Turning the Tables: Best Buy for Under $20

Sunny asked me:

About a year ago, hubby and I bought a Cold Steel knife called a “Roach Belly” and it has been one of the best purchases we have made. It is very high quality and we use it every single day. Surprisingly, it was only $14.95 and we are astonished at what a great purchase it was.
What was the best thing you’ve bought for under $20?

The best thing I’ve ever bought for under $20? Gosh, you are really making me think back to everything I’ve bought. I’d have to say my CamelBak water bottle. It hold 24 oz, and I carry it with me everywhere I go, and I refill it many many times throughout the day. It was well worth the $17 or $18 I paid for it. (Now, if you had asked me what the best thing I’ve bought for under $300 I’d have said my iPod Touch.)

Your turn: What was the best thing you’ve bought for under $20?

Turning the Tables: Wild Life

wildbill has asked me:

Do you feed wild birds,deer or other animals?

I don’t, but that’s because I have two big dogs and they’d cause such a ruckus in the house if we had a feeder. We do have a family of turkeys that live across the street in the industrial park, and my neighbors through the backyard have feeders out for them. We have a fenced-in back yard, so we don’t feed the turkeys too, but we do enjoy watching them. One morning I woke up, stumbled to the backdoor still half asleep and just as I let my dog out I noticed the turkey was IN OUR BACK YARD. I was terrified that my Boxer would maul it, but that turkey flew up and over the fence, and ran back across the street (looking both ways first, seriously) to safety.
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Any you? Do you feed wildlife?

Turning the Tables: Coffee

Here’s what Sunny says:

I like my coffee very hot with steamed or scalded milk and a level tablespoon of Tourbinado sugar. I use a very old French press and I grind the whole beans with my trusty little coffee grinder. How do you like your coffee?

I also grind my own beans, in a grinder that I’ve had for as long as I can remember. I prefer hazelnut cream coffee from a local store, but will take Millstone if I have to. I use organic half and half and one little bag of Splenda. I can’t live my day without a cup of coffee in the morning.

What about you, how do you like your coffee?