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.
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Hello ladies,
This week I am continuing to regain stamina. I notice improvement daily. Thank you all for your prayers. This week, I'm going to write my list day-by-day to see if it helps me do something daily. The garden is producing tomatoes, basil, jalapeno peppers, green peppers, and cucumbers right now. I need to find ways to use them or preserve them. Thank you for your bounty LORD.
Here's what I've been up to this week.
Monday
- I made banana bread from overripe bananas. The plain top had pecans and golden raisins. The one with toppings had raisins and walnuts on one side and just walnuts on the other.
- I crocheted a simple dishcloth from cotton yarn I had on hand. What do you have on hand?
Tuesday
- I made pasta sauce from tomatoes, basil and a pepper in our garden. I added onion and spices.
Wednesday
- I crocheted another dishcloth while visiting with a friend and drinking peach iced tea. I steeped one family size bag of Lipton tea and one single serving size bag of Celestial Seasonings peach tea in 1 1/2 quarts of boiling water. I let it cool, added ice, and served it. It made two quarts.
Thursday
- I made a long to do list. By the time I headed to bed, nearly all of it was finished. I didn't really do anything thrifty, but it felt good to get some things done.
- More crocheting and a bit of knitting on a toddler hat made with yarn my friend gave to me. Thanks Beth! I had to stop, because my hands were tired.
Friday
- I said good-bye to my Amy who is off to college. She's my youngest. It seems surreal. She's in a nearby city. So we'll see her, but she's living on campus.
- Feeling tired today, so nothing extra, but I do need to get the wedding gift ready for tomorrow.
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"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord."
Colossians 3:16
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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 richer or poorer since 1986.
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Glad you are getting to feel better. I bet you are missing your youngest. They grow up quickly. What a sweet pup.
ReplyDeleteTake care.
So happy you are doing better! I hope your daughter has a happy and safe school year. And it’s wonderful to hear sweet Penny is wagging again.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you put your length of years under your photo. I'm going to borrow that if you don't mind.
ReplyDeleteFor some reason, I find that making a daily list also helps me accomplish more and remember the things that need doing. If they don't happen, they get moved to tomorrow's list!
ReplyDeleteBlessings on the new chapter of life with your youngest living in the dorm and not at home!
I pray all is well.
ReplyDeleteGlad you are feeling better. We had Covid in Dec-Jan and it took a while to feel better. I just got a breast cancer diagnosis so on to another challenge.
ReplyDeleteSo thankful your gaining renewed strength each day Laura :) and that your sweet dog is doing better too. To answer your question, what do I have on hand? well I have some material all ready to go to make 2 new nighties. I just need to cut out the pattern and the material :) I may get it done today. I'm trying to pay of some bills at the moment, so I'm not doing any large grocery shops and choosing to eat from our freezer and store cupboard, which is a good idea anyway as things get used up and don't stay too long in the freezer etc. It feels good :) Blessings to you sweet friend ~ Linda
ReplyDeleteDulce hermana, eres muy rica espiritualmente, que Dios te siga dando salud y bienestar. Aprecio tus oraciones, gracias por pasar por mi blog. Me gusta mucho el crochet, tambien vivimos con un presupuesto muy ajustado, pero Dios es muy misericirdioso, vivimos por su gra amor y su providencia. BENDICIONES.
ReplyDeleteLaura, glad to hear you're regaining your stamina. Sounds like you accomplished a lot in one week. Your banana bread looks delicious and it has inspired me to get my last jar of mashed banana out of the freezer and make a loaf today.
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