I got some fresh air and exercise in my own backyard while I worked in the garden. Rain was expected this week, so I turned off the drip irrigation and sprinklers on our assigned watering day before the rain started (it came the day after). I put out buckets to collect rain for watering pots…
I turned off the irrigation to the garden when it rained the day before we are supposed to water, saving a day’s water outside. I also collected warm-up water from the shower and used it to water potted plants on my patio. I harvested lemons and Swiss chard from the garden. I got some free…
My white Iceberg roses turn this lovely shade of pink when it gets cold. I worked diligently to organize my four main areas of clutter to keep me more content in my home (without spending anything). I saved shower warm-up water and used it to water potted plants in the garden. I cut green…
I made Christmas cookies using ingredients I had on hand. I cooked a turkey and used it for several meals, including using it to make tacos. I made cheese balls using chives and parsley from the garden for our Christmas lunch. Christmas dinner was a very simple affair; my husband cooked a ham (that had been…
We finished putting up the last of the Christmas decorations: I hung faux wreaths I already had and my son put up our LED lights out front. We did not hang lights on the roof but decorated the trees and bushes in the yard instead. We put them on a timer so that they shut off…
I’ve been taking a couple of online photography classes (purchased on sale at 30% off each in the last couple of months). One of the students from one of the classes who lives in another state was visiting our city and looking for couples to photograph for a sunrise session. I spoke up quickly. My husband…
My biggest frugal accomplishment for this past week was not paying a designer to redo my website, but instead taking the time to learn how to use a completely new program on my own. I did have to pay quite a bit to have my content all moved over from a completely different platform (about…
Now that the site is back up, I can rewrite this post. Please note that the site will possibly be down again Thursday and Friday, and possibly a little longer. Alternately, it may be up, but as of Thursday, your comments will disappear into cyberspace. If you have a recipe to make this week, please print…
This week was a week of spending on necessary items, stocking up at the lowest prices and using various ways to lower costs. At Smith’s (our Kroger affiliate) I purchased 80 pounds of pasta at $0.49 a pound, 30 cans of Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup at $0.49 a can, 30 cans of vegetables at $0.49, and two…
My children used costumes and costume elements we had on hand for their Halloween costumes. One of the costumes my 13-year-old son had put together earlier this for his sister (I shared it in an earlier post) but he realized a particular hat we had worked as a musketeer hat, so he went as a…
We had a rare bit of rain, so I turned off the drip irrigation and sprinklers for a couple of days. I planted seeds in the garden for snow peas and green onions. I harvested Swiss chard from the garden. I purchased a few artichoke plants and herb plants on sale at the local nursery….
With beautiful weather this week, it was perfect to plant a fall garden. I planted the bulbs I ordered back in July from Van Engelen, a wholesale supplier of bulbs. As long as you make the minimum order requirement, you can purchase bulbs from them for personal use at great prices. I planted peonies (of…