Easy Remedy for Food Stains and Mystery Stains

 Somewhere, at some time, I ran across this recommendation for removing spilled food or drink from your clothing. I wish I remembered where I found the idea.

  Remove food stains from clothing by mixing 2 teaspoons of Dawn with two teaspoons of white vinegar and two quarts of warm water. Soak to dissolve the stain. 

  It sounds like it would work quite well, however I've never tried it. Why? Because once upon a time, I found oily stains on a few shirts. I call them mystery stains. They just appeared. Figuring I had nothing to loose, I just squirted a bit of Dawn dish soap directly on the spots. I then laundered as usual. Presto magico! The stains disappeared! I've been doing this simple process on every stain since. So far, everything has come out in the wash!

  I suggest you give it a try next time you face a mishap or mystery stain. Let me know how it works for you.

  God bless and be frugal!

Laura

Happy at Home

Don't Sink Under That Burden!

“It has been well said that 

no man ever sank under the burden of the day. 

It is when to-morrow's burden 

is added to the burden of to-day

 that the weight is more than a man can bear.” 

George Macdonald, poet (1824-1905)

On my Needles... What I'm Reading

 Knitting and reading in my free time and little bits of snatched time are two of my favorite ways to enrich my life. 

 I hope you had a nice Valentine's Day. My husband and I went out for a nice dinner Monday evening using a gift card he received for Christmas. Yes, I knit all the way to the restaurant!

Photo by Rinck Content Studio on Unsplash

On my needles...

I finished the cuffs of my Foggy Gray Socks. They're waiting in my cabinet for me to settle in and weave in their ends. I'll get to it. ~smile~

My choices for February Socks

Remember the sock yarns waiting for their chance on the needles? I made my choice. This blue, pink, and white fingering weight yarn was hand dyed by my friend Jill. What a wonderful gift! Thank you Jill. 

I am naming them Berry Smoothie. They are project #4 in my Knitting for Joy 2023 fun. 

The first photo shows the colors more accurately. I've been knitting away, and forgot to take photos along the way. In fact, I've not even put this pair on my Ravelry account yet. I will. Hopefully, before I finish them! 

I couldn't resist! I had to cast on this pair as well a week or so later. How could they not be part of Knitting for Joy 2023? These will be project #5. Name is to be determined.

If you want to keep up with my knitting fun, please follow me on Instagram and Ravelry. I've decided that I am Knitting for Joy in 2023. I'm not going to knit anything I don't want to knit or feel obligated to knit or finish. I'm going to enjoy the process! Join me and use hashtag #knittingforjoy2023 on Instagram. I'd love to see what YOU are Knitting for Joy! 

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What I'm Reading...

I am focusing on one book this week. THE LINCOLN CONSPIRACY The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President—and Why It Failed.* Brad Meltzner is an amazing author. I'm not sure how Josh Mensch fits into the writing of the book, but this is one of the most mesmerizing history books I've ever read. I've already learned so much. The more real books I read about history, the more sense they make. 

*I'm listening on Scribd. 

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Have a homemade, handmade, heartmade thrifty week! 

Laura

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Hey Y'all!

 I've slipped away from my husband and the Super Bowl to write y'all a quick note. I've been terribly remiss as a blogger. The more I substitute teach, the less I do of everything I want to do. The energy just gets used up at school. Some days I just want to take a nap when I get home, and some days I do. I'm trying to decide if this is the way I want to go. I do enjoy the kids and the other teachers at the grade school I usually work at, but it is not easy for me. I just haven't had as much energy as I did before cancer, treatments, and C*v*d. It is nice to have a bit of extra money coming into the house, but I wonder how much we really gain from it. If I had children at home, it certainly wouldn't be worth it. But now, at 57? I'm just not sure. I don't do it only for the money. I could make far more working fast food or any other job. I believe it's probably the lowest paid job in our area. But I do love the freedom of not working if I have appointments, plans or I just don't feel good. I also try to stay home on rainy days. I love rainy days. 

Anyhow, I do apologize for being absent so much. I know I need to get back to writing my thrifty posts, my encouraging posts, and I also need to set up an email list, because I understand y'all aren't getting notified of my posts anymore. All things to add to my to do list. ~smile~ When I hit publish, I'm going to start a Laura Lately post with some of the thrifty things on it that I've been doing. Then, just maybe, I'll be able to start my Thrifty Week posts again. Another thing I think I'm going to start doing is sharing some of my oldies but goodies posts. 

Well, all for now. I'm going to start that post then get back to the game!

Blessings, 

Laura

who will be with second graders Monday!