The reason we decided to leave in the fall was so that our children could see the changing leaves. Where we live, it doesn’t get cold enough for a big color change; the leaves usually turn brown and fall in December. A drive into the mountains would show them the beautiful mountains and the changing…
I gleaned olives on Saturday. I’ll be processing them this week. I canned 4 quarts of giardeniera, using cucumbers from our garden. I canned 24 quarts of pears. This is just one side of my front walk; both sides have basil, plus there is more basil behind this. This pictures was taken after I made…
After our last trip (to California), my husband and I started discussing the possibility of another trip. We know that going to see something would mean a long drive, since Las Vegas is so far from anything. One of the closest drives that we could see (in a different direction from Southern California) is to…
I cut flowers from the garden for the house. I cut lots of basil and made a large batch of pesto. What we didn’t use on sandwiches, I put in the freezer in several bags to use later. I armed the sandwiches on the panini press that I bought earlier this year at a garage…
It’s going to be a busy week here. As usual, I have more to do than I probably have time to do, but if I work efficiently, I should be able to accomplish these things. It it supposed to be in the 90’s this week, so I will do most of my garden work in…
This post contains an affiliate link.I grocery shop with a monthly budget.I start with the things that are low in our pantry. Those are my priorities. Once I have worked on filling those, I will make other purchases based on what is on sale. A couple of notes about last month’s shopping: A reader alerted…
My mom offered me some gourds that she bought from a farmer (in Oregon earlier this week). I was to choose 5 for myself, so I chose the 5 above and put them in a shallow bowl on my entry table. I cut and brought in three huge bunches of basil. I cut Armenian cucumbers…
I picked pears from the garden. I just had a few but I am grateful to have them. I cut Swiss chard from the garden. I mended 3 pairs of underwear. I canned 6 quarts of pears from the pears I gleaned the week before last.. I purchased 72 pounds of pears for $18 (25…
We enjoyed some rain on Monday. I collected 20 gallons of water from the roof and used it to water plants. The children enjoyed floating a few corks (it wasn’t deep enough for their cork boats, so they took them apart and floated individual corks; I found the corks a few years back at a…
I cut apple branches from the garden. Something about having them on this table makes me feel immensely rich. I definitely need to cut some more often. I cut zinnias from the garden. I cut basil, red noodle beans, and Armenian cucumbers from the garden. The children watched a few episodes of Little Einsteins for…
I grocery shop with a monthly budget. I start with the things that are low in our pantry. Those are my priorities. Once I have worked on filling those, I will make other purchases based on what is on sale. This month, the supplies that I see low are the following: Pantry: Vegetable oil (Note:…
I cut cucumbers, red noodle beans, thyme, basil, and lavender from the garden. I downloaded 10 free geography worksheets from education.com. They have a limit of 10 free ones each month. I printed free penmanship worksheets, dot to dot worksheets, and math worksheets. I do these each week but I don’t usually list them; links…