I saw something recently that asked the question, “What do you have today that you prayed for in the past?” It really struck me, because there are many things that I have enjoyed this year that I did not have in years past, as the budget did not allow for it. I thought about the…
Each year in November, I post each day something for which I am feeling thankful that day, and invite my readers to think of something for which they are also grateful. It can be small or large. I find that having a grateful heart helps one to feel more satisfied with life. Today, I am…
I harvested butternut squash, watermelon, Swiss chard, and peppermint from the garden. I sowed seeds in the garden for lettuce, green onions, Swiss chard, and poppies. I bought fall annuals on sale at the local nursery. I checked their ads on their app (they run Friday through Wednesday) and bought several of the flowers I…
I harvested basil, mint, lemon verbena, a watermelon, and a large zucchini from the garden. The watermelon is an open-pollinated type, so I saved the seeds to plant next year. I haven’t grown watermelon for a long time, and the seeds I planted earlier this year were quite old, but they still grew. My children…
Each year, right around the last day of October, a great wind comes in and the temperatures drop. This year, the wind showed up much earlier than normal. It included a bit of rain (something we don’t usually get in October) and even snow on the mountains, something I have never seen in October! The…
I harvested mint and one large zucchini from the garden. We used it to make zucchini potato pancakes. My husband gave me a haircut and cut his own hair as well. My husband continued welding the large rose arbor for my climbing roses. Having a custom piece made for our garden would cost thousands of…
I harvested chives, basil, lemon verbena, and mint from the garden. My youngest son played with the large cardboard box that the paper towls came in all week. My teenager turned it into a rocket ship for him, and my youngest made “improvements” all week to it. I searched online for a fix to a…
I gave three sons haircuts. I purchased grapes on sale for $0.88 a pound. Even at this price, we go through so many so quickly. I hope the new grapes do well in the garden and that we have a good crop in a few years. I purchased apples on sale for $0.88 a pound,…
The world feels like it has been on pause since March 2020 in so many ways. With a few months left in the year, though, there is a lot that I still want to accomplish. We’re starting to cool below 100, and it’s time to get back to work in the garden. The garden has…
We came home from our trip to a warm refrigerator that had turned itself off. I was able to turn it back on without any problem, but the food in the refrigerator was lost (the food in the freezer was still cold). We cleaned out all the dust on the coils with an air compressor…
Note: All photos in this week’s post are from the garden at my children’s university, which we visited a couple of weeks ago. Last week we were invited to stay on a houseboat on Lake Powell. All we needed to bring for food was enough for us and the houseboat owners for three dinners. They…
My husband and I traveled to see our children in Idaho for the weekend (Friday through Monday). We flew the least expensive airline option there. Thanks to a suggestion from my readers (this is why I read every comment; I always learn new ideas from all of you!), we rented a car from Turo. It…