Thankful: November 8th
Today, I am thankful that we had RAIN!!! What are you thankful for today?
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Thankful: November 7th
Today I am very thankful to have a working refrigerator again! We have been a week without it working. It was expensive to have fixed (the electrical board went out) but it was still less expensive than getting a new refrigerator. What are you thankful for today?
How We Saved Money the First Week of November
I saved shower warm-up water (I put a 3-gallon bucket under the shower stream while I wait for it to warm up) and used that water to water pots in the garden. This time of year, it takes longer for the water to warm up, so I collect more water. The potted plants don’t need…
Thankful: November 6th
“Enough is as good as a feast.” Caroline Ingalls I am thankful to have enough. We’ve had some rather large extra expenses this week with more to come, but I am thankful to have enough of what we need. What are you thankful for today?
Thankful: November 5th
Today, I am thankful for the chance to go slowly. I needed the rest. What are you thankful for today?
Thankful: November 4th
Today as I dug in the garden and planted bulbs, I was very grateful that we were able to relandscape the garden. That area of the garden had been overrun with solid crabgrass roots and I had not been able to eradicate them in over 15 years. We removed all of the soil from that…
Thankful: November 3rd
Today, I am thankful for all the new (to me) songs that I have discovered this summer. What are you thankful for today?
Thankful: November 2nd
I’m thankful that we redid the garden and I have these beautiful roses! One of my reasons (and there were many) in wanting to relandscape the garden was to put in this particular rose (Desdemona from David Austin). What I didn’t know was that this rose would bloom almost nonstop in my garden, far outperforming…
Thankful: November 1st
It’s the beginning of November, and that means it’s time for my daily gratitude posts! Each day in November, I share one thing for which I am grateful for that day, and I invite my readers to do the same! Today, I am very grateful for my dearest friend, who makes my life more joyful….
How We Saved Money the Fourth Week of October
I harvested roselle hibiscus from the garden and dried it to make herbal tea. I harvested zucchini and basil from the garden. The zucchini is an open-pollinated type (Black Beauty), so I saved the seeds to plant next year. I sowed seeds for lettuce, Swiss chard, and green onions in the garden. The lettuce seeds…
How We Saved Money Last Week
I harvested zucchini, Armenian cucumbers, watermelons, and roselle hibiscus from my garden. I am drying the hibiscus calyces to make herbal tea. Roselle tea tastes a lot like cranberry juice and is high in vitamin C. I like it made into a cold drink in the summer with a little sugar and orange slices. I…
How We Saved Money the Second Week of October
I harvested roselle hibiscus, basil, and Armenian cucumbers from the garden. I canned a batch of sweet pickle relish using cucumbers from my garden. I tidied part of the garden and sowed seeds for parsley, beets, and artichokes. We had a church activity up in the mountains. It’s a ways away and would cost us…