Harvest Lane Cottage

Thrifty Things Lately at Harvest Lane Cottage! ~~~~~ ♥♥♥ ~~~~~ Dear Readers,   The challenge to save money is going into full swing now. We've had a $400 + electricity bill and a car repair bill attack our shoestring budget. I think I'll go back over some of my thrifty posts and remind myself of the ways the LORD has provided in lean times and how I've used it up, worn it out, made it do, and done without in the past. It's good to remind ourselves and our children of how God has provided.  God bless!  Laura ~~~~~ ♥♥♥ ~~~~~ Here's how my family has been thrifty lately. I bought one big container of Spring Mix lettuce for $4 at Aldi on Monday. We ate salad every day all week.  Popcorn for snacks We were given some Nutrigrain bars. They're helping fill tummies between meals and making quick breakfasts. We were given a whole bunch of eggs. I lost count of how many. We've eaten them for breakfast and boiled them for snacks...

Thrifty Things Lately at Harvest Lane Cottage! I don't know about you, but I need to save money, be thrifty and frugal, get projects done, and be thankful for my blessings from God.  Perhaps things that my family has done lately give you a few ideas; then you can share your thrifty ways with me! ~~~~~ ♥♥♥ ~~~~~ Dear Readers, I'm celebrating! I finished my last chemo treatment this week. On to healing! I'm pretty tired after treatment, but I know I'll feel better each day. That's how the cycle goes. I'm thrilled I get to go off the cycle after over a year! My first treatment was two days May 23rd and May 24th. What a way to spend our anniversary! I hope as the days and weeks go by that I will get some extra energy and do some more thrifty things. I'm beginning to think about birthday season (late August through mid-September at hour place). I am also thinking ahead to Fall and Christmas. I made nothing last year. I love making Chri...

Thrifty Things Lately at Harvest Lane Cottage! I don't know about you, but I need to save money, be thrifty and frugal, get projects done, and be thankful for my blessings from God.  Perhaps things that my family has done lately give you a few ideas; then you can share your thrifty ways with me! ~~~~~ ♥♥♥ ~~~~~ Dear Readers, Wow! July is speeding by like a bottle rocket! My girls have been super busy, and I've been driving a lot. That makes days go fast.  Yesterday I puppy sat, because the heat index was well over a hundred. Not my kind of summer! Having a puppy in the house is much different than having my four year old Penny in the house. Little Nala waited until I turned my back, then she started investigating our kitchen trash can. I picked up the trash and gave her a little food. She gobbled it!  She and Penny then spent at least fifteen minutes barking non-stop at each other. They've only met a couple times before. Each was leashed in oppo...

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Thrifty Things Lately at Harvest Lane Cottage! We all want to save money, be thrifty and frugal, get some projects done, and be thankful for our blessings from God. Perhaps my list of things that my family has done lately can be an inspiration to you or give you a few ideas. ~~~~~ ♥♥♥ ~~~~~ Hello everyone,   I'm so glad you dropped by today—or tonight. It's always good to meet  new blog friends and reconnect with old friends. I haven't written a Thrifty Week Post in several weeks now. Truthfully, I just haven't felt too thrifty. I did some thrifty things just because they are second nature. However, I cannot say I've been working at it.    I've just been on cruise control while riding out these last few weeks of treatment. Just a bit longer—July 18th is the last treatment. I'm just glad cancer is not going to kill me, and the treatments are not going to dictate my schedule like they have this past year. As I regain strength and en...

​I never dreamed that I would homeschool. It was back in the early '90s that I first met a couple homeschool families. They were odd ducks but quite nice. That was my first exposure. Later, as a member of the Conservative Book Club, I was sent a book by Raymond and Dorothy Moore called  The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook .​ I also came across The Christian Home School by Gregg Harris around the same time. Soon, I was hearing Dr. Dobson talk about homeschooling with Dr. Moore. God just lead me to it. My Lowell agreed. We decided to do it for a year.  My family disagreed with us even though it was just kindergarten.   That was the year of Columbine. After that, my mom stopped fighting me. I found Charlotte Mason through The Elijah Company catalogs. I read them cover to cover to learn how to do this and get recommendations. I've always been a reader. That's what appealed to me about CM. I'm not sure where in the process I found Karen Andreola . Her b...