Frugal Friday

1.  I saved $31.01 on my grocery bill from just sale items.

2.  Used up all leftovers in the fridge proper preparing meals this week.

3.  Walking for exercise every day either outside or inside on my treadmill.

4. Watching a British Crime series (New Tricks) on my android box.

5.  Reading books from the library.

6.  Free dinner last night.

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.

Cold And Colder Yet

I really do think we are in the throws of winter. This morning when I got up the temperature was -18C. It did warm up to -10C, but with the wind...it really was not nice out.

I went this morning and paid for the accent chair. Had a lovely visit with the lady while doing so.

This is kind of what my new chair will look like.

Instead of this white however. The chair is an almond brown colour. Going perfectly with the walls in the living room and the darker flecks in the carpet.

Our new sectional is this one.

This is also in a browner colour, and is in the opposite configuration from this one.

Delivery will be Tuesday afternoon and then that means I can hopefully start on some accents to bring another colour into the rather overwhelmingly brown room. I am thinking teal or red with some darker brown throws. I am not the best decorator, but will give it my best shot. 

I will be sure to post a picture once the furniture arrives and is set up. Then perhaps you can all help me with accent colours.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Thrifty Tuesday

Over the past week I have hemmed three pairs of pants (why do I not hem them when I purchase them I will never understand).

Making supper last night I noticed that I did not have an 8 ounce can of tomato sauce. I did have 1/2 of a can of tomato paste that needed to be used up so I mixed that with some warm water and voila tomato sauce or at least a close enough substitute.

Still making meals with the bits and bobs of leftover meat from the fridge freezer.

We had our date night last week and managed to use a coupon to cut our cost.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

Weather is becoming consistently cooler. We are also getting snow (though yesterday we had some rain as well). Time for slow cooker meals and lots of hearty soups. I will need to pull out the recipe books next month and try something new.

Still working on cleaning out the fridge freezer and amazingly I am seeing a difference. Love it.

Monday

Leftover pork roast made into a stove top casserole. Served with tossed salad.

Tuesday

Leftover ham (should be the last package in the fridge freezer) warmed up and served with corn, mashed potatoes, and the remains of the tossed salad.

Wednesday

Clean out the fridge night.

Thursday

I am out to supper (the Bible Study leaders are getting together for a meal) so I will make Harvey some smoked sausages, pasta, and some raw veggies and dip. 

Friday

Cod fillets, rice, and some kind of veggie. Probably a salad as well. I would like to try something new and different with the cod so I will spend some time looking online for an interesting take.

Saturday

Leftover Turkey (should be the last bag of this as well). I have a couple of ideas for this, that I am tossing around.  One will leave enough leftovers for another meal, the other perhaps enough for a light lunch the next day. Sides will depend on which recipe I use.

Sunday

Roast Beef (must check and see if I have a beef roast in the freezer), roasted potatoes, roasted carrots. Perhaps a tray of raw veggies and some dip.

Everybody have a wonderful day.

God bless.

Sunday Ramblings

It has been a pretty miserable day here on the old homestead. Didn't really look that bad when I opened the drapes this morning. Lovely large flakes of snow drifting down. It wasn't until I stepped out the door that I realized things were going to be difficult.

You see the snow was heavy and very wet. Cars and trucks had been packing it down for awhile before I left for Mass so the roads were actually very icy. A few vehicles in front of me kind of fish tailed turning corners. Probably because they were going much to quickly for the road conditions.

The snow stopped and then it started to melt, and then a few hours later rain. This means the roads are going to be terrible tomorrow. I am just glad that I have no where I need to be.

I spent most of the day scanning old photos and I posted some on the family Facebook page. I will probably continue to do so tomorrow. Dad had some wonderful pictures of family from many years ago.

The rest of the day was spent knitting and cooking. In fact when this post is finished I will be back to knitting. Hoping to finish the front of Harvey's Christmas gift so I can sew it up, do the neck and armhole knitting and finish the whole thing by Tuesday or Wednesday. Wish me luck.

Here is a picture of my Grandpa on my Dad's side as a younger (then I can remember) man.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Saturday Roundup

It has been a busy week. Not so much doing things around the house, but busy enough.

We delivered meals to shut ins all week and while the weather did not always cooperate things did get delivered on time.

The new carpet was laid in the living room and I do hope it stands up as well as the old did.

It is actually a darker brown than the picture and the lighter flecks actually match the paint on the walls. Notice the piles of yarn beside my rather broken recliner. That is the yarn I am using to knit the temperature blanket and Harvey's  Christmas gift.  I have been told that I need a new chair and so we will be looking at accent chairs next week. Hopefully whatever we choose will be here by Christmas.

I finished up some sewing.

A pair of elastic waist pants which were actually done last week. But they needed pressing and washing.

An easy midi elastic waist skirt.

A simple cotton sleeveless top. My Mom used to call these types of tops pop tops. Cause you can just pop them right on.

I started my last cut out pattern, but have not finished it yet. 

Pulling a couple of boxes out that I brought home from Dad's place when he died I found a bunch of photos. I started scanning them onto the computer this afternoon. Still have more to do, but hopefully will be finished them very soon.

Totalled up the number of items either recycled or donated and we are up to 492 items gone. I am beginning to feel much lighter.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Frugal Friday

Halloween is over and we had 4 children knock on our door this year, down from the six that knocked last year. I guess that this little street has pretty much seen the last of the trick or treaters. I may just make bags up for the children that actually came (I know all of them) and keep my lights off next year. I really did enjoy seeing the children in their costumes.

Enough feeling sorry for myself.

Here are my frugal 5 for the week.

1.  Back to baking bread once again. 

2.  Using the treadmill for walking most mornings, it is just too slippery to be out and about in the morning.

3.  Another week of using up the bits and bobs in the fridge freezer. Things are slowly going down, but yet more needs using.

4.  Shopping this week I managed to cut $17.47 off my bill just using sale prices.

5.  Turned the furnace down a tiny bit (like 0.5 degrees) and will try to move it a bit lower in the coming weeks (at least while we are up and moving around, creating our own heat).

Everybody have a wonderful day. 

God bless.