Note: This post contains affiliate and referral links. The garden’s abundance this week was wonderful. I picked peaches and figs from the trees. I cut grapes and cucumbers from the vines, picked tomatoes, cut green onions, parsley, and basil. I also dug my garlic (later than I should have!). Being spring planted, the garlic is…
Congratulations to Lisa on winning the garden seed giveaway! My plans for last week changed completely when I found out we were having overnight guests, so all of last week’s goals were moved to this week. Gardening: 1. Pick peaches 2. Pick the rest of the plums 3. Harvest grapes 4. Harvest a few cucumbers 5….
I used the iron filings from a project my husband worked on to fertilize the blueberry bushes in my garden. I potted two chaste tree seedlings that were growing in my garden to give as gifts. I also potted an oregano seedling to give as a gift. I harvested Royal apricots, Green Gage plums, Dorsett…
Sewing: 1. Make a Mother’s Day gift for my mom 2. Turn 2 pairs of jeans into jean shorts for Winter 3. Modify 3 dresses 4. Finish skirt for Wren 5. Sew arrow points on Ezrom’s Cub Scout shirt Gardening: 1. Pull weeds 2. Pull out peas 3. Plant Aremenian cucumber seeds and red noodle…
Twice a year, a master-planned community near my house has a neighborhood garage sale. I like being able to go to several sales in a short period of time. I make it a plan to take a list with me. I go to this semi-annual sale with my mom, so I take 3 copies of…
Last week’s strong winds kept me out of the garden most of the week. I’m hoping to get lots done this week. It should be 91º tomorrow! Garden 1. Spread straw under strawberries 2. Run water lines and plant aster and butternut squash seeds 3. Plant more leek seeds 4. Photograph the garden (in better…
The weather was astoundingly beautiful this last week and all I wanted to do was to be outside in it. Fortunately, I had plenty of chores to keep me outside. I stopped to watch a songbird sing in my garden on several different occasions. I watched a monarch butterfly flit above our patio. I cut…
I cut a few spears of asparagus from my garden. I also cut lettuce from the garden. I cooked a large pot of beans and froze the cooked beans in bags to have on hand for future meals. I used my raincheck from Walgreen’s to purchase 9 dozen eggs for .99 a dozen. My husband…
This post contains affiliate links. Elsa fell in love with the Eiffel Tower last year after Winter had her French party with her sisters. A few months later, we bought her a dress at a garage sale that was an all-over Eiffel tower print, and she loved it. For Christmas I made her this Eiffel…
I know that many of you are really struggling with your inability to make ends meet right now. This post is for you. I hope it gives you hope–as well as some ideas for how to live well, even when you are living below the poverty line. Some of you know our story, how we…
We spent Christmas at home. The children really liked their presents. I loved the oohs and ahhs and sighs of delight. The boys were quite delighted with their bookmarks. Winter loved the jewelry that I made for her–as well as the 10 cent bracelet and 50 cent vintage necklace that I found for her at…
We put out our Christmas decorations this week. For us, that means pulling out a faux Christmas tree, a nativity, a bit of faux greenery, stockings, and three wreaths. This year I added to those things with three new wreaths–the one I posted over the bed last week, and two that I made this week…