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Urban Garden Update

July 30, 2016by The Zen Optimist Leave a comment

Can’t wait to make fried okra & fresh salsa!!!! Happy Gardening! !! facebook.com/thezenoptimist

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Blogging, Delicious Recipes - Pico De Gallo, gardening, herbs, homesteading

❤ ❤ Tomatoes ❤ ❤

July 19, 2016by The Zen Optimist Leave a comment

Hello!!! The tomatoes have been pruned 7x so far an we are getting beautiful fruit this year!!! How has everyone’s gardening summer going? We have lots of jalapeños, herbs and […]

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Blogging, gardening, homesteading

Where have I been???

September 22, 2015by The Zen Optimist Leave a comment

Hi!!! I have not blogged in so long. I’ve been so busy moving, moving again, having a baby, moving again…. I am going to start blogging about making homemade baby […]

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Cooking, cooking for babies, homesteading, moms, Recipes

May 3rd National Nude Gardening Day – Something For Everyone

April 5, 2014by The Zen Optimist 1 Comment

Originally posted on Town & Country Gardening:
May is a busy month. Make plans ‘now’ how and where you will celebrate May and all of it’s holiday activities. It’s the…

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Why Are Neck Pain and Headaches So Common?

March 20, 2014by The Zen Optimist Leave a comment

We are all subject to neck pain, upper body / shoulder stiffness and migraines these days. The reason for this is because it is very common now for people to […]

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Blogging, massage therapy

Romantic Food for Dummies: How to Woo her with an Easy and Stress-Free Menu

February 16, 2014by The Zen Optimist Leave a comment

Originally posted on fashion, food and flirts:
We all know the drill: when someone you love cooks you dinner, you are supposed to smile and devour the food with much…

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Awesome Vegan Cookie

February 16, 2014by The Zen Optimist Leave a comment

Originally posted on Awesome. Vegan. Blog.:
This is a “low-bake” recipe. Make the batter then cook for 10 mins in a 320 degree (F) oven. Cashews, walnuts, dates, flax seeds,…

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Yummy coffee-replacement drink

January 18, 2014by The Zen Optimist Leave a comment

Originally posted on Awesome. Vegan. Blog.:
Organic unsweetened vanilla almond milk, raw cacao powder, raw carob powder, dates, chia seeds. Hemp seed hearts on top and optional cinnamon. Blend in…

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Healing Calendula and Lavender Oil

January 15, 2014by The Zen Optimist 2 Comments

What you need: Carrier oil Calendula oil Lavender Flowers It’s so easy to make, and great for your skin. In a large mouth Ball jar, add olive oil, or whatever […]

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So THAT’S where Robitussin comes from!

January 10, 2014by The Zen Optimist Leave a comment

Originally posted on Little House on 17th Street:
Last week I had a chance to get the bees buttoned up for the winter (read… finally got off my lazy duff…

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Celebration of simply being a woman

You Me and the Dogs

One couple and their dogs on an adventure through life.

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Happy hens lay healthy eggs!

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A Gardening, Outdoor Lifestyle and Organic Food & Drink Blog

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from the kitchen & travels of an always-hungry tomato-lover. (updated every other thursday)

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Defying The Laws of Physics

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My great Wordpress blog

Rambling in the Garden

.....and nurturing my soul

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Awesome. Vegan. Blog.

Dedicated to health and wellness!

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So hungry I could blog

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The evolution of an old farmhouse, an American woman, an Englishman and their dogs.

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