I took a free online photography posing class. I studied French using free online sources. I spoke to friends in France by a free video call. I harvested a small amount of Swiss chard, a small number of cherry tomatoes, rosemary, and a bay leaf from the garden. I used my solar oven to cook…
I cut flowers from the garden to enjoy inside. I harvested Swiss chard and pomegranates from the garden. My husband got a new prescription for his glasses (after wearing the same glasses for years). He needs progressives. We tried them out at the store, but he was hesitant to spend so much money. We…
I cut flowers from the garden for arrangements in the house. I mended a hole in a shirt. I studied French online using free sources. We had a free video call with our former exchange student from France to wish him a Happy Birthday. I have had blue and white vases on my garage sale…
I cut and dried basil from the garden. We picked pears from the garden. My husband gave my two elder boys and himself a haircut. I gave two daughters a haircut. I found one of my daughter’s college texts used on Amazon for $30 less than buying it from the university bookstore. I received a survey…
Saturday’s garage sale finds: Vase $1, lidded basket $0.50, bust $1, silver-plated knife $0.50 I updated my garage sale list in preparation for going to the community garage sales on Saturday. There will be even more this upcoming Saturday and I hope to find lots of items on my list. I found several things for…
This post contains affiliate links. I cut and dried lots of basil from the garden. I printed free school worksheets from Education.com (they have a limit of 10 free worksheets each month). I planted seeds in the garden for artichokes, Swiss chard, and parsley. I covered my artichoke seedlings from a previous week that had come…
I mended an item of clothing. I harvested pears, a handful of tiny tomatoes, garlic chives, chocolate mint, and basil from the garden. I dried some basil for us to use throughout the year. My mom and I went through her kitchen drawers for duplicates and unused items, and found several things that Winter can take…
We celebrated a daughter’s birthday at home with a simple party at home and a homemade cake. I have pictures that I hope to share soon in a birthday post. I used the leftover icing to decorate cupcakes as a snack one afternoon. I had some rather old quarts of canned pears that, while…
I pulled the Thai basil plants (above) from the grass that had grown on their own. I’ll replant them in the garden this week. I harvested colander of tiny tomatoes, 4 1/2 butternut squash (2 decent-sized ones, 2 tiny ones, and half a tiny one; the other half was bug eaten), green onions, garlic…
My husband gave our two older boys’ haircuts. We gladly accepted a gift of a package of turkey bacon and a package of beef from our neighbor. She said she hadn’t liked the turkey bacon (we don’t mind it at all!) and had bought too many packages of the beef and didn’t think she could…
Thank you, everyone, for your kind and encouraging comments and emails last week. I really enjoyed them! Here’s what we did to save money last week: My husband cut my hair for me. It took all of 3 minutes–less time than it would have taken me to gather my purse and keys and get…
I picked red noodle beans, butternut squash, Armenian cucumbers, grapes, Swiss chard, and a few tomatoes from the garden. I cut oregano and basil from the garden to dry. My drying process is simple: I rinse the herbs and lay them to dry on a cooling rack. Our climate is very dry and the bit…