This post contains affiliate links. I mended seven leaks in the drip irrigation. I had accidentally cut these last year when pruning hedges. I planted seeds for Armenian cucumbers, pumpkins, zucchini, and Thai basil in the garden. I harvested apricots, lemons, tomatoes, lettuce, spinach, green onions, garlic chives, oregano, parsley, and chocolate mint from the…
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…
I awoke shortly after 4 a.m. to the sound of pouring rain. Rain is very rare here, and when it does rain, it is usually so gentle and short as to only last 30 seconds. Pouring rain is unusual, and even more so in May! I got up and closed the windows, went…
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…
This post contains affiliate links. As usual, this month I’m concentrating on filling holes in my pantry. We’ve continued to eat down the freezers, which has been fantastic, as I’ve found things that really need to be used up. This has given me the chance to clean out a couple of freezers before I…
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,…