A Thrifty Week at Harvest Lane Cottage #169

  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,

I did it again! I missed posting on time. This post will be for two weeks this time. What a crazy year this has been! I hope to have lots to share next week. I am doing what I can to use what's in the house. We had extra expenses last month that really added up (house and car repairs especially). This month, I need to try to make up for it. We all know that the easiest way to save money is in the kitchen.

Here's what I've been up to lately.

~ I made two loaves of apple zucchini bread and wrapped one for the freezer. It came in handy when a friend came by for iced tea and a chat.

        

~My husband recently made old-fashioned fried chicken livers. It's a thrifty dish!

~ I ordered a set of sparkly nail polish strips from Lily & Fox for $2.99 with free shipping. They have great styles, and I've been pleased with the quality. I usually change them after about ten days, because my nails grow quickly, or I want a change. ~smile~ They sent me a free set that's perfect for the end of summer. What a deal! They are so easy. I make them last longer by using Sally Hanson Gel top coat. No lamp needed. 

  

~ I made envelopes from scrapbook paper and scrap paper. I've had the paper in a box for years and years. I bought glue stick for $.50 for two tubes at a back-to-school sale.

  

~ I made old-time lemonade with bottled juice from Aldi.

~ I read Husband Auditions—a book I received for free from the publisher for review. See my review and enter the giveaway for a free book.

 

~ I bought a sausage biscuit from McDonalds when I was out early one morning. I used a gift card that my sister-in-love gave me. Thank you Debbie! Another day, my husband and I both got a sausage biscuit.

~ I made iced tea several times with one family size Lipton tea bag and one single serve peach or peppermint tea bag. Both were refreshing.

~ I finished knitting a pair of socks made with leftover sock yarn that someone gave me.

~ I made homemade granola with honey that had crystalized and added the last of a bag of coconut that had been hiding out in the freezer and a few chopped pecans.

Sorry for the blurry photo!

~ I knit a couple of child size hats for charity with yarn my friend Beth gave to me. She got a bargain and bought a boxful of yarn for $2!

~ I made pasta sauce using tomatoes and peppers from the garden.

~ I made simple note paper from leftover scrap paper.

~ We planted small mums in the front planter box. They'll grow.

~ I blended the last too big cucumbers with water, strained out the pulp, and froze the juice in an ice cube tray for later use. This was part of the #everybitcountschallenge on Instagram.

As you can see, they grew too big and the seeds were enormous!

 

It took a bit of time for the juice to drip through. 

 

I ended up with two freezer trays full.

~ I made peanut butter granola since the honey pecan granola was a hit. 

~ I'm listening to Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe on Scribd.

~ Lastly, I ordered plain unsweet tea when I met my girlfriends to knit at the coffee shop. I sipped on it for hours for only a couple of bucks. 

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A Verse for You

"The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."

Psalm 34:18

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

* One thing that helps me keep busy is listening to audio books on Scribd. 

It's only $9.99 a month for unlimited audiobooks from major publishers, books, magazines, sheet music, podcasts, and documents as you want.

I get well over $9.99 a month in value. I love it.

You can get a free 2 month trial by using my Scribd  link. I'll get a month free, too, so it's win-win to try it out. 

In love since 1981.

For richer or poorer since 1986.

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