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I'm Frugal Trenches (no, not my real name!) a lover of natural, simple and frugal living! I use this space and my camera to document a beautiful, purposeful, downshifted and abundant life! Life is not always simple (oh how I wish it was!) but it is always rich and I hope this space demonstrates beauty and joy!
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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Why I Blog
Why I blog… I see beauty everywhere and need to document it so I don’t forget I have thoughts I never know what to do with I have grief I may not need to share, but need a place to … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Blogging
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Geneviève
After blogging about Miss Ophelia last week little miss Geneviève needed the same attention. What can I say about little bit? She is darling, amazing, full of spirit and so accepting & loving. Her blindness does not hold her back and … Continue reading
Posted in Furry Family, O & G
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Help A Family Friday Raffle {Yes, on a Monday!}
My lovely friend Andrea is holding a raffle to help raise funds for their homestudy, entries are $5 each and will go directly towards their adoption! So please consider blogging about it and/or purchasing a ticket {using their chip in}! … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Help A Family Friday
I’ve Got A Lovely Bunch Of Wiggly Worms
1/2 a pound of wiggly worms arrived last week. They live in my kitchen, eek! I’ve joined the vermicomposting cult. If you heard screams that would be my mother shrieking down the phone upon finding out about my new endeavor, I … Continue reading
Posted in Farming Skills, Vermicomposting
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Reclaiming Simple Sundays
This weekend has been as bare as a Church pew on a Monday morning; I fear I must be honest and admit I’ve barely done anything except process very big decisions, think, pray, reflect, nurse my headache, listen to CBC … Continue reading
Posted in Reclaiming Simple Sundays, Repairing Damage
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What I Would Tell My Eighteen Year Old Self…
101 Things I would tell my eighteen year old self… Life will be hard at times, harder than life for most you know. accept it always. Never stop looking for and believing in beauty. You will love someone and he will … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Lessons Learned, Letters To Myself
30 Comments
Scripture Memory Club
“The generous person will be prosperous, and he who waters will himself be watered” Proverbs 11:25 I can attest to the truth about this verse, people often ask me how I work in a giving profession and volunteer without growing … Continue reading
Posted in Scripture Memory Club
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Haiti – One Year Later
Watch this 2 minute video because camping in tents has nothing to do with vacations. Feel their pain, love their hearts, hear their grace, be amazed at their thanks & spirit. Be transformed by them. One full year of pain, sacrifice, … Continue reading
My Story, Your Story
“You can tell your story from a place where it no longer dominates you. You can speak about it with a certain distance and see it as the way to your present freedom. The compulsion to tell your story is … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Finding Myself, Thankful Tuesdays
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A Look At Our Ancestors – Have We Really Moved Forward?
Photo credit Every now and then when my hands are busy knitting and my mind is enjoying a little reprieve, I’ll watch a program about genealogy. In the UK there is a fabulous series called Who Do You Think You … Continue reading
