Harvest Lane Cottage

Welcome to Harvest Lane Cottage. I invite you to enjoy a cuppa and browse through hundreds of posts on faith , family , thrifty homemaking and encouragement.   Hello dear reader,      Contrary to last week, it does not feel like fall this past week. We've had a couple of nice days, but we can't turn off the ac for any length of time. It's supposed to be in the high eighties again this week. But, before we know it, we will miss warm days, so I'd better enjoy it while I can. Here are some of my thrifty acts lately. Ham and beans and cornbread from scratch is always a money saver. I bought one pack of ham hocks for about $5, and I put two of the four into the freezer for another meal. I figure the whole meal for six cost less than $5. That's pretty thrifty. Shopped at Aldi. That's the best way I know to save on groceries. A kind young barista at Starbucks gave a free cup of tea. Why? I don't know. I just accepted the blessing wi...

Welcome to Harvest Lane Cottage. I invite you to enjoy a cuppa and browse through hundreds of posts on faith , family , thrifty homemaking and encouragement.   Hello dear reader,  I'm here at the library making use of a free hour of internet. My computer seems to be losing its will to live. ~smile~ We received it as a gift way back in 2011, and it was a few years old then. My thrifty side, as well as my budget, has required that I use it as long as possible. Now the time has come to part with it. It will not remain functioning long enough for my daughter to do her college math on-line or for me to write a blog post. I tell you this for two reasons. First, there's nothing wrong with using something up. You know I am a believer in use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without as a way to save money. It's good for the environment, too. Second, it is my rather flimsy reason for my sporadic writing. The good news is that I am trying to sell things to sa...

Hey y'all!  I've got something a little different for you today. One of my dearest friends is Joyce Morris from Morris Patch of Heaven Homestead . She's been making lots of videos about her homesteading life here in Southern Missouri. Joyce, her daughters Caitlynn and Avonlea, and her son Jedediah came to my house for a little tea party yesterday. While we were enjoying ourselves she and her son took some video. So if you've ever wondered what I sound like, here's your chance! The photo below on the beginning is my buffet and our teacup and tea choices. Enjoy! Be sure to check out Joyce's YouTube channel. If you cannot see and play the video above, here's the direct link to the video. It opens with my friend, Joyce, talking. https://youtu.be/P0HrwPyfhmk Shared at: Classical Homemaking

 On my knitting needles... on my Scribd app... on my book pile! Knitting and reading in my free time and little bits of snatched time are two of my favorite ways to enrich my life.   How are you all this fine September day? I am enjoying the warmth of the last days of summer. I can enjoy it, because I have central air in our new home. Praise the LORD! Our cucumbers are finished, we're eating the last few tomatoes. My friend brought me gourds this morning. All good signs that fall is on its way!     I have finished my socks . I only need to sew in the loose ends. I think that I will do that and share them with you next week. I am so pleased that they fit me well. I used the Fish Lips Kiss pattern and find that it worked well for me.  Dotty Beanie   My poor Dotty Beanie has actually shrunk. I pulled out nearly half of it last night. I found that I'd made some errors and my dots weren't falling into place like they should. So, I rip rip rippe...

I'm bumping this post up to give others a chance to respond! Hello blog friends! Over the years, I've written about a lot of things. I've written about homeschooling, homemaking, my love for Jesus Christ, God, Holy Spirit, recipes, A Day in the Life type posts, reviews, my cancer fight, and I'm sure any number of other things. Since I've been at the new house, I have not had internet for my computer. That's made it hard to write, and it has also put blogging the back burner. I'm learning to write on my phone and my husband's laptop now. It seems like a good time to think about what I'd like to do with the blog. Please help me. What types of posts do you like to read best? Please answer in the comments and tell me all you're interested in. Think of something else? Add it. I'm trying to determine where I want to go from here. Faith How to Seasonal Household Tips Books Writing Knitting Sewing Cooking My jou...

Welcome to another thrifty week at Harvest Lane Cottage. I am glad you've found me! Each week I share my thrifty and frugal projects, ways of saving money, frugal cooking, and my blessings from God.  ~~~~~ ♥♥♥ ~~~~~ Thrifty Things Lately at Harvest Lane Cottage! ~~~~~ ♥♥♥ ~~~~~ Hello everyone! Can you believe that Labor Day weekend is past?  This has been such a fast summer. I haven't finished my bucket list, but I have two or three weeks as we transition into fall.  Here are some of the thrifty things we've done lately. 🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼 ~ I stayed home almost all week. That saved gas, and I didn't spend money while I was out and about. ~ Lowell won a drawing for a $25 Visa gift card at a business meeting. ~ Eggs sixty-one cents a dozen at Aldi! I've been making lots of egg scrambles. I've used all kinds of things with the eggs—even cabbage. ~ I received free movie ticket codes for sharing about Overcomer .  We...