Harvest Lane Cottage

 This post includes affiliate links. Photo Credit:  Nav Rashmi Kalsi Hello ladies!   Guess who didn't finish writing her reading list before the first day of summer... yes me. I actually have read and reviewed some of these books this month already. I am including them so that you can see what I've been reading and what I'm planning to read.   Even with all that I'm doing and want to do in my home, I make time daily to read or listen to good books. The reason that I can read so many books is that I use my Scribd app extensively while I'm working around the house, knitting, or traveling in the car. There's nothing that can make work go quicker for me than listening to the Bible or a good book. I also like to use the  the text-to-speech feature on my  Kindle Fire 7 Tablet .      Here's what's on my book pile, my Scribd app, and in my Kindle for summer reading 2021: Book of Hebrews Read and reread ~   BIG, BOLD, AND BEAUTIFUL   ...

This post includes affiliate links.   On my knitting needles... in 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.   Hello ladies!    What are you up to this week? I'm not even sure what I've been doing. I just know it's been one thing after another! We did harvest our first little zucchini from the garden. Tonight we need to check again. It's crazy how fast those little things can grow too big.       I've enjoyed time with family and friends, reading, knitting, washing dishes, cooking, ironing, vacuuming, dusting, watering the garden and plants, studying Spanish, etc. etc. etc. As the garden continues to grow, and we start harvesting, I'm sure I'll add preserving to that list. What I have not done is sew. I really do want to start doing that. It seems that it's a joyful something that always gets put off. I need to make sure there's something o...

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    Welcome to another... Thrifty Week at Harvest Lane Cottage! Post includes affiliate links.  I'm so glad you've found me! Each week I share my thrifty and frugal projects, ways of saving money, and my blessings from God.  Harvest Lane Cottage Est. 2019 I am so glad you dropped in for a visit today—or tonight! Do say hello! ~~~~~ ♥♥♥ ~~~~~   Hello everyone! It's been a truly busy week. I was out of the house more than usual. I found myself happy when I could spend time at home. That's a big change from a couple of years ago. This past year has helped me become a bit of a homebody. I'm content with that. I just need to remember to reach out to others, too. ~smile~   My list is a bit short this week. I've been very tired. I'm not sure why. I hope I'll feel better and get more done this next week. ~~~~~ ♥♥♥ ~~~~~ I'm still driving my husband's 1989 Grand Marquis. It was a gift from a friend five or six years ago when I was driving six family membe...

This post may include affiliate links.   On my knitting needles... in 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.      Hello everyone!      What are y'all up to lately? I enjoyed a caramel frappe this morning with my daughters at the local coffee shop. Yes, I did that last Wednesday, too. Not planned... but... am I sensing a pattern here? While Sugar Cookie used her computer and Ginger Snap did homework online, I read a few chapters of   Everybody Fights by Kim and Penn Holderness. Watch for my review by the end of the month. I can already tell this one is really good and down to earth. They use real life examples from their own lives.  I'm still reading Come Back to Me , too. Gotta love good fiction! Read one. Knit two. Just got this in the mail! I hope to start this book next week!   The blue, purple and green sock hasn't grown m...

    Welcome to another... Thrifty Week at Harvest Lane Cottage! Post includes affiliate links.  I'm so glad you've found me! Each week I share my thrifty and frugal projects, ways of saving money, and my blessings from God.  Harvest Lane Cottage Est. 2019 I am so glad you dropped in for a visit today—or tonight! Do say hello! ~~~~~ ♥♥♥ ~~~~~   Hello everyone! I hope you're seizing this lovely early June week. I walked outside yesterday and found that we need to eat some salads this weekend, because our lettuce is growing quickly. We only have four plants, but they're doing well. It's going to be awhile yet before we have tomatoes, squash and cucumbers. I look forward to some paninis with fresh tomatoes and basil from the garden along with some mozzarella cheese. Mmmm... it sounds so good.    Last week, I committed to writing these thrifty posts weekly again. This week, I found myself much more attuned to the things I was doing that were thrifty or not!...