Last Week’s Goals: 1. Change the school schedule slightly so that my 5-year-old and 7-year-old have reading with me first thing in the morning, with 5-year-old first and 7-year-old after he is done doing his after-breakfast chores. This worked well 4 of the 5 days last week. I will be continuing this one this…
I picked up a small succulent at Sam’s Club and divided it into 5 plants. Using pots I already had that were not being used, I replanted it into several pots and arranged the pots by my front door. Eventually they will spread and fill the pot, and fortunately, they prefer it when you only water them…
That is my green bean harvest. It’s a normal year for green beans here. You see, green beans are like tomatoes–and zucchini, squash, pumpkins, peppers and cucumbers. When it’s above 90º, they don’t like to set fruit. They don’t even flower much. They just try to stay alive. We have over 5 months of above 90º…
Updated 12/2014 Sometimes I feel like the un-normal American. It seems that wherever women are gathered, they love to talk about their shopping habits. Considering that shopping is our responsibility, and it takes up so much of our time (as does cooking) I think we cannot help but talk about food. The trouble is…
After a brief hiatus from school for the children last week while I took online free Photoshop classes for 3 days, we’re back to normal school this week. I have school year-round, so that I can interrupt it as needed, for canning, new babies, beautiful spring days, Christmas sewing, etc. We still have school much more…
I really enjoy reading about all of the free food that everyone is canning each week! I look forward to reading your comments on this post each week. I harvested grape leaves from the garden to make stuffed grape leaves. I picked basil, sage, rosemary and parsley from the garden to use in cooking this…
There’s a new recipe up on the website for White Bean Dip. You can make this recipe with ingredients straight from your pantry. It’s an easy snack, especially if you’ve cooked up a big batch of beans and froze them in smaller batches. It’s also a great main course to send in a child’s lunch. Add…
As I opened up the box of stored baby girl clothes in the next size up, I noticed a little smocked dress that my friend April had given to me. She knows I love smocked dresses, and after her last little girl outgrew this dress, she passed it on to me. It had a few…
I cut branches from my apple tree for some indoor greenery. These have lasted all week. The vase was one my brother sent to me when Ivory was born (with flowers at the time). It’s sitting on my free piano! We paid to have it moved and tuned only; it was given to us by someone who was…
My vegetarian readers can stop laughing at the title now and be prepared to add lots of awesome comments. For the rest of you, who need to eat on a beans and rice budget, but don’t want to eat beans and rice every night, I hope you’ll enjoy these ideas for having a variety…
The not everyday things I did this week to save some money and enjoy life! I decorated our kitchen table with a bowl of pears from our garden. Since pears ripen best off the tree, they last a few days as a display before they needed to be eaten. Pears are starting to ripen this…
I’ve had a lot of questions about the Subway Art Style bookmarks that I made for my children for Christmas. I made mine in Photoshop, but you can easily make them in Word. If you want more fonts than you currently have, do a search for free fonts, and download some new fonts that…