Hello and HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all the mommas out there. Whether your children are human or fur - yours or someone else's that you love -have a happy day!!
It is a lovely morning, the sun is shining and it is in the mid 50's. I went out to a neighborhood cat at the side door, kitties meowing out back (hungry) and birds yelling at me as soon as I hit the back walk. Boy, do I have animals that are trained!
We had a lot of rain this past week - lots. I think there is only one day predicted of rain this coming week, and the temps will finally get to May temps by the end of the week.
The roses and the clematis are covered in blooms. Actually, had one clematis flower open yesterday. My little flying jewels are back. The spiderwort and vinca are blooming. The peonies and poppies are going full force. Aahhhhh, I love it.
This week of frugal:
- Cleaned and refilled the hummingbird feeders and watering holes
- Have 2 full barrels of rainwater (110 gal.)
- Neighbor brought me some zucchini plants
- Changed out the flags and door decor
- I weed whacked the entire yard
- Picked many bouquets of peonies for the house - the house smells delish!
- Cleaned inside windows (kitty kisses) and mirrors
- Lunch with 2 old friends. Best part was the wonderful conversation and the great tasting margarita!
- Put the tiller together
- Took neighbor a bouquet of peonies
- Walks when not raining
- I planted lettuce I had started earlier and some green onions
- Got FREE hamburger buns and 3 FREE recent Woman's World magazines at thrift store - bought a $2 box of Cheerios for future crispy bars
- Drinking sparkling fruity water (Soda Stream)
- Just doing all the normal stuff
Meals this past week:
Beef filet (freezer), potato wedges and fresh veggies
Ground beef/onion/mushrooms/gravy over rice
Beef/rice/bean nachos
Out - cheddar/bacon potato skins
Bean/rice/beef & cheese grilled wrap/burrito
Beef hotdog, potato cakes (freezer) and fruit
Swiss burger, corn on cob (freezer) and salad
I am looking forward to warmer temps and getting that garden tilled and planted!!
Fireworks have already started around here by individuals doing their yearly illegal ones! Ugh! They are so loud - and sure do give you a jump. I feel for all the animals.
My nieces MIL received her blanket Friday for her 82nd birthday and they said she loved it.
How was your week? Do you have your garden or pots planted yet? Planning garden? I sure hope everyone grows something - it all helps. Did you get any deals this week?
I hope you all have a wonderful week ahead and have health and safety. Enjoy your Mother's Day.
Blessings to you and yours from me at my humble little home.
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Be watchful, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all you do be done in love.
1 Corinthians 16:13-14
Dear Lord we humbly come to You in thanks for all the love and wonders that we received this week. Thank You for loving us unconditionally. May we all go forward and show love to all we meet, and may we forgive all transgressions from others with an open heart. Help us each one grow in faith and courage and love. AMEN
Happy mother's day to all! The past wk has been occupied with yard clean-up & yard equipment maintenance (the most challenging). I did manage to change the belt on the garden tiller. The push mower needs a new spark plug (I think). It won't start so I'll start with that. Tomorrow I'll hook up the stock waterer, another challenge for me. I remind myself that I can call on good neighbors for help. Not a drop of rain in the barrels yet. I attended the funeral of a friend. There are only 2 left from that group of 6 we used to run with. I enjoyed supper & cards with friends one night. I'm on the hunt for a new used vehicle so went "shopping" yesterday in the city before watching my granddaughter's lacrosse game. In the kitchen: quinoa salad; chocolate chip cookies; butter chicken; chicken sandwiches. Cheryl, something I've started to do is substitute finely shredded cabbage for lettuce. It ticks a lot of boxes - stores well & long; provides the crunch & green; more digestable for me than lettuce. Have a good week.
ReplyDeleteYou have been busy. Yes, equipment upkeep is tough and sometimes we just try to problem solve.
DeleteSorry for your loss. Your group sounds like mine - we had 10 that camped together, only 3 left. Sure makes you think.
I do that with cabbage often. It lasts so much longer and it is so good for you. I always have cabbage on hand - it stays pretty cheap.
Have a super week.
Happy Mother’s Day! Lovely t-shirt quilt for your niece’s MIL, Cheryl. I never bought printed t-shirts but I know many people have piles of them so this is a wonderful use.
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying having the time to do things I enjoy. I went to the movies last week ($6 Tuesday) and plan to go again this week. (I may ride the bus to try it this time.) I’m back to working on my family history with a special project in mind. My mom and I had so much fun doing family history in the pre-Internet days, visiting libraries all around New England. I have my grandmother’s piano and I’m thinking of taking some lessons to see how it goes. (I took lessons as a child.) I had lunch with a friend. Put out a bag of groceries for the USPS food drive yesterday.
Also I’m buying some small things I had put off for a long time - watch battery and band, pjs, garden bag, garden gloves, slacks. Yes I had the money before but was so used to scrimping that I would not buy things until they became absolutely necessary. And last year I had so many big bills (most related to the old house), most of which I tried to squeeze out of cash flow and not touch savings.
We got a short downpour at 9 p.m. last night but are still desperate for more. Maybe more rain on Tuesday, hopefully.
I’m enjoying my “simple” life. Barbara M.
I have had a lot of printed shirts over the years. It is a good use for those not worn longer.
DeleteI love that you are just enjoying life now. I haven't been to a movie in decades. How fun on maybe taking lessons.
I have finally loosened up a little too. Sometimes it just feels good to get those things you have put off for so long. You had a lot going on for a long time, it is time you enjoy yourself some. Happy for you!!!!
Glad you got at least a little rain.
Have a fantastic week and enjoy!
Mona, I use cabbage the same way. Great for sandwiches and tacos.
ReplyDeleteIt is great. I even make salad with it too. Love it on tacos.
DeleteHave a good week.
Excellent devotional! Concise verse on how to live our lives.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great picture of your quilt with your niece's MIL and family. I'm sure she loves the quilt and all the love that went into it.
Your lunch with friends sounds like fun, including the margarita!
We took Riley to the vet yesterday to be put down. He could barely breathe, consequently couldn't drink or eat. He was obviously in pain and we couldn't stand by and watch him suffer. He has been my constant companion for over fourteen years so I will have to adjust to my days without him. Sweet boy with lots of personality. I don't think that Jacob realizes that he is gone. At least he doesn't seem to miss him.
We have had enough rain for a while, thank you ever so much. Will probably go out and get some more weeding done in the flower beds and mulch spread. My goal is to get all that done and dusted by June. We shall see.
Enjoy this lovely day! See you Tuesday!
It is SO hard when a furry family member crosses the rainbow bridge. You did the right thing. (((Hugs))) Barbara M
DeleteThank you, Miss Barbara! I miss my little boy so much but he's no longer in pain and distress.
DeleteI am so sorry for your Riley. That is just the toughest thing to do. You don't want them to suffer and you still want them here. My heart goes out to you.
DeleteHope Jacob does ok now - you keep him close by.
That is just a tiny bit of her family - it is huge, lots of kids and grands.
It is just beautiful out today - just came in from walking the neighborhood. I need to be doing more weeding as well. It never ends and well, the rain sure didn't help!
Take care and snuggle Jacob. Have a good week.
Donna, I'm sorry for your sad loss. I'm sure you have lots of happy furry memories to help you through this hard time. Louise.
DeleteMuch sympathy - it's so hard to do but we can't just do nothing. It's the great gift of love for all the love they've given to us.
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I finally bit the bullet and bought some tomato plants as my second sowing failed too (no idea why). Then just today I sowed some cut and come again lettuce seeds and some coriander seeds. The potatoes my husband planted into growing bags are going mad! I also tackled resizing my second large velvet curtain and this one came up perfectly first time. I will redo the second one, but not straight away.
ReplyDeleteIt isn't Mother's Day here, but I know that it is in the USA, Canada and elsewhere. I hope all mothers have a lovely day.
I will be going tomorrow I think and getting some plants. Wanted to wait until the big Mother's Day rush was done!
DeleteSometimes, try as we might, we just can't get seeds to germinate. Glad the potatoes are doing good. YAY, on getting the second curtain done easily.
Have a beautiful week.
Hi Cheryl, happy middle of May! Almost! Off to make some freezer portions of mashed potatoes for a dear friend about to have surgery, so post will be short but wanted to say hello. All good here in Phoenix and glad all is well with you. Thank you also for the prayer! Hilogene in Az.
ReplyDeleteHow nice of you to help your friend. I am sure that will be appreciated.
DeleteGlad things are going well with you. All good here. You are very welcome.
Have a great week.
I got 4 packages of 18 eggs for 99c each. I'll be freezing most of those. Got 2 packages of cheese for 25 cents each! Lettuce head for 49 cents and a bag of spinach for 49 cents. Also a brown grocery bag filled 3/4 with bananas for 99c. My best bargains in awhile!
ReplyDeleteWOW - you did great! Those are huge deals and about unheard of anymore. Good for you!!!
DeleteHere's to another awesome week!!!!!!
Happy Mother's Day.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Hope you had a lovely one.
DeleteHave a blessed week.
My goodness, that quilt is a stunning gift. I am sure the giftee loved it, heck I would !!!
ReplyDeleteYour week sounds just the right combination of work/rest/social to me. I'd like all my weeks to be like that, however there is no rest for the wicked and mine this week has just been work/work/work and driving Linda to have her wrist reset after she had some type of reaction to it. This time she has a much lighter wrapping and after four days no reaction, so it looks to be a keeper. But honestly I feel we could have done without the conversation between the two hospital workers about their sexual escapades. Thank goodness neither of them spoke Polish because Linda kept on muttering Dziwka so often i was sure they would catch on, but no they were oblivious to any decent manners or being called indecent names by an elderly lady. Later retelling the story to my daughter, she urged me to put in a complaint, but I just couldn't be bothered to get into all that.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to a less smutty, drier and warmer week. Take care, Louise
Thank you. It should keep her warm (she is always cold).
DeleteYou are always so busy! Always on the go. Poor Linda - that is a shame she had to have things redone. Goodness sakes - you would grown adults would know better than to talk like that in front of any patient. I sure would have made a complaint. That is just unacceptable behavior. Hopefully someone will report them - because you know it happens with others.
Hope you both have a lovely week and less stress.
That quilt is beautiful! You did a great job on it, Cheryl. I didn't get much done this week outside like I wanted to because I had to put in some extra hours at work, but on Saturday we went and got some tomato and herb plants. My husband wants to try to grow strawberries in a planter this year, so we bought some. I've never grown them before, so we will see how it goes. Have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteThe above comment is from Darcy (NanaD).
DeleteThank you so much.
DeleteSome weeks are that way - and you had to work - so that was accomplishing something, just not outdoors.
I plan to get some plants today. Good luck with the strawberries. I have never grown - although my parents did. Fresh strawberries are so yummy.
Have a great week.
Happy Mother's day to all.
ReplyDeleteMy garden is doing well. I have little spoon tomatoes, sugar baby watermelons, Tam Jalapeno peppers, thai read peppers, zukes and squash along with a bunch of herbs. I have two more garden beds to set up still but I am afraid I might have missed the growing times. It is going to be too hot soon. UGH. I suppose I could do okra though, lol.
This week my cousin is flying in from Dallas and we are going to the beach for a few days. BEFORE tourist season and the water gets too hot and gross, lol. It costs a little more, but is so worth it.
Have a great week everyone!
Sounds like you are off to a good start on the garden. Mine should go in this week. Hope you get to plant and grow the other things.
DeleteOh the beach!!!! It has been a lot of years since I have seen an ocean. Decades!! Enjoy it to the fullest and enjoy your time with your cousin.
Have a great one.
It sounds like you had a lovely week, Cheryl and your meals all sound delicious.
ReplyDeleteI've really enjoyed the cooler weather. It's so nice not to go straight from using the heater to using the AC. But it looks like the AC will go on this week. I see highs in the 80's here.
How awesome that you have the photo of your niece presenting the quilt you made. I am sure she will treasure it!!
Have a great week my friend!
It is nice to have no heat or AC - sure helps the electric bill.
DeleteI did have a nice week. It was kind of slow and just relaxing really.
My niece hopes someday to get the blanket to keep as a remembrance. I love that she sent me a picture. The blanket looks better that way than just lying flat on the bed (when I took a pic).
Thanks - you have a fantastic one!
I had to giggle at the trained animals I think that is so cute.
ReplyDeleteIt is kind of funny to see and hear - but it is so true. They all depend on me now and amazingly they all have CLOCKS!!
DeleteHave a super week.
Very late with my comment, but that blanket/quilt looks nice and bright, full of memories too! Good job, Cheryl. :)
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Thank you mam. A whole lot of memories for her.
DeleteHave a lovely week.
Cheryl, I read every post but rarely comment, but I've been thinking of you these last few days because of a book I'm reading. 'LIttle Heathens' by Mildred Armstrong Kalish. She writes of growing up in Iowa during the Depression; of life on the farm, of chores and meals; home remedies and gardens and resourcefulness. Even a few ol' timey recipes. I think you and many of your readers would really enjoy it. Melinda
ReplyDeleteHi Melinda - nice to have you comment. Thank you for the recommendation - I will check it out. It sounds very interesting.
DeleteIt is nice to know that people think about you - people you don't even know. How sweet.
Glad to have you here - please feel free to comment any time.
Have a super week.
It is finally warming up here and I'm able to get out into the yard. I hope to be planting by the end of the month, but in the meantime, I'm prepping garden beds and caring for the plants I've started.
ReplyDeleteYAY - glad to hear that. Nice to get outside and do things, it seems to just change our whole outlook.
DeleteHave an awesome week.
Hi Cheryl, I remember your posts from back in the days at Family Corner. I posted as Jean. My actual name is Jeanette. I always enjoyed your posts and am glad to have found your blog. You always have good frugal ideas and with prices as they are in today’s world we can use all the frugal knowledge we can get. Have a blessed day.
ReplyDeleteJeanette
Hi Jeanette. My goodness, that was a lot of years ago. I am so glad you found the blog. Been going at it for about 11 years now.
DeleteIt is a great community here, lots of nice people and good ideas and suggestions. We all need new ideas and tips, so feel free to add your own.
Glad to have you here. Have a great week.