This post contains affiliate links. On the try, try, again line I planted seeds in the garden yet again for sunflowers and zinnias. Only one of the seeds came up from all of the zucchini seeds I planted two weeks ago. This next week, I hope to plant again and I also plan to dust…
The few tiny flowers to be had in the garden right now: Siam Basil flowers, Peppermint flowers, and Honeysuckle This post contains affiliate links. We sent three of our children to public school this past week for the first time, which was not at all frugal. Besides the hundreds in school supplies that are required…
Armenian cucumber in the garden; you can see why these are also called “Snake melons.” I have never had one grow like this before, but it sure looks interesting! I read eight more Hamish Macbeth books in e-book form from the library. I love that the e-books mean I don’t even have to drive to…
I harvested peaches, figs, grapes, garlic chives, Swiss chard, green onions, grapes, tomatoes, and an Armenian cucumber from the garden. I canned fig jam, sweet pickle relish, and giardiniera. I read 4 books (Hamish Macbeth!) that I borrowed from my mom. I then went to the library’s website and borrowed and read 4 more Hamish…
We have had a large number of unexpected expenses this month, with multiple costly repairs needing to be made and items needing to be replaced. Some expenses one just doesn’t imagine ever having, but yet, there they are. Continuing to find frugality in as many ways as possible is important to keeping everything running smoothly….
I spent many, many hours up late each night this week canning. I am grateful to my mother-in-law for teaching me the basics of canning. I had a newborn at the time (my second baby) and she came to my house and taught me to can peaches. With lots going on during the day (and another…
I collected eggs from my friend’s chickens and picked cucumbers, a few green beans, and tomatoes from her garden. I canned a batch of dill pickles from the cucumbers. I harvested grapes, tomatoes, oregano, basil, and figs from my garden. In the garden, I sowed seeds for red noodle beans, red zinnias, white zinnias, Genovese…
It was really wonderful to hear from so many readers this past week in the comments! So many of you have been reading for years and I didn’t know who you were. I loved reading your frugal accomplishments and was very, very touched to hear how much my site has helped so many of you…
This post contains affiliate and referral links. Ten years ago, I sat at my computer and started creating this website. My plan was to create menus and recipes for those who were living, like us, from their food storage and garden. At the time, we had been living on our food storage for over…
My son and I repaired a leak in the garden. I signed up for a free online mini-class. I used a $15 off coupon at Joann fabrics on top of purchasing items on sale. I collected shower-warm-up water and used it to water potted plants in the garden. We picked blackberries and apricots from the…
I cut flowers from the garden. I cut rosemary and Swiss chard from the garden. We picked blackberries, apricots, lemons, and figs from the garden. I had my son spray for bugs. Spraying the outside of the house rather than having a bug service saves us hundreds of dollars every year. We watched children’s shows on…
I harvested Mission figs, Royal apricots, Meyer lemons, peppermint, green onions, New Zealand spinach, Swiss chard, hibiscus flowers, and blackberries from the garden. I worked in the garden, weeding and sowing seeds for sunflowers, Armenian cucumbers, Genovese basil, and vincas. I collected green onion seeds from my green onion flowers and planted a new…