May is a wonderful month for harvesting from the garden. This month I’ll be picking blackberries, Swiss chard, beets, strawberries, chamomile, hibiscus flowers, lettuce, spinach, beets, turnips, Katy apricots (they didn’t ripen last month as I had expected, but should early this month), Desert Gold peaches, artichokes, and even a few tomatoes. I also have leeks,…
This post contains an affiliate link. I finished a necklace that I started for myself a few years ago. I picked spinach, lettuce, white strawberries, and snow peas from the garden. I pulled radishes from the garden. I picked more lemons from our trees. I planted seeds in the garden to replace those that…
Here are the goals I would like to have for the month: 1. Have a baby 2. Keep up with the laundry 3. Continue to homeschool 4. Make meals The reality, of course, is that there is much more to be done than those 4 things. This month I have apricots, blackberries and…
Our week did not go at all as planned, but I did manage to accomplish some money-saving activities, despite dealing with a family emergency. I finished sewing a pillow for Winter’s room. I picked snow peas and pulled radishes from the garden. I cut green onions and lettuce from the garden. I used water collected…
Thanks to the unexpected rain that we had on the weekend, I was able to have the drip irrigation and sprinklers turned off for several days. I also collected water in buckets where it poured off the roof, and used it to water potted plants in the garden. The cooler temperatures meant I didn’t have…
Good things to come. . . . Baby expected in a few weeks!
The garden is becoming rather full and lush lately. We had a beautiful, cloudy weekend, with a bit of rain, which gave me the opportunity to photograph the garden without the harsh light that it normally gets. Rain in April is extremely unusual here, but oh so pretty, and we were happy for the storm…
I cut roses from the garden. I sold a few items via a local Facebook garage sale, and took the money with me to go garage sale shopping at the community garage sales. I went with a list, as I always do. I didn’t find much this time, as we had an unusual rain storm…
Note: This post contains affiliate links. You can read my disclosure policy here. The sewing for myself is always the last sewing to get done. I wear an apron often–while cooking, while canning, while baking, while doing dishes, and often while gardening. I’ve made my old aprons last a few more years than I had…
I’m turning 40 this month. I have some fun projects for myself on my list for this month. Sewing: 1. Sew curtains for my bedroom 2. Sew dress for myself, using 2 existing dress that I have to make a pattern (I want to try this method for making a pattern from an…
I cut flowers from the garden for my entry table. I sewed some new pillows for the living room. I made covers cut from an old sheet, and then cut fabric to make washable outer covers for them. For the stuffing, I washed and dried old bed pillows, and then cut them to size. (This is…
We’ve had an increase in income this year. While we don’t know how long it will continue (due to the nature of a job in sales), we have decided that for now, we will be increasing our grocery budget to allow us to buy more of the things we love. For April, our budget will…