I planted lettuce seeds in the garden. Some were seeds I had purchased last year and some were seeds that I collected from my garden last last year. I dug some tiny lettuce seedlings that had self-seeded in the rocked section next to my driveway and transplanted them into the garden. I pulled the fir…
It was a simple week that we spent at home. I did some organizing and cleaning last week. I went through some clothes, and several pairs of children’s pants (trousers) need to have the elastic replaced in the waistband. I ordered bulk elastic on sale for 25% off from Wawak to fix these pairs of pants….
I made a batch of laundry soap. Cyrus was given a bag of spinach when he started his pet sitting job. He found a note that told him to take the spinach in the fridge, which was a huge bag that we enjoyed over several meals. Winter downloaded free Christmas music from the library’s website…
My husband and I cut his hair. I baked a chicken, and made soup with it the next day. I cut green onions, Swiss chard, and beet greens from the garden. I picked most of the lemons from the garden. I made lemonade, lemon parmesan penne, fettucini alfredo with leftover turkey that I had frozen,…
I found some vegetable plants marked down to .48 each at the nursery (2/3 off!) and purchased a few for my garden. The nursery sells Christmas trees, and they had some cuttings left out front. I asked about them and was told that I could have them, so I brought them home to use in…
I enjoyed lemons from the garden. I cut Swiss chard, beet greens, two kinds of chives and thyme from the garden. I collected water from the shower while waiting for it to warm up and used it to water potted plants. I washed windows for next to nothing. I made Christmas gifts with materials I had…
I made lemonade several times with Meyer lemons from my trees. I cut arrangements from the garden for Thanksgiving of peppers, lemons, and grape vines. I worked on Christmas gifts. I mended ripped knees in 5 pairs of jeans. I sewed a pocket on a shirt that had come unstitched. I mended holes in the…
Now that it’s getting dark earlier, we are needing to turn on lights in the evenings. I am being diligent about making sure lights get turned off when they are not needed. The electric company gives me an update every week on my usage and total cost, including an estimated cost for the month….
Last week I continued working on my organizational goals for the house. I cut flowers from the garden for the house. I cut apple branches from the garden for a vase in the house. I cut euyonomus branches to bring in the house. I spent time organizing my seeds to have them ready to…
I went through almost every children’s clothing box this week (all girls clothes size 2 through 12 and boys sizes 7-18), putting away outgrown clothing, and pulling out larger sizes. It’s 94º here, so I don’t need warmer clothing yet, but I do need larger summer clothing. I found that for sizes 5 through 8…
I cut basil from the garden and hung it to dry inside. I cut garlic chives and parsley from the garden. I cut two lemons from the tree that ripened early and split. My tree is so heavily laden with lemons that I think this will be a regular occurance for a while. I cut…
I cut flowers and branches from the garden for several arrangements in the house. Zinnia, lavender, basil, passionfruit leaves on the new table runner I made My husband picked up 4 wood pallets from the curb that someone was throwing out. I smoothed and saved the brown paper that came in a box with…