My husband made three more sections for the backside of the pergola from steel. I sowed seeds for lettuce, Bells of Ireland, larkspur, and poppies in the garden. I ran outside with buckets of cold water to pour over everything frozen that was frost-sensitive before the sunrise two days in a row after we had…
I listened to music on Pandora and YouTube. I watched the Call the Midwife Christmas special on Pbs.org. I mended a sweater. I harvested lemons, lettuce, Swiss chard, and garlic chives from the garden. I brought lots of empty canning jars out of the pantry to cover and protect seedlings in the garden from a…
Happy New Year! I’m looking forward to a fulfilling and beautiful new year. While we have no idea what 2022 will bring, we can hope for good things, and we can set goals. Goal setting for the year really helps me to focus on what I want out of life this year. Most of my…
I bought a couple of small presents for the youngest three children on a one-day 30% off sale at Target. These were $1.99 each regular price. I paid $1.39. I then used the Target Circle rewards credit that I have been saving to use at Christmas to pay for them. This is a credit that…
As Christmas draws to a close, I thought I would share some of our decorations from this year. On our front doors, I used the same wreaths that I have been using for years. I took out the red berries, starts, and the rusty bells that I had bought years ago and change them for…
We harvested lemons and basil from the garden. We zested the lemons to make lemon pepper and used the lemons to make lemonade. I hemmed a pair of pants for a daughter and mended a hole in a dress. We made spritz cookies, peppermint bark, chocolate and Pretzel Christmas trees, brownies, and popped popcorn on…
I harvested roselle hibiscus, peppermint, lemon verbena, tarragon, stevia, basil, oregano, and green tomatoes from the garden. I dried the herbs and will ripen the tomatoes inside. I used glass jars to cover several frost-sensitive herbs. New herb plants have almost doubled in price in the last five years, so I prefer to not have…
I harvested butternut squash, pumpkins, and basil from the garden. I sowed seeds for green onions, spinach, nasturtiums, and lettuce. Succession planting of seeds means I will have a continuous supply of these things over the season, rather than having them all ripe at once. It is still warm enough to sow seeds, but that…
Many years ago, as a university student, I took a New Testament class from a great professor. I later became his teacher’s assistant until the time of his “official” retirement at the age of 72. He lived another 20 years, though, working and researching continuously. Today, I found a listing about him on Wikipedia, and…
I’m thankful that my daughter’s interview went well today! An internship in her field is required for graduation, and she was able to secure an internship today! What are you thankful for?
I harvested the first of the Meyer lemons for the season. I taught my daughter how to fix the hem on her pants that had come undone I took advantage of online Black Friday deals and ordered some clothing on sale (60% off) and ordered tickets on sale to fly to my daughter’s university graduation….
I’m thankful for antibiotics. What are you thankful for today?