I saved shower warm-up water (I put a 3-gallon bucket under the shower stream while I wait for it to warm up) and used that water to water pots in the garden. This time of year, it takes longer for the water to warm up, so I collect more water. The potted plants don’t need…
I harvested roselle hibiscus from the garden and dried it to make herbal tea. I harvested zucchini and basil from the garden. The zucchini is an open-pollinated type (Black Beauty), so I saved the seeds to plant next year. I sowed seeds for lettuce, Swiss chard, and green onions in the garden. The lettuce seeds…
I harvested zucchini, Armenian cucumbers, watermelons, and roselle hibiscus from my garden. I am drying the hibiscus calyces to make herbal tea. Roselle tea tastes a lot like cranberry juice and is high in vitamin C. I like it made into a cold drink in the summer with a little sugar and orange slices. I…
I harvested roselle hibiscus, basil, and Armenian cucumbers from the garden. I canned a batch of sweet pickle relish using cucumbers from my garden. I tidied part of the garden and sowed seeds for parsley, beets, and artichokes. We had a church activity up in the mountains. It’s a ways away and would cost us…
I made myself a pair of earrings and a bracelet using a $1 garage sale necklace of blue beads that I had bought previously, a chain and findings that I had previously bought in bulk. I cut apart the simple string of beads that was on thread and remade it into a longer necklace with…
I read The Weaver’s Daughter as an e-book through the library (using the Libby app on my phone). I mended a pair of pants for my son. I harvested lots of basil from the garden and dried it to use in recipes later. Garage sale season here starts now so I updated my list. I…
Attending the symphony is something I love to do. I was delighted to find out that the Henderson Symphony is performing again, as they have free concerts. I wore a dress that I bought a couple of weeks ago on ThredUp, which sells used clothing. It’s more expensive than the thrift store, but they have…
I made and canned 5 pints of sweet pickle relish and 18 pints of dill pickles from the Armenian cucumbers from the garden. I found red bell peppers on sale at Winco for $0.79 each, which I used for the relish. I also purchased the onions at Winco. I read three e-books from the library…
I harvested Armenian cucumbers, basil, and parsley from the garden. My husband recovered our dining table chair seats. He bought bulk foam from an upholstery supply shop as well as new vinyl that is almost identical to the vinyl that is on the backs of the chairs. He took the chairs apart, cut out the…
I baked French bread. I harvested Armenian cucumbers, two zucchini, watermelon, basil, oregano, a few cherry tomatoes, and lemon verbena from the garden. I canned sweet pickle relish and sweet pickles with the cucumbers from my garden. I purchased a few whole chickens, some bone-in chicken thighs, and one package of bone-in chicken breasts on…
I finished sewing three new aprons that I started last week using fabric purchased last week on sale for $6 a yard. I’ll share pictures in an upcoming post (as well as on Instagram) of these three aprons plus the one I finished a couple of weeks ago. I replaced the elastic in a pair…
I cut basil and flowers from the garden for an arrangement. I didn’t buy several food items after seeing the prices at the store. Instead, we can just eat more of what we have. Like many of you, I am finding the quickly rising prices rather disheartening, and I am making adjustments to our meals:…