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  This post contains affiliate links. I have been behind in my work in the garden, but now that the baby is here, I am working to get caught up. Consequently, most of my money saving activities this week involved the garden. Two weeks ago, I was speaking with the irrigation person at the local…

I harvested lemons, lettuce, garlic chives, oregano, spinach, and a couple of apricots from the garden. I cooked chicken in my solar oven, which not only didn’t use gas, but it also kept the house cooler. We celebrated a birthday at home for my 2-year-old with homemade cupcakes. My son picked more mulberries from our…

For those who missed the announcement on Instagram, I had a baby boy on Friday, April 27th. I’ll be sharing photos and details in an upcoming post. We’re still deciding on a name for this baby. We enjoyed some rain on May first and second, which is rather unusual here–especially in May! I turned off…

Iceberg Roses, German Chamomile, and Hall’s Honeysuckle The weather was warm this week, in the low 90’s. For some, this is a summer temperature, but here, we’re just getting started with the heat, as we have over 5 months of temperatures above 90°. I opened windows and doors at night and in the morning to…

This post contains referral links. I cut flowers from the garden to enjoy in the house several times during the week. I harvested hibiscus flowers, Meyer lemons, snow peas, lettuce, spinach, parsley, Swiss chard, green onions, and garlic chives from my garden. I dried a large batch of parsley to use throughout the year. After…

This post contains an affiliate link. I harvested parsley, rosemary, a bay leaf,  garlic chives, spinach, Meyer lemons, and lettuce from the garden. I gave two daughters each a haircut. I unsubscribed from several promotional email lists. I don’t have any plans to buy anything from these companies any time soon, and deleting the constant emails…

I cut daffodils and nasturtiums from the garden to enjoy in the house. I harvested Meyer lemons, parsley, green onions, snow peas, rosemary, oregano, and Mandarin oranges from the garden. I froze lemon juice from our lemons to use later throughout the year, and I dried parsley to use throughout the year. I sowed seeds…

I harvested snow peas, Meyer lemons, parsley, and green onions from the garden. I made a triple batch of laundry soap. I collected shower warm-up water and used it to water potted plants on my patio. My neighbor brought over three boxes of chili mixes that had expired that she no longer wanted. I put all three…

I cut daffodils, nasturtiums, and iris from the garden to enjoy in the house. I shared more photos earlier this week in my Spring Home Tour. I opened the windows to air out the house. I traded Meyer lemons from the garden for two dozen eggs. I harvested leeks, Meyer lemons, snow peas, Swiss chard,…