I went through more drawers and cabinets. I straightened what I wanted to keep and added anything I haven’t used in the last year to the garage sale pile. I reorganized my kitchen drawers in a way that makes more sense for how often we use things. It was such a simple rearrangement that I can’t…
There was no frugal accomplishments post last week because my computer died. I’m still waiting for a new one to show up. Thanks to my eldest son, I’ve found a workaround so that I can edit photos and posts until I have a working computer again (though it takes a lot longer, so I’m glad…
$0.56 worth of pansies cheer up this pot and I can see them from inside the house. I began sewing a birthday gift for a daughter using fabric and a pattern I had on hand. My dad had leftover scraps from his back patio/deck (which runs right into our matching stairs between our backyards) to redo…
We had beautiful, warmer than usual weather last week, and I took advantage of it, working in the garden every afternoon. I planted seeds in the garden for poppies, dwarf hollyhocks, larkspur, Armenian cucumbers, lettuce, and alpine strawberries. I mended drip irrigation lines that were broken. I transplanted parsley seedlings into new spots in the garden where…
We had the most beautiful weather all week: temperatures of 70-75ºF/21-24ºC. I opened the windows and we enjoyed fresh air in the house all week. We enjoyed lemons, Swiss chard, oregano and parsley from the garden. I enjoyed working in the garden in the record highs for this time of year. Usually, I’m still sporting long sleeves…
I used lemons from the garden this week to make lemon curd, which I used to top homemade meringues, along with pomegranate arils. I’ll be sharing this recipe later this week. I dug up and moved several plants to help them to get better sun exposure/less sun exposure (some were burning in the sun and…
I cut and dried oregano from the garden. I also harvested beets and lemons. I dug and planted more tiny bushes started by tip layering in new spots in the garden. I cut roses from the garden before pruning the rose bushes. I juiced lemons from the garden and made a double batch of lemonade. We enjoyed…
I cut roses from the garden to enjoy inside. I worked in the garden all week pruning, fertilizing, and planting. I sowed seeds for poppies, spinach, larkspur, Swiss chard, green onions, nasturtiums, Bells of Ireland, and snow peas in the garden. I dug several more bushes that I started by tip layering and transplanted them…
I worked pruning, weeding, and tidying the garden. I cut branches from the garden to enjoy inside. I picked more Meyer lemons from our trees. I dug and transplanted several new “bushes” from one place in the garden to another where I am starting a hedge. These only have one rooted stem, but it is…
I spent all week working in the garden each day, tidying it for planting. I pulled out dead plants, pulled weeds, spread manure. and pruned. I planted seeds in the garden for beets, green onions, snow peas, Armenian cucumbers, spinach, and lettuce in the garden. I began my birthday gift list for 2018, starting with…
I put up a few more decorations that I already had. The frost that was predicted earlier this month never came, but a frost was again forecast for this week. There were still some green tomatoes in the garden, so we brought them in. We also enjoyed eating garden tomatoes that we had picked green…
I used free tree trimmings and free pinecones to decorate my garden urns for the winter. I cut Thai basil. dusty miller, and roses from the garden for my entry table. I used free tree trimmings in this arrangement too. I made mini pavlovas for dessert one night with pomegranate arils and berries I pulled…