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I harvested Armenian cucumbers, basil, and parsley from the garden. My husband recovered our dining table chair seats. He bought bulk foam from an upholstery supply shop as well as new vinyl that is almost identical to the vinyl that is on the backs of the chairs. He took the chairs apart, cut out the…

I baked French bread. I harvested Armenian cucumbers, two zucchini, watermelon, basil, oregano, a few cherry tomatoes, and lemon verbena from the garden. I canned sweet pickle relish and sweet pickles with the cucumbers from my garden. I purchased a few whole chickens, some bone-in chicken thighs, and one package of bone-in chicken breasts on…

I finished sewing three new aprons that I started last week using fabric purchased last week on sale for $6 a yard. I’ll share pictures in an upcoming post (as well as on Instagram) of these three aprons plus the one I finished a couple of weeks ago. I replaced the elastic in a pair…

I cut basil and flowers from the garden for an arrangement. I didn’t buy several food items after seeing the prices at the store. Instead, we can just eat more of what we have. Like many of you, I am finding the quickly rising prices rather disheartening, and I am making adjustments to our meals:…

It was a humid week; I collected water from the a/c throughout each day and used it to water the pots in the garden. I also used shower warm-up water and water from rinsing produce in the kitchen sink to water the pots. I harvested basil from the garden. I used the free Hoopla app…

I cut and dried oregano, basil, stevia (this is my first time successfully growing stevia, and it’s still small), and lemon verbena from the garden to dry. I planted several more lemon verbena plants this year, and they are growing better than ever. I have found that it is such a mild herb that I…

We received some rain! I was able to turn off my irrigation for the next day. Several people have messaged me about the flooding in Las Vegas. I always feel like this is such overhyped news. It so rarely rains here that if it does, it makes national news. There was some flash flooding that…

I sewed a new apron for myself with fabric that I had purchased 6 years ago. I mended holes in a pair of pants (trousers) and a pair of jeans for my son. I picked figs, peaches, grapes, and tomatoes from the garden. I cut parsley and green onions from the garden. I froze 26…

I harvested tomatoes, an Armenian cucumber, grapes, figs, peaches, and a Kaho watermelon from the garden this past week. I saved the seeds from the watermelon to plant again next year. I also planted some of them in the garden this morning. I removed squash bugs by hand from the garden and dropped them into…

I harvested tomatoes, parsley, grapes, and green onions from my garden. One of my tomato plants, where the tomatoes were just ripening, died suddenly. I picked off all of the tomatoes, pulled the plant, and planted Beit Alpha cucumber seeds to replace the dead plant. I transplanted some of the sweet potato vines that I…

This was a week of returns and money back. I disputed a purchase on Paypal. In early May, I had ordered some double pink hollyhock seeds from a tiny company (it looked to be owned by an individual). My account was charged right away but I never received an order confirmation nor a shipping notice….