Big Scout & Chief Instigator: Jean Synodinos

About the Big Scout Project
The Big Scout Project is a D.I.Y. adventure in lifelong learning. By working her way through the badges in the Jr. Girl Scout handbook, our middle-aged "big scout," Jean Synodinos, hopes to live a wider life, or at least be consistently surprised in small ways. What could possibly go wrong?RSS, Baby!
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Baking in a Box Oven
For all you big scouts headed off for a weekend of camping, I’ve been reposting some popular camping-related posts from last year. This week’s re-posts have included how to make a fire starter and build a box oven. Today, let’s … Continue reading
Posted in Camping, Food/Cooking, Sports & Recreation
Tagged baking, box oven, camping, scotch oven
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Make Your Own Box Oven for Camping
Heading into the Memorial Day weekend, I’m reposting some popular camping-related posts from last year. Today, learn how to make a box oven — great for baking outdoors. I still have the one I made in the video below, and … Continue reading
Ladies & Gentlemen, Start Your Fires (Safely)!
We’re days away from Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start to summer and camping season, so I thought I’d spend the week reposting a few popular posts on the subject from last year. I’ll be making the pilgrimage to the … Continue reading
Posted in Camping, Sports & Recreation
Tagged camping, fire starter, Kerrville Folk Festival, Memorial Day
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The Gift of a Good Night’s Sleep, Part 2
Top of the morning to you, scouts! I hope you slept well. In the last post, I shared a bit about the causes for a poor night’s sleep. I moaned a bit, too. I’ve missed my zzzzzzzz’s. We all know … Continue reading
Posted in Health/Fitness
Tagged Health, health/fitness, middle age, Night sweats, Sleep deprivation, Sleep disorder
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The Gift of a Good Night’s Sleep, Part 1
It’s 4:00 a.m. — Have You Seen My Sheep Anywhere? We all love ourselves a good night’s sleep, and they’re mighty important to our health. It’s been awhile since I had one, though. Only hours ago I was staring at … Continue reading
Posted in Health/Fitness, Living
Tagged health/fitness, middle age, Sleep deprivation, Sleep disorder
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