Every year there are articles and advertisements for Christmas gifts under $25. Sometimes, they are for stocking stuffers under $25. Every time I see these articles, I think a couple of things. First, I think that if each of the gifts I gave cost $25 each, it would be extremely expensive. Second, I think about…
This post contains affiliate links. My per person budget for members of my immediate family is usually between $10 to $20 per person, including gifts that go in their stockings. While I make many gifts for pennies, I also purchase items from garage sales, and I look for low-cost items that my family members will love…
Here are a few quick, easy, and free or close to free gifts that you can download or print in 5 minutes or less: Download Free Music: Classical Music Amazon Amazon has several free songs and albums that you can download. Your local library may have free music that you can download from…
This post contains affiliate links. Last week Winter cut and brought in grapes from the garden. The Thompson’s seedless grapes in the basket above weighed 20 pounds! We have filled that basket more than once this year from the same grape vine. She also brought in some seeded grapes from the garden. A friend of…
I saw an ad the other day for Mother’s Day gifts under $100. While I love my mother, I don’t have that kind of a budget, and I am certain that I’m not the only one. Mothers appreciate being thought of on Mother’s Day, and you don’t have to spend a lot to let…
Wren turned 6 last month. We had a simple birthday at home with some handmade gifts. She loves both yellow and pink, so we had a yellow and pink birthday party, with yellow daffodils and pink stock from the garden on the table. I hung up the pink bunting that I used at Elsa’s birthday…
We started Winter’s birthday last week with presents at breakfast. That’s not how we have done things in the past, but I loved this change and it might occur a lot more often at our house. I did a silver and white theme using the back side of some green wrapping paper to wrap a…
I thought I’d share with you the gifts that I made Liberty for her birthday. I made her this necklace and this bracelet. I bought the pink beads many months ago at Michael’s when they had a 40% off bead sale. This was one of the least expensive stings of beads. The chain and 2 jump…
Graham Thomas roses cut from my garden yesterday Mother’s Day falls in May for at least three countries (the United States, France, and Italy) and probably many more. It’s not the same day for any of those countries (as I learned as a missionary in France with both an Italian companion and a French companion…
Last year, my mother started going to garage sales on Fridays and Saturdays almost every weekend (much more frequently than she had in the past). She found many items for herself and us this way, including birthday and Christmas gifts. This week, she gifted me with a gathering basket that she found for $1, a…
Several readers have been asking for me to share my goals again on the blog, something I have stopped doing. I even said recently that I didn’t plan to share goals again. And then I began to reflect on my goals for 2024, and I realized, there is plenty to share. I want to get…
I harvested peppers, cherry tomatoes, eggplant, three huge zucchini, pomegranates, and roselle hibiscus. I harvested and set to dry peppermint and lemon verbena. I cut roses and zinnias from the garden to enjoy inside. I only planned to buy a little at the grocery store, but I made allowances to buy some macaroni noodles that…