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I divided a houseplant that I bought earlier this year into three, using empty pots I already had on hand. I put a plant a friend gave me last week into a pot my mom found for me at a garage sale for $2. The same friend has a few trays in her house with…

I harvested eggplant, zucchini, red noodle beans, peppers, lettuce, chives, and parsley from the garden. I cut flowers from the garden to enjoy inside. I put aside items we no longer need for a garage sale. I didn’t have enough items for a sale, but my mom had some items as well, and the community…

I ordered a new pair of glasses for my daughter from Zenni Optical for just under $30, including anti-glare, tax, and shipping. I gave my seven-year-old “new” clothing from a box of clothes I had saved for him from his older brothers. He was wanting a couple of specific things, including a red long-sleeved shirt,…

I cut roses and zinnia from my garden to enjoy inside. As the temperature starts to drop, the roses begin to bloom again in earnest. I sowed seeds in my garden for snow peas and cilantro. I used water leftover in glasses at the end of the day to water houseplants and potted plants outside….

I sowed seeds in the garden for cilantro and snow peas. I harvested basil, oregano, and lemon verbena, and I dried them all to use later. I painted two pots that I have had in my garden for over a decade with a primer plus paint from Rustoleum. They were looking very beaten down from…

I didn’t water on Monday two weeks ago, one of my permitted watering days, because the ground was still wet from the storm we had. Any water saved is a huge savings. I also adjusted my sprinkler clocks to the new watering days (the permitted days are reduced on September 1st). I collected several gallons…

If you follow me on Instagram, you saw that we had quite the rainstorm here on Friday! The valley received an average of two inches of rain, and containers in my garden measured that amount. It was a thorough, soaking rain. Normally, when it rains here in what we would consider to be a lot,…

It was a very expensive week, as bith of my two central air conditioning units went out and one needs to be replaced (the other was repaired last week). It’s very hot in the house, and it will be until the new unit comes and can be installed at the end of this week. It’s…

I harvested tomatoes, garlic chives, basil, and peppermint from my garden (the raita in the recipe below includes mint from my garden. The recipes are from the blog Tea for Tumeric). I removed tomato plants that had died in my garden and sowed seeds for cucumbers and Red Noodle beans. I purchased several pots on…

I have been wanting some crape myrtle bushes. I purchased them on sale for $20 off each at my local nursery (above). I also purchased some vincas on sale for mu white garden. I found a leak in my garden and spent many hours digging to get to it. I was able to uncover the…