A Thrifty Week at Harvest Lane Cottage #167 and Chicken Scrap Soup

  Welcome to another...

Thrifty Week at Harvest Lane Cottage!

 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!

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Hello ladies,

This week has been a challenge. My husband has been ill all week. We've been in quarantine. He's going to be fine. It's just a challenge to try to keep us all healthy and help Lowell regain his health. We're taking lots of vitamins to fight it. I plead the blood of Jesus over him, our family, and everyone fighting this virus. Thank you Jesus for your healing power.

Prayers requested for my Lowell.
He is ill with Covid but getting better in Jesus' name.

On a good note, my husband is self-employed. He's a business consultant who helps small business owners improve productivity and get systems in place so that they can focus on their passion. He's been able to do most of his work by phone or internet with naps in between. ~smile~ I expect he's on the mend even as I type this Thursday night.

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Prayers requested for my Penny. She has limp tail. She's had it since the 4th. It's a temporary thing that should heal on it's own. I think it was from too much stress on her system. We had a couple of weeks with thunderstorms then fireworks for several nights. She is not in any pain. 

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A Verse for You

"Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise."

Jeremiah 17:14

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Here's what we've been up to this week.

~ My daughter, Amy, made some fun greeting cards. She is so talented. She takes after her Grandma Barb who was artistic and crafty.

~ We all stayed home all week. We saved on gas, coffee, and everything else we all spend money on when we go out!

~ My husband cleaned our central air conditioner. It's running so much better now. We were able to turn up the thermostat.

~ My husband also cleaned the dryer vent. The dryer's working better now.

~ I made Chicken Scrap Soup. I boiled the scraps from our roasted chicken. After straining it, I added cut up potatoes, onion, and carrots. I seasoned with salt, pepper, and thyme. When the veggies were tender, I added the meat I removed from the bones. It was rich and delicious.

~ It turned out that there was a clogged pipe in the ac that my husband couldn't fix. We had a repairman come out, and he found a leak where the cold air was going into our crawl space instead of into the house. It was cold down there! So, he fixed it, and now we've set the thermostat four degrees higher! Thrifty because it will work better now.

Dill Pickle Slices

~ I made a small batch of dill pickles from the first cucumbers in our garden. Five pints is a good start! First time to make pickles without breaking a jar. It's because I bought a new rack last summer that fits in the bottom of my soup pot.

~ I made a low calorie strawberry vinaigrette with Smucker's sugar free strawberry jam. This is for fresh use with lettuce, zucchini, and cucumbers from our garden. The tomatoes will be ready soon!

Strawberry Vinaigrette

~ I turned the heel on my second red and blue sock. I'm now knitting up the leg.

~ I planned menus and ordered things we needed from Walmart pick-up. That saves us money, because whoever goes shopping usually has a few impulse purchases. 

That's my thrifty week.

What are you doing in your home this week?

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ღLauraღ

...doing what I can with what I've got

where I am on a short shoestring budget!

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For those of us who are praying for healing....

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In love since 1981.

For richer or poorer since 1986.

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