We enjoyed grapefruit and lemons from the garden. I made grapefruit cleaner with grapefruit peels from the garden and vinegar. It will be ready to use in 3 weeks. I made French bread and wheat crackers. I baked tarts. I cut both boys’ hair. Rather than buying a butterfly kit, I showed the children a…
After church today, a woman I didn’t know came up to me by my car as we were leaving. She had been waiting for me. She said to me that she had been a visitor today, and that when she was talking with my son, he mentioned my website. She wanted to know what it…
I made my own granola, yogurt, steak sauce, bread crumbs, saltines, and wheat crackers. I stored the bread crumbs in canning jars (using old lids) instead of putting them in a ziploc bag. Three of these items will be on the website soon with recipes. I cut the buttons off of several items of worn clothing and…
My Price Book Prices on food have changed a lot in the last few years. As our income has continued to decrease, I chose to stick closely to certain prices. With a $100 a month budget (for 9 people) to spend on food, including stocking up, I have become pretty strict about how much I will spend on…
I made some gifts for my nephew and his bride-to-be for their wedding shower this week. She is doing a red kitchen. I made them two hot pads, using fabric I had been given and cotton batting that I had also been given. (I will be making more for me, too. I was planning on…
Last week’s goals: I started out so good with goals this week! We got loads done on Monday and Tuesday. We started school again on Wednesday and everything slowed down then. Monday and Tuesday I worked outside most of the day for both days. Garden Goals: 1. Move raised bed planter. Replant asparagus that…
My garden in February 2012 A garden is an ever-changing thing. This year, I am going to make some big changes in the garden. Here is my to-do list: My raised bed planter on the side of the house in February 2011. Move the raised bed planter. This requires moving asparagus, which I don’t…
Garden Goals: 1. Move raised bed planter. Replant asparagus that is in the bed. Move water lines/rerun water lines. 2. Plant lettuce, spinach, arugula, turnips, radishes, beets, mache in raised bed. 3. Plant johnny jump-up seeds and poppy seeds. 4. Prune “The Shepherdess” rose bushes and strip the leaves (stripping the leaves is…
Ever since we’ve had the tree up, I start my morning by taking Ivory (who wakes me early in the morning; I nurse her and then she’s up after that around 4:50 am on average; sometimes earlier) into the living room, and turning on the Christmas lights. I love watching the delight on her…
We have a winner for the slipper giveaway! Judy Ball is the winner of the Vintage Flair Flats pattern size newborn to women’s size 11 from Winter Peach. Congratulations, Judy! If you would like to buy the pattern, you can use the coupon code PEACH25 and it will give you 25% off at check out.
For the twentieth day of A Gift a Day, I made diamond bobby pins. Diamond Bobby Pins Using wire cutters, I cut apart a broken cubic zirconia necklace. I used bobby pins that I already had on hand. Supplies: broken necklacebobby pinsE6000 Glue or super glue Tools: wire cutterstoothpick for applying glue Ahh! A paper…
Felt Paper Dolls For the nineteenth day in the Gift a Day series, I made felt “paper” dolls. I had not been planning to make any toys at all this year, as we have plenty of toys, but when I saw these I was smitten! This did require a cost for supplies, as I did…