Midmonth Goal Roundup

 

Time to update everyone on what I have accomplished so far this month.

1. Counted cross stitch angel. Plan on getting as much done as possible. Working on this.

2.  Sandwich the baby quilt.  Done

3.  Finish the first lapghan.  Done

4.  Start the next lapghan.  Started and almost halfway completed

5.  Make pantry book.  Done

6.  Make freezer books (I want to get two books done, one for the meat freezer and one for the chest freezer).

7.  Copy at least 14 recipes of the ones we have tried onto index cards. Add them to the recipe album.  Done

8.  Cut out a top.  Done

9.  Cut out a pair of shorts.  Done

I hope to get the one freezer book started tomorrow, perhaps even finished. The chest freezer may take just a bit longer to create. This is the only inventory I am leary of trying to do. So much in there. I am beginning to think I should use some items up before even attempting the inventory.

Off to check in with all of you, and do some more research on the Vitamin D problem. I think when I said "flush it out" I should have used a different term. Everything I have been reading says to cut back on calcium enriched foods or supplements, and drink lots of fluids. Mainly because an excess of Vitamin D can cause calcification in the blood and various organs. That can be flushed out. However since I have osteoporosis I am loath to cut all calcium. I need to read more on Vitamin K because some of my research states this is another method of controlling the amount of Vitamin D in one's body. 

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Thrifty and Frugal Thursdays

Thrifty and Frugal 

I thought I might as well start this post off with what I have gotten done on my Goals so far for this month.

1.  Finish the block of embroidery and start another. Almost done

2.  Sew the dress I cut out. Done

3.  Cut the strips I will use for the sashing on the baby quilt flimsy. Done

4.  Cut out skirt. Done

5.  Sew skirt. Done

6.  Try one downloaded free embroidery pattern.

7.  Finish the sweater I am knitting. Done, will sew the seams tonight

8.  Use appliances to cook more meals. Ongoing challenge

9.  Pull yarn for my next knitting projects. Done

10.  Knit some mug cozies for the silent auction. Decided to do something else

11.  Cut out and sew 2 aprons. Done, in fact I made three.

12.  Fix chair cushions. 

Still time this month to get a few more of these completed. I might even get the flimsy sewn as well. That is moving along very nicely.

So now what thrifty and frugal practices have taken place here on the old homestead.

It has been pretty sunny for the last 4 days, so the drapes are open to take advantage of the lovely solar light and heat.

I have used my air fryer and the instant pot to cook meals this week. Hopefully I will pull out the toaster oven for some warm ups in the next few days. The microwave has been used as well by Harvey for his lunches.

I have decluttered some items in my sewing/craft room. These will be dropped off tomorrow, when I go and finish my shopping.

Hung 3 loads on the lines downstairs.

Using up leftovers in the freezer over the next couple of days.

Shopped sale items at the grocery today.

Still turning off lights in rooms not in use.

Gas and electric were lower than last year for this month.

Fixed a seam on a pair of my pants.

Darned a pair of my socks. 

Went for a couple of short walks. It is icy out so I don't travel too far.

Harvey was at the hospital for his procedure on time. The doctor however had an emergency surgery and there was someone in before him. This meant he wasn't out until after lunch. As they found a polyp or two he can not eat any "roughage" for the next few days. There goes the idea of the salad tonight. 

Kris called and his surgery went just fine. The doctor hopes that he managed to get all the capsule and so is Kris. He says he doesn't need us to come up, which is probably a good thing overall. I can get more cleaned and worked on here at home. We also found out he slipped on his steps up to the deck and banged his ribs pretty bad. He got to sit in the emergency department for 13 hours that day. They are bruised a bit, but he says feel almost back to normal today.

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.

Saturday Roundup

 

While the ambient temperature isn't bad, once again the wind is making it feel so much colder.

Today I have some pictures of a few of the past times I did this week.

Actually these are the week before I tried to make some sausage rolls. Not too bad for a first try really. These were meal sized ones, and I will be making these again.

Recipes that we enjoy have been copied onto some index cards.

I used up lots of my leftover cotton yarn making dish cloths. There are 24 of them here.

Cut out a knit sundress, and still have enough fabric left to make a simple skirt or t-shirt next.

I also finished off all the edges on these flannelette squares and got them washed. Of course I did not get a photo of the finished squares..... 

Baked bread and made muffins and have been enjoying them immensely (the muffins) for breakfasts.

Of course decluttering has been happening and I will have a couple of bags to drop off once the weather warms up a bit.

The only goal I really have not made much progress on right now is the embroidered quilt square.... Just too cloudy most days to get much done on it. We will need to see how far I can get over the next week or so. 

Everybody have a wonderful day (or evening).

God bless.

Tuesday Tidbits

Well it seems like blogger is not allowing me to upload some, if not all of my pictures. I shall see what happens by the end of this post. 

I thought I would fill you in on the goals and projects I managed to get completed over the last week and a bit.

I recycled some of the skirts that no longer fit properly into useable fabric squares for quilts or runners, perhaps even fabric to sew something interesting to wear.

I decided not to upcycle my jumpers as really do I need more skirts???? Don't really need those as I still have a closet full of them. Time to actually wear them during the week, instead of just for church or other dressy functions.

I finished the knitted blanket for Kurt's Muslim friend. The green is for the prophet's favourite colour, the blue for the Blue Mosque and the little strip of white is for purity. 

Pumpkins were processed and there will be more processing this week. Did one today and will probably take another two days to get them completed.

The first fully completed embroidered square. Hopefully I will get more of these done and pressed before I share a picture with all of you once again. I really should have given this one a press, but wanted to get a picture before I forgot.

I pulled some leftover yarn from the blanket I made to keep me busy in the evenings. I am knitting myself another fairly bulky sweater for the winter. 

Christmas cards have been done and mailed, and I am actually surprised I got them all done this early.

Wow, got this post finished and Blogger decided to let me post pictures.....

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.

Update On November Goals and Goals For This Month

 

Well time to update you all on my November goals and list my December goals. My that month went by very quickly. Sure glad my list was not long.

1.  Finish knitted blanket for Kurt's friend. Done.

2.  Start and finish Kris's Christmas gift.  Working on it.

3.  Make some Christmas ornaments.  Done.

4.  Work on t-shirt/knit fabric rug.  Got more strips ready to use.

5.  Make a work apron for Harvey for Christmas.  Turned the work apron into a gardening apron.

6.  Make potholders and oven mitts for the sons.  Oven mitts made. I even got a pair made for Harvey. I all of a sudden realized I made them pot holders last year.

7.  Start Christmas baking and candy making.  Started on the last day of the month, so there is a long way to go.

8.  Christmas cards done and make the phone call list for Christmas messages.  Done

So not too bad, I just wish that the baking and candy making was completed or at least close to being done.

Now on to December goals.

1.  Finish Kris's gift.

2.  Finish baking and candy making.

3.  Decorate the house.

4.  Sew Harvey's pj bottoms.

5.  Make donation in Harvey's name to the Salvation Army.

That's it for this month at least so far. Who knows what I could add as the month goes by.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday and Update on Goals for October

 

It's a brand new month and today we have had lovely lazy snow flakes off and on all day. We also had 9 children last night for Trick or Treat, 3 of the children I expected did not show up. Kind of sad about that.

So here is the menu for this upcoming week.

Monday

Butternut Squash soup and tuna melts.

Tuesday

Lazy Cabbage rolls. I plan on making a few trays for the freezer so may as well make one extra to have for supper.

Wednesday

Clean out the fridge. Should be lots to choose from. I will make a salad as well.

Thursday

Leftover Turkey made into a kind of pot pie. Leftover salad.

Friday

Tuna casserole and any leftover salad or C will make Brussels sprouts.

Saturday

I plan on making a big pot of chili so hopefully there will not only be leftovers for another meal, but enough to freeze as well.

Sunday 

I think perhaps we should go out for supper, date night. I will pick a place that shouldn't be too crowded.

So there is our menu for the week. 

Now on to how I did on the goals for this past month.

1.  Work on t-shirt rug.  I have worked a bit on this.

2.  Make Christmas cards.  Done.

3.  Cut out pieces for Kurt's Christmas quilt.  Done.

4.  Finish my quilt.  I don't think this will happen but I have worked on hand quilting this month.

5.  Finish Kurt's quilt.  Done

6.  Knit 2 Secret Santa Scarves.  Finished and actually have knit 4

and working on number 5.

7.  Finish off harvesting the garden and cleaning off the deck.  Done.

8.  Remove spring/summer clothes and put in the fall/winter clothes.  Done.

9.  Repot lemon trees.  Done.

10. Cut more strips from cut up old t-shirts and leftover scraps of knit fabric.  Done.

And if there is time

11. Work on counted cross stitch.  Nope.

12. Make dryer balls.  Tried but used a pretreated wool yarn so things did not work. I will perhaps order the correct yarn online later this month.

So not to bad for the month. But now it is crunch time and I need to get my butt in gear. Don't ask me why Blogger highlighted everything. Hope the colours don't bother people too much.

Will be posting this months goals on Wednesday.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Thursday Tidbits

 

The end of another month has arrived. Time to fess up to how well or not well I managed to do with my project goals this month.

So onto the goals for this month.

1.  Cut the clothing my friend bought that belonged to her Dad to make a quilt for remembrance. Done.

2.  Start the quilt and finish it. Done.

3.  Work on T-shirt rug. Started yesterday and will continue until the end of this week.

4.  Watch the Bible Study Video's and chose which one/ones I would like to lead and pick which time I will attend. Done, I will be letting them know which I want to lead and the time I will be able to attend tomorrow at our meeting.

5.  Work on Cross Stitch. Nada

6.  Make Salsa. Done

7. Knit two scarves. Managed to knit 4.

8.  Finish little guys prayer shawl. Done.

9.  Sew labels on finished prayer shawls and drop them at the church. Done.

10.  Sandwich the quilt top that is in the sewing/craft room. Perhaps even get it quilted and bound (that could be pressing things though). Quilt is sandwiched and ready for the next steps.

11.  Make Eggplant Parma for the freezer. Done.

So all in all a good month for projects. I hope that next months projects go as nicely.

Here are a few pictures of the projects this month. Scarf wise I think this is two months worth as I am not sure if I posted my August scarves. And I forgot to ask my friend for a picture of the quilt I made for her.

Scarves to add to the collection.

The t-shirt rug as far as I have gotten.

And lastly while not a project I thought I would show you how big my lemon trees have gotten, and the two succulents I brought in to overwinter.

Oops forgot the picture of my sandwiched quilt.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Sunday Ramblings

 

It has been raining off and on for most of the afternoon. I am getting to the point where I want to scream out the window..."Rain and get it over with already."

I am not too sure if it is the weather or something else that is causing me angst today. I can't seem to concentrate on anything for very long. Hopefully it is just election worries and nothing else.

On to an update of my goals for this month (only 4 days late).

1.  Cut the clothing my friend bought that belonged to her Dad to make a quilt for remembrance.  Done

2.  Start the quilt and finish it.  Started and hopefully done before the end of the week.

3.  Work on T-shirt rug.  Cut up some more strips for this.

4.  Watch the Bible Study Video's and chose which one/ones I would like to lead and pick which time I will attend.  Watched the videos, but haven't notified the church of the class time I want to attend and which session I wish to lead.

5.  Work on Cross stitch.  Not done.

6.  Make Salsa. Got one batch made and hopefully another will be made this week at some point.

7. Knit two scarves.  Done, in fact I have knit 3 and started a fourth.

8.  Finish little guys prayer shawl.  Done, having a 9 hour drive one way to enjoy a holiday enabled me to get this finished.

9.  Sew labels on finished prayer shawls and drop them at the church.  Labels sewn on and now I will drop them off at the church early this week.

10.  Sandwich the quilt top that is in the sewing/craft room. Perhaps even get it quilted and bound (that could be pressing things though).  Not done

11.  Make Eggplant Parma for the freezer.  One batch made and in the freezer. Lots more on the plants so once the oven is fixed I should be able to get the last of the containers done for the freezer.

So all in all not really doing too badly. I should actually be able to start some Christmas gifts next month. Just planning on a couple of quilts for the sons, some Christmas ornaments, some coasters and perhaps some mug rugs. Those should be doable. Oh yeah, those cards need to be made as well.

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.

A New Month, Update on Goals, New Monthly Goals

 

Well I guess I had better own up to how poorly I did last month, though I do have a bit of an excuse for failing.

1.  Work on cross stitch. Not done at all.

2.  Make those darn cards I keep putting off. Ditto with this.

3.  Work on t-shirt rug. I did do a bit of work on this.

4.  Sandwich and quilt one top (perhaps even get some binding on it as well). Done

5.  Cut the denim from those jeans that Kurt brought home into 4" squares. Done

6.  Knit two scarves.  Got one scarf done.

7.  Work on processing the garden produce.  Been working on this one constantly.

One of the reasons I did not get more done is that a little fellow saw his grandmother's prayer shawl and asked if her friend would make him a green one. I found green yarn in my stash and have been working on that. As the yarn is fairly fine, it is taking much longer than I thought it would.

I also needed to clean up my sewing/craft room so that I had the space to work on those cards. I should be able to do them this month.

So onto the goals for this month.

1.  Cut the clothing my friend bought that belonged to her Dad to make a quilt for remembrance. 

2.  Start the quilt and finish it.

3.  Work on T-shirt rug.

4.  Watch the Bible Study Video's and chose which one/ones I would like to lead and pick which time I will attend.

5.  Work on Cross stitch.

6.  Make Salsa.

7. Knit two scarves.

8.  Finish little guys prayer shawl.

9.  Sew labels on finished prayer shawls and drop them at the church.

10.  Sandwich the quilt top that is in the sewing/craft room. Perhaps even get it quilted and bound (that could be pressing things though).

11.  Make Eggplant Parma for the freezer.

Long list, but if I put my mind to it I can probably make a huge dent in it.

I was asked if it was hard to grow eggplants. The answer is not really. They love hot weather so this growing season has been perfect. The problem I find is getting seeds or plants. It used to be very easy when I first started growing them, but now gardeners have found out how wonderful fresh eggplants are in comparison to store bought and finding plants or seeds is very difficult. This year Kris found some seeds and started them in his little greenhouse for me. We had thought they might not make it, but finally took hold and really grew like weeds.

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.