You know what's funny? I've started seeing this everywhere now. My mom's overgrown garden corner is a beetle hotel, and the leaf pile I never raked last fall had a whole frog family under it. We tidy up so much stuff that actually helps something else, just 'cause it looks messy to us.

Start with a basic veggie frittata recipe, it's HARD to mess up. Batch cook a couple on Sunday for the whole week. You'll be shocked how much cash you keep in your pocket.

Have we all forgotten what it means to live in a community? These events are one of the few times people actually meet their neighbors instead of just waving from the car. So what if it's a bit loud on a summer night, that's the sound of people having fun together. The petition crowd could try joining in instead of hiding behind curtains, it might change their view. Compromise on the time or sound level makes more sense than killing a good thing that gets folks together.

Ugh, I used to trim way too short before I watched how their feet naturally wore on our gravel roads. Now I just help that along instead of forcing my own idea of perfect.