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Thankful: November 27th-30th
I am thankful that my husband was able to come home to visit for Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for?
Thankful: November 7th
I am grateful for friends around the world that I have made online in the last few years. What are you thankful for today?
Thankful: November 9th
I am thankful for free tickets to a new museum in town, the friend who sent me a link for the tickets, the friend who went with me, and the opportunity to go. It was amazing! We were both really impressed. What are you thankful for today?
Thankful: November 6th
I am thankful that I found a way to incorporate leftovers into dinner so that food didn’t go to waste. What are you thankful for today?
How We Saved Money The Second Week of May
I harvested spinach, lettuce, and Meyer lemons from the garden. We made lemonade with our lemons. I received a free kumquat tree from a friend. I purchased a pot for it at Sam’s Club, which has inexpensive pots in the spring. I bought a few more pots there as well. She also gave me two…
Dear Readers: Let’s keep this a place of kindness
Please refrain from making comments about Covid vaccinations and mandates around the world. The comments are getting very political from both sides again. There is enough arguing elsewhere. Let’s keep this a place of peace and encouragement. I want people to feel good here, no matter their feelings on vaccinations. Many of you say that…
Goodbye to a Reader
Marivene is a reader who has commented on my site for years, and I have learned so much from her comments. Because of her, I put a grape leaf in every jar of pickles I make, so that they are crunchy. In the past, when she has not commented for a couple of weeks, I…
A Question For My Readers
The phone bill came yesterday. It was significantly larger than normal. I have no long distance, no caller id, and no call waiting, and I’ve saved a significant amount not paying for each of those over the years. The increase was enough to make the change to getting a cell phone. I haven’t had a…
Last Week’s Frugal Accomplishments
I gleaned olives again. They are all soaking in lye water now, to take the bitterness out. I cut red noodle beans, thyme, and green onions from the garden. My husband cut both boys’ hair. I made turkey broth and used it to make soup. I made French bread. I made yogurt. Winter made carrot…
Last Week’s Frugal Accomplishments
I canned 6 quarts of giardinera pickles. Winter made several gifts for her sisters for Christmas gifts using fabric I already had and some free downloadable patterns. I cut two pomegranates from my tree. I harvested my only butternut squash this year, and cut one Armenian cucumber from the garden, and cut a but of…
Last Week’s Frugal Accomplishments
I gleaned olives on Saturday. I’ll be processing them this week. I canned 4 quarts of giardeniera, using cucumbers from our garden. I canned 24 quarts of pears. This is just one side of my front walk; both sides have basil, plus there is more basil behind this. This pictures was taken after I made…