My garden finally got planted and that includes tomato plants which I usually plant with leftover fish scraps from the market when they fillet a fish for me. The fish didn’t get thawed in time for me to plant them with the tomatoes so I used the fish to make a fish stew instead. I… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
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Hiding Spots Are My Friend
Our entryway doesn’t have a closet but it could really use one. Coats, jackets, scarves, lint brushes, and shoes still need a home or a place to go. Kids (and adults) don’t always want to take everything to their rooms and many times they’re heading in the door in a hurry. Or heading out the… Continue reading Hiding Spots Are My Friend
Coat Closet Woes
We don’t have a closet in our entryway. I wish we did but old houses can be that way. We do have a lovely hall tree which was in my parent’s house when I was growing up. Due to moving and downsizing, it’s now in our entryway. We used to hang our coats and jackets… Continue reading Coat Closet Woes
Weekly Meal Plan
Our weekly meal plan had several arrows and redirects this week. Spring sports activities kept our family switching things around on our weekly meal plan. The good news is no one went hungry and we didn’t go out to dinner but we did have to purchase eggs at the grocery store. This drives me nuts! … Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Weekly Meal Plan
Since this week’s meal plan began with fish and ended with shellfish, I had to break up the seafood with some pork and beans in the middle. Not pork and beans mixed together, although I do love that meal. The beans we ate this week were not one but two nights. Tuesday’s garbanzo beans sautéed… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Preparing Your Home for an Exchange
When getting your home ready for a home exchange, there are good and bad components. The good thing is it makes you clean out your pantry, organize your closets a bit, and straighten out your dresser drawers. The bad thing about a home exchange is that you have to clean out your pantry, organize your… Continue reading Preparing Your Home for an Exchange
Weekly Meal Plan
This meal plan is our vacation meal plan from the week we spent in San Francisco, California for our home exchange. The house we stayed in had a great kitchen that was well stocked and we gave the kitchen a workout! I brought some staple food items with us and the rest of our food… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Weekly Meal Plan
Another week, another week of meal planning and making dinners. The freshest meal this week was Monday’s dinner. The eggs were from our backyard chickens who are finally back into their routine of laying and the mustard greens were fresh from the garden. The greens had grown all winter (meaning they hadn’t died over the… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Frugal Grocery Shopping: Buying From Bulk Bins
Everyone always wants to know my method for frugal grocery shopping when they learn that I don’t make a practice of using coupons. The truth is there simply aren’t coupons for vegetables, fruit, and food purchased from bulk bins. Frugal grocery shopping can be achieved by purchasing items in bulk from the bins. These items… Continue reading Frugal Grocery Shopping: Buying From Bulk Bins
How to Mend Pillow Cases
It’s a mystery to me why I’m not sleeping very well these days. I’m too hot at night so we left our down comforter in its storage bag this winter and didn’t even put it on our bed. Our upstairs, where all of our bedrooms are located, is already very cold because we don’t heat… Continue reading How to Mend Pillow Cases
Go Gingham 