Squad. Technology.

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