Each November, I post every day about something simple for which I am thankful that day. Often, we are thankful for the large things, but we forget to see the small and simple blessings that surround us each day. Today, I am thankful for beautiful weather. I have the windows and doors open, and we…
November in the U.S. is a great month to stock up on so many items on sale for holiday cooking. Canned goods and baking supplies are on sale. Meats are on great sales, with turkey for Thanksgiving being the main feature. Squash, potatoes, onions, apples, celery, clementines, and cranberries go on sale. Some items…
I cut flowers from the garden to enjoy inside. I harvested Swiss chard and pomegranates from the garden. My husband got a new prescription for his glasses (after wearing the same glasses for years). He needs progressives. We tried them out at the store, but he was hesitant to spend so much money. We…
I cut flowers from the garden for arrangements in the house. I mended a hole in a shirt. I studied French online using free sources. We had a free video call with our former exchange student from France to wish him a Happy Birthday. I have had blue and white vases on my garage sale…
I cut and dried basil from the garden. We picked pears from the garden. My husband gave my two elder boys and himself a haircut. I gave two daughters a haircut. I found one of my daughter’s college texts used on Amazon for $30 less than buying it from the university bookstore. I received a survey…
Saturday’s garage sale finds: Vase $1, lidded basket $0.50, bust $1, silver-plated knife $0.50 I updated my garage sale list in preparation for going to the community garage sales on Saturday. There will be even more this upcoming Saturday and I hope to find lots of items on my list. I found several things for…
Hooray for a sale! I’m happy to be able to do some stocking up this month. I’ve had a chance to organize what we have and really evaluate what we need, which is quite a lot. Consequently, I’ll be spending a lot more this month than usual ($500) but many items I buy will last us…
This post contains affiliate links. I cut and dried lots of basil from the garden. I printed free school worksheets from Education.com (they have a limit of 10 free worksheets each month). I planted seeds in the garden for artichokes, Swiss chard, and parsley. I covered my artichoke seedlings from a previous week that had come…
I mended an item of clothing. I harvested pears, a handful of tiny tomatoes, garlic chives, chocolate mint, and basil from the garden. I dried some basil for us to use throughout the year. My mom and I went through her kitchen drawers for duplicates and unused items, and found several things that Winter can take…
We celebrated a daughter’s birthday at home with a simple party at home and a homemade cake. I have pictures that I hope to share soon in a birthday post. I used the leftover icing to decorate cupcakes as a snack one afternoon. I had some rather old quarts of canned pears that, while…
I pulled the Thai basil plants (above) from the grass that had grown on their own. I’ll replant them in the garden this week. I harvested colander of tiny tomatoes, 4 1/2 butternut squash (2 decent-sized ones, 2 tiny ones, and half a tiny one; the other half was bug eaten), green onions, garlic…
Garden Goals: Weather.com is predicting hotter than usual weather for the southwest U.S. for September and October (and predicting an early fall for the Northeast and South). The heat makes it hard to want to work in the garden (just a couple of days ago it was 113ºF/45ºC), but work still needs to…