I find myself in an odd mood today – brooding, but what can you expect when one is cleaning in advance of visitors, the sun refuses to get its happy self from behind the clouds, and both my phone and iron have decided to go wonky on me. Really, really wonky. (Wondering what number three…
Author: mypuremichigan
I Saved Over $150 On LED Light Bulbs
LED Light Bulbs for Less Than Half of Other Brands and Stores I have slowly been transitioning our house to LED light bulbs, but I had been taking it slow because LED lightbulb are just plain expensive upfront. We have 39 recessed “can” lights in our house. At the cost of the GV bulbs I had been buying, right around…
I Wish Apple Would Let You Opt Out of Proprietary Apps – Just Saying
I like some proprietary apps, but there are those that I have never used, like Health and Tips, and likely never will. (I know, I know. Never say never.) A few of which I have accidentally opened, but not actually used. There are those apps like Passbook which have only used once or twice – I wish I could remove it when I’m…
Guided Access on Your iPhone – The Answer to Handing Your Phone Over
Ever wish you could keep your little one from taking 100+ pictures of the floor, the wall, the inside of her nose, etc.? Or maybe stop them from deleting your email just because you handed your phone over for her to watch a movie or play a game so you could have a moment? If so, you need to…
Why We Started Drinking Raw Milk (Nearly One Year Later)
I’ve been asked by people with befuddled expressions why we buy raw milk. (You have to have a cow or cow share to get raw milk in Michigan.) I think in a lot of cases the thought never occurred them that you would get milk anywhere other than a store. And honestly, it never occurred…
Summer Soup (on the cheap)
Tonight we had Summer Soup – think tomatoes, bell peppers, and onions roasted meet cream and parm. Sounds expensive for November and that my friend is where you are wrong. See Meijer was having one of those amazing (for me) sale weeks. (Since moving to Michigan, I have become enamored with Meijer.) Sale items (with…
Buddy, My First Baby
Buddy is fifteen now – old, even for a mutt, I know. Some days, it’s like living with a grumpy old man. There are gruff barks seemingly from out of nowhere, directed at nothing you can determine – but it’s [darn] serious stuff. There are noxious odors. Early morning, late night, and all hours in…
When Did Voting Become Like Picking the Last Member of Your Dodgeball Team?
We have promoted the idea as a society that by voting we can get our voice out there. “Get the vote out.” “Let yourself be heard. Vote.” “If you don’t vote, you can’t complain.” But, in a virtually two party system, how much of our voting is really about saying something, rather than saying something…
Halloween & the S-word
Who would have thought, snow on Halloween? Well, it happen. About a week ago, my husband had started to say the S-word when talking about the weather on Halloween. I thought he and whatever people were propagating this idea were out of their ever loving minds. (Guess not.) What no one mentioned, until later in…
Allergy Friendly Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ok, so, I made something vegan… on purpose. I know it sounds like a strange thing for me to do, being the dairy-loving, meat-eater that I am, but it is the kind of thing I would do in a heartbeat when dealing with allergies at school. It turns out that my oldest isn’t the only…
All Roads Lead Back to Alabama
Leaving the parking lot of the private elementary where my oldest goes for Religious Ed (or Monday school, as we like to call it – since it’s on Monday and not Sunday), on the back of a big SUV with a Michigan plate, I saw one of those white oval bumper stickers with the letters…
A New Dairy and A Happy Dance
The day after Labor Day, I drove out to the dairy farm to pick up our three gallons and eggs. The dairy had closed down. No warning. Nothing, but a vague sign letting me know I wasn’t going to be able to get milk there. Talk about a shock. What happen to a good old…
My Pure Michigan 