Sunday Ramblings

 

Well, we seem to have gotten ourselves storm stayed here for another day, and we are hoping the weather is better tomorrow. It is kind of scary when the police send a Tweet stating that a semi has jack-knifed on the road we would be using to get home.

So instead of being bored I cleaned Kris's microwave, scrubbed down his sinks, and dusted his living room. I think I will clean out the kitty litter box next, and perhaps sweep the floors once again.

Kris is using some hydroponics to grow some lettuce. He is planning to get something set up in his basement to grow some herbs, and perhaps a few more veggies. His basement has huge windows and gets a great deal of light.

Here is a photo of the lettuce growing and the weird lighting that is necessary.

He plans on adding two more plants once he figures out the timing. He also has his strawberry plant beside and plans to move his small cherry trees in front. 

Here the guys are watching hockey last night.

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.

Frugal Friday

 

Frugal happenings were much the same as usual.

1.  Since the end of the month arrived, I managed to put $55.00 in my savings envelope. As well as $3.45 in the change jars. I also found $0.10 out on one of my walks so that was added to the jars as well.

2.  All leftovers have been used or reused in meals this past week (well up until today, but I did bring leftover bread products with us to use up here). 

3.  Harvey fixed my Noritake sugar bowl. It belonged to my mom, and I inherited it when she left this world. Bit of glue and some willingness to stand and hold the parts together.

 4.  Everything I purchased at Fabricland was 40-50 % off so mega savings on items to keep me busy over the winter. I do think that perhaps I should have purchased a bit more, but really I need to clear out fabric before going a little crazy and purchasing even more.

5.  Bought some baby yarn at Michael's so that I can work on baby shawls at some point. That was on sale as well.

We are at Kris's, and he is a bit worried that we do not try and go home if the weather is bad on Sunday. This would not be a problem as both Harvey, and I are a bit chicken about driving on ice. We would just have to change our tire change appointment for Monday to later in the week. We would also need to use Kris's washer and dryer as in no way did we bring enough clothing with us.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Thrifty Thursday

 Back from my leading of the Bible study. It seemed to go very well. I have one more session to lead and I am done for this study. I am also going to miss the next session. I need a day off.

So, what thrifty things have I been up to this week.

I have been using up fabric from my stash. I managed to cut out one dress and a top. The scraps of knit fabric will not go to waste. They will be used to make the rug. 

I fixed a hem and seam on a pair of my pants. 

Made a list of on sale fabrics to stock up when we go shopping tomorrow in Regina. 

Purchasing more veggies that last longer. Things like carrots, rutabaga, and leeks. 

When meal planning for this month planned more meals that use my various appliances to cook. Hopefully saving on electric usage this way. 

Found a crack in my screen saver on the phone. It does not cause a problem, so I won't replace it as of yet. Just be careful using the phone and especially be careful as how I put it away or charge it.

Drapes open to use the solar heat. Seems to be working as most days the heating does not come on until late at night. Today is the exception.

It seems like my thrifty tips are always the same. I am going to have to roll up my sleeves and think of some new ones.

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.

Midweek

 I thought that I would spend Wednesday answering questions. So here goes.

I always use scraps leftover from sewing clothing, or old cut down jeans (the sons always seem to bring me bags full of old clothing and jeans I can cut down) to make my quilts. The only quilt that I have actually bought fabric for is my brick quilt, which has been put away until I finish all the Christmas gifts.

The knitting stitch I am using is a very simple one. It is knit three, purl three and then depending on what multiple of three I used I make sure to use the opposite on the other side. I use the same pattern when I make the prayer shawls for the church. It works up quickly and looks much more intricate than it really is. 

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Tuesday Tidbits

 

I promised you some pictures of what I have been working on. Some are finished and some are ongoing. I hope to have a couple done by the middle of the month.

First off the camera is a picture of the rug project. I might actually have almost 1/4 of it completed. Hopefully much more will be done very soon.

This is the blanket that Kurt asked me to knit for a friend. I am getting very close to having it completed. Perhaps early next week will see it done. It is actually a very pretty sage green, not this grey colour.

I made three draught dodgers as well. Two will be for Kris as he has three doors, and one for Kurt as he only has two doors. I really don't know if they want one for the doors they use to get in and out of their homes.

I also got this pair of pajama bottoms finished for Harvey. I do have a feeling that I used the wrong size pattern though. Hopefully the fit okay.

I decided as I was sewing the draught dodgers and pj bottoms that I would continue the 1 hour sewing each day. This is because I wanted to get a bit of a start on Kris's quilt. So in two days I have made some 9 patch blocks. I have actually made 8 of them and hope to make another 4 tomorrow. Pretty sure I will need 40 of these but perhaps I will be lucky and use a few less. He wants it to fit his Queen-sized bed. I will be using ours as a measure. I think though that I might have to do the slashing around the blocks and sew them together first.

Off to get supper on the table. I will visit you all after things are cleaned up.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

 

As I sit here waiting for Trick or Treaters (so far, no single child has dropped by) I thought I would get the post completed.

There will actually only be a few days listed. We are going to head up and visit with Kris for a couple of days, so I will be getting a bit of a break. 

Monday

Leftover meatballs and egg noodles. Served with coleslaw.

Tuesday

Leftover chicken that I will just warm up. I plan on making the rutabaga and having the last of the carrots with it.

Wednesday 

Hot dogs and fries.

Thursday

Soup and sandwiches.

Friday, we head up to Kris's and we will be home on Sunday. I think we will be back in the early afternoon (in time for me to pull sausages out of the freezer to make for supper). Keeping my fingers crossed that the weather is decent and we can still travel.

I have been working my way through the various leftovers in the fridge freezer and will keep on doing so. 

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Sunday Ramblings

 

It has been a busy few days here on the old homestead. My oven decided to take a vacation and so things got a bit hectic. Yesterday was mostly spent trying to get it running once again. I am happy to say that today it is working very well. 

I did do some sewing and knitting, as well as some work on the rug this week. Pictures will be posted on Tuesday. 

Right now, I feel so far behind in Christmas readiness that I will never get caught up. I have decided that each day I will sew for an hour or so and perhaps that way I will feel I am making progress towards getting Christmas gifts done. 

Other than working on projects, fixing the oven, getting my Bible study done, and cleaning the house nothing extra has been done.

I am looking forward to Halloween tomorrow. I just love seeing the costumes the little ones are wearing. Must remember to change the motion light to a regular one before dark.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.