We celebrated my son’s birthday last week. I made him a blueberry pie (his request) using some cans of blueberry pie filling a friend picked up when Fresh N Easy closed down near us (She called me to ask if the prices were good prices, and then on her way home she dropped off some…
I cut and dried sage from our garden. I picked tomatoes from our garden, and we ate some all week long. I picked our first (and so far only) cucumber! I hand pollinated the 1 female cucumber and 2 female zucchini in the garden this week. It is too hot for the bees to…
On Sunday, July 1st, we blessed our baby at church. In our church, babies are usually blessed on the first Sunday of the month, when we have fast and testimony meeting. Members of the congregation fast (go without food or drink) for 2 meals, and give the money that they would have spent on those meals…
I harvested peaches from my Early Elberta tree and canned 7 quarts. I harvested grapes from my vines and canned 5 quarts of grape juice. I picked basil, tomatoes, zucchini, Swiss chard (silverbeet) and oregano from the garden. We enjoyed peaches and grapes from the garden and a variety of breads for breakfast all week. I cut…
Not a ring. A coupon. Really. (And you thought I was frugal!) I had no idea it was coming. We had been dating for 4 months. It was my birthday and he asked what I wanted. There wasn’t really anything I wanted, so I said, “I just want you.” He took that to heart. He took…
My frugal table setting for the 4th. I did not buy the jar (I was born that year!) nor did I buy the flags; they have all come to me over the years from different people. The jar used to belong to my mother-in-law. My husband was 13 that year; he remembers buying the jars)….
Just in time for the 4th of July! Chances are pretty good that you already have all of the ingredients on hand already! You can find the recipe here.
I’ll have a pasta salad recipe up to go with this dressing soon as well! You can find the recipe here.
I sewed a button back on those cute pajamas that I made for my daughter for her birthday. I resewed the hem of a dress for another daughter. I accepted free mirabelles. I harvested Green Gage plums, tomatoes, apples, basil, peaches, and chamomile from my garden. I polished everyone’s shoes. I collected water in…
When I first set out to create my website 4 years ago today, I didn’t want a blog. I didn’t want to have to scroll through recipes to find what I wanted. I wanted a different organization system, and a blog wasn’t it. If you weren’t aware that my website isn’t a blog, well, now…