I made myself a pair of earrings and a bracelet using a $1 garage sale necklace of blue beads that I had bought previously, a chain and findings that I had previously bought in bulk. I cut apart the simple string of beads that was on thread and remade it into a longer necklace with…
I read The Weaver’s Daughter as an e-book through the library (using the Libby app on my phone). I mended a pair of pants for my son. I harvested lots of basil from the garden and dried it to use in recipes later. Garage sale season here starts now so I updated my list. I…
Attending the symphony is something I love to do. I was delighted to find out that the Henderson Symphony is performing again, as they have free concerts. I wore a dress that I bought a couple of weeks ago on ThredUp, which sells used clothing. It’s more expensive than the thrift store, but they have…
I made and canned 5 pints of sweet pickle relish and 18 pints of dill pickles from the Armenian cucumbers from the garden. I found red bell peppers on sale at Winco for $0.79 each, which I used for the relish. I also purchased the onions at Winco. I read three e-books from the library…
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 spend a lot of time each day in the kitchen, in between cooking, baking, or doing dishes. Wearing an apron protects my clothing. I often wear an apron while working in the garden, too. While I generally choose to wear solids, I like a bit of whimsy in my aprons. All of these fabrics…
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…