Thank you all for your helpful suggestions last week on work ideas, both big and small! I truly appreciate it! I start my new part-time job this week. Following your suggestions, I was able to find someone who needed some plant watering while she is away from home for a few weeks. We moved our…
It’s been a busy last couple of weeks, as my middle child was set apart as a missionary, did a week of online training, and then we took her to the missionary training center in Provo, Utah, to continue her training. As a convert to my faith who also chose to serve a year and…
I sowed new seeds in the garden for roselle hibiscus, watermelon, and okra. I’m so glad I saved so many seeds from my own plants in the past. A lot of my seeds germinated previously, but were eaten by bugs, so I needed to sow again. I picked Mission figs from my garden and shared…
I worked three days at a new (temporary) job this week. It is possible she will need me to fill in in the future here and there. We will see. I took lunch from home two days and had lunch provided by a sales rep the third day. I listened to YouTube videos for learning…
I sowed seeds in the garden for red noodle beans, okra, and Swiss chard (late but I decided to try anyway). I harvested grapes, a few remaining lemons, sage, and a fig from my garden. The fig was the first White Marseilles fig from one of the small potted fig trees that I have been…
I harvested blackberries, green onions, tomatoes, lemons, peppermint, and parsley from my garden. I sowed seeds in the garden for okra, eggplant, green onions, roselle hibiscus, and watermelon. I checked my seedlings from previous plantings. Some had been munched, and some didn’t come up, so I resowed wherever I needed to, and also found more…
I harvested Black Mission figs, Meyer lemons, Early Girl Tomatoes, and parsley. I cut roses from my garden to enjoy inside. I redeemed Swagbucks for an Amazon giftcard, which I used towards the purchase of a new toaster, along with the small credit I earned from the blog, as mine recently died. My election duties…
I made Italian dressing using dried oregano, basil, and parsley from my garden. I added cedar mulch to some of my pots in the garden. This will reduce my need to water as often, and will save me both water and time in the summer especially. I am now planning to mulch most of my…
I harvested lemons, garlic chives, figs, a kumquat, and parsley from my garden. I sowed seeds in my garden for roselle hibiscus, New Zealand Spinach, okra, eggplant, and Indian Snake Cucumbers. Some of the seeds were ones I had collected from my own garden. I cut roses from my garden to enjoy inside. I combined…
I harvested artichokes, peaches, blackberries, chamomile, garlic chives, oregano, Swiss chard, lemons, and parsley from my garden. I fixed two leaks in an irrigation line. The section kept having pieces come out of the main line, so I spliced the main line and put in a new section of main line before reconnecting lines. I…
I cut roses from my garden to enjoy inside. We had a simple birthday celebration at home with family for my youngest. I made brownies with icing (per his request) and bought a large tub of ice cream. I fixed a clogged bathroom sink. I picked blackberries from my garden. I had a garage sale…
I celebrated my 50th birthday this past week. My parents took me out to a very nice dinner. I wore a dress that I had purchased earlier this month at Ross for $17. I enjoyed several meals outside in my garden. I collected shower warm-up water in a bucket and used it to water potted…