My eldest child, my daughter Winter, graduated with her bachelor’s degree this week! She starts a new job in her field today! Our goal in homeschooling our children was to have them start university classes early in order to graduate early. We also wanted our children to be able to graduate debt-free. She is 20…
It was a beautiful week where the windows could be open most days (save for the super windy days). We enjoyed salads from the garden with lettuce, mache, spinach, green onions, and parsley. We are eating lots of beans now and limiting our meals with meat to save more money. To that end, I stocked…
I harvested lemons, parsley, snow peas, and lettuce from the garden. We are eating salad daily from the garden. I sowed seeds for zucchini and zinnias in the garden. I don’t usually sow zinnias this early, but my thermometer says the soil is warm enough, so I decided to try a few. I usually wait…
My big news is that I have started a new job! I will be an influencer for Star Nursery, the local nursery, for the next 3 months. I have shopped at this store for 20 years (they have several locations in Las Vegas) and have always loved their products and their prices (which are better…
I harvested Swiss chard, parsley, cilantro, lettuce, spinach, Meyer lemons, and snow peas from the garden. Lettuce was $4 a head for romaine at the store (and just under $3 for looseleaf). If you can plant lettuce, even in a pot, I would encourage everyone to plant lettuce! Looseleaf types can be harvested two or…
I harvested lettuce, parsley, spinach, lemons, and green onions from the garden. I sowed seeds in the garden for poppies and larkspur. I also planted my half of my tomato plants in the ground. I took cuttings and started over a hundred cuttings in the ground for what I hope will be more bushes in…
I have spent the last few days sharing links to help refugees leaving Ukraine to access services and help in Poland. I am in many international gardening and photography groups and follow many Ukranians on Instagram, and they have been sharing their thoughts and feelings as well as routes out of the country and services…
My big savings this week was an unexpected surprise! I have been wanting to go see my granddaughter, whom I have only seen once when she was 3 weeks old. She is now 6 months old. Someone I know from church was going to the same city (a 637-mile drive one way) for the weekend…
I took over 100 cuttings from the hedges in my front yard, removed the lower leaves, dipped the ends in rooting powder, and stuck them in the garden along the drip lines where I hope they will grow. To buy bushes would cost around $4 to $5 each. I need about 1300 bushes, and I…
I harvested two kinds of lettuce, Swiss chard, and Meyer lemons from the garden. I made a triple batch of laundry soap. Albertson’s offered me $5 off a $5 purchase on the app. They had eggs on sale with a digital coupon (limit 2 dozen) for $0.97 and lettuce for $0.97. I also bought celery…
I moved a rose bush that I never moved in the renovation but have been meaning to move to a new spot in the garden. When I went to take it out, there was still a root attached on one side that I hadn’t seen, so the rose stayed in place while a part of…
I harvested Meyer lemons, Swiss chard, parsley, and green onions from the garden. My mom gave me the silverplate tray in the photo. She bought it at a garage sale on Saturday. When she asked the price, the seller said, “It’s a dollar–unless you’re really interested. Then it’s $20.” She replied, “I’m not really interested,”…