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It’s been another week at home, as it has been for many of you, too! I cut a few roses from the garden to enjoy. I began pruning them back this past week to keep them healthy and productive for the year. I made some cuttings from my Thompson’s seedless grape, to hopefully start new…

The weather was beautiful by the end of the week. It felt like spring instead of winter with temperatures much warmer than normal. The warm, dry weather was perfect for working in the garden. We’ve been enjoying a mild, warmer than usual winter here. Here’s how we saved money last week: We harvested lemons from…

We worked on our garden project this week in beautiful, much warmer than usual weather. I’m grateful for this while working in the garden, but I’m also very aware that this is usually the month when we receive most of our annual rainfall, and it does not look like we will receive any. Last year…

The weather started to turn colder this past week. Here’s how we saved: We had a free family activity: We hiked a local mountain. We’ve wanted to go for years, but I was either pregnant or had a tiny baby that I didn’t want to bring up the mountain (which is all rock!), or else…

I hope you all had a wonderful week, wherever you are in the world! Here’s how we saved money this past week: We watched Christmas movies online and popped popcorn several nights. There were many movies available to watch for free online, including on YouTube. I found a list here that includes some free Christmas…

I wrapped Christmas presents using the reusable boxes that I invested in a few years ago. I bought an online gift card for my daughter at college for her birthday. She can find something she wants from a place she loves and I saved the cost of shipping, as the gift card was simply emailed…

I harvested lemons, carrots, and a pomegranate from the garden. We continued our work in the garden, removing the bad dirt, taking it to the dump, and sifting the roots and rocks from the good dirt that I am keeping from our old planter areas. The piles are getting smaller, but I am also aware…

I picked Meyer lemons and pomegranates from the garden. I cut two kinds of basil from the garden as well. I made pesto and dried the basil to use later. I enjoyed herbal tea from peppermint and lemon verbena that was grown in my garden. I cut and dried lemon verbena from the garden and…

I hope my American readers had an enjoyable Thanksgiving! Our Thanksgiving celebration was very simple at home with our immediate family. I was tempted to go to the store to buy some more food for our Thanksgiving, but each time I was tempted, I stayed home and did not spend the money. I mended a…