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I harvested bunches and bunches of grapes from the garden this past week. We enjoyed peaches from the tree in the front yard. I harvested basil and tomatoes. I sowed seeds in the garden for zinnias, red noodle beans, Armenian cucumbers, zuchinni, squash, parsley, New Zealand Spinach, Swiss chard, Chinese lanterns (trying again; I’ve never…

It was a simple week and I felt like I didn’t do much to save money, but simple weeks with consistent ways of saving add up! I used a 30% off the first year of hosting coupon for my new photography website hosting fees. I continued building the site myself using a free template option…

We harvested blackberries, apricots, figs, tomatoes, basil, oregano, parsley, New Zealand Spinach (Tetragonia) and green onions from the garden. I altered a skirt. I defrosted a turkey and roasted it, only having to cook once for several meals’ worth of meat. I signed up for a free two-week trial for hosting for my new photography…

We harvested Early Elberta peaches, Royal apricots, Mission figs, blackberries, Meyer lemons, Swiss chard, tomatoes, Thai basil, green onions, and chives from the garden. I sowed more basil seeds in the garden. These were ones that came with a seed order that I made last year. I made a simple cake recipe from an old…

We had an excessive heat warning for the week, though we just consider 108 degrees Fahrenheit to be a normal summer temperature here. It was a good time to stay indoors and get lots of things organized. It’s easy to feel more comfortable in one’s home if the house isn’t cluttered with things that aren’t…

It’s that time of year here where we retreat indoors into the air conditioning and under the ceiling fans. I hope to finish several projects this summer indoors. This past week, I spent a good amount of time organizing and cleaning my bedroom. My hope is to have the house super clean and organized by…

My website was hacked last week, and getting it back online and fully functioning took a while, which is why this post is going up today. Seventeen years ago, my sister-in-law got some beautiful large urns for free when a casino in town was redecorating. I loved them and wondered what she would plant in…

I cut a bouquet from the garden for a photoshoot that I was doing. I cut roses, celery flowers, elderberry flowers, chamomile, mint, and honeysuckle. We harvested apricots, Meyer lemons, and parsley from the garden. I gave haircuts to three sons and a daughter. My husband and his siblings divided items from my father-in-law’s home….

Star Jasmine in my white garden A few months ago, we upped our internet speed from the lowest cable modem speed to a slightly higher speed. We hadn’t seen any increase in speed, unfortunately, and the past week and a half, the speed was so slow that it was unfunctional. At the same time, we…

I’ve been out photographing people in the desert around here the last few weeks, so I thought I would share some photos with you in this post of what it looks like near my house. We’ve already had more than our usual rain this year, and temperatures are considerably cooler than usual. If you look…

My father-in-law passed away this past week, just a few days before his 90th birthday. My son put together a slideshow of photos from those everyone emailed to him on a free slideshow program for the funeral. My husband designed the program for the funeral. Our faith usually provides a luncheon to the family of…