For those who missed the announcement on Instagram, I had a baby boy on Friday, April 27th. I’ll be sharing photos and details in an upcoming post. We’re still deciding on a name for this baby. We enjoyed some rain on May first and second, which is rather unusual here–especially in May! I turned off…
Iceberg Roses, German Chamomile, and Hall’s Honeysuckle The weather was warm this week, in the low 90’s. For some, this is a summer temperature, but here, we’re just getting started with the heat, as we have over 5 months of temperatures above 90°. I opened windows and doors at night and in the morning to…
This post contains referral links. I cut flowers from the garden to enjoy in the house several times during the week. I harvested hibiscus flowers, Meyer lemons, snow peas, lettuce, spinach, parsley, Swiss chard, green onions, and garlic chives from my garden. I dried a large batch of parsley to use throughout the year. After…
This post contains an affiliate link. I harvested parsley, rosemary, a bay leaf, garlic chives, spinach, Meyer lemons, and lettuce from the garden. I gave two daughters each a haircut. I unsubscribed from several promotional email lists. I don’t have any plans to buy anything from these companies any time soon, and deleting the constant emails…
I cut daffodils and nasturtiums from the garden to enjoy in the house. I harvested Meyer lemons, parsley, green onions, snow peas, rosemary, oregano, and Mandarin oranges from the garden. I froze lemon juice from our lemons to use later throughout the year, and I dried parsley to use throughout the year. I sowed seeds…
I harvested snow peas, Meyer lemons, parsley, and green onions from the garden. I made a triple batch of laundry soap. I collected shower warm-up water and used it to water potted plants on my patio. My neighbor brought over three boxes of chili mixes that had expired that she no longer wanted. I put all three…
I cut daffodils, nasturtiums, and iris from the garden to enjoy in the house. I shared more photos earlier this week in my Spring Home Tour. I opened the windows to air out the house. I traded Meyer lemons from the garden for two dozen eggs. I harvested leeks, Meyer lemons, snow peas, Swiss chard,…
I harvested snow peas, lettuce, garlic chives, parsley, and Swiss chard from the garden. I purchased two lined baskets for my linen closet for $10 ($5 each) off a Facebook garage sale page using money I earned from my garage sale. After getting rid of some unused linens at the garage sale and donating the…
I went through more drawers and cabinets. I straightened what I wanted to keep and added anything I haven’t used in the last year to the garage sale pile. I reorganized my kitchen drawers in a way that makes more sense for how often we use things. It was such a simple rearrangement that I can’t…
There was no frugal accomplishments post last week because my computer died. I’m still waiting for a new one to show up. Thanks to my eldest son, I’ve found a workaround so that I can edit photos and posts until I have a working computer again (though it takes a lot longer, so I’m glad…
$0.56 worth of pansies cheer up this pot and I can see them from inside the house. I began sewing a birthday gift for a daughter using fabric and a pattern I had on hand. My dad had leftover scraps from his back patio/deck (which runs right into our matching stairs between our backyards) to redo…
We had beautiful, warmer than usual weather last week, and I took advantage of it, working in the garden every afternoon. I planted seeds in the garden for poppies, dwarf hollyhocks, larkspur, Armenian cucumbers, lettuce, and alpine strawberries. I mended drip irrigation lines that were broken. I transplanted parsley seedlings into new spots in the garden where…