Happy Sunday to all. Hope his finds you all well this morning. I have been out to feed all the animals, and Bits and I have both had our morning 'meal'. It is a damp feeling morning, but temp wise doesn't feel too bad. It is rumbling and dark off to the NW. We are supposed to have a few scattered storms this morning. OOPS - it has started! (gentle rain right now)
Last night, I heard thunder about 10:30 - then dozed off. Guess it got pretty windy, as there were sticks down this morning and a lot of tulip poplar leaves down. Things were very wet, but I don't think we got a lot of rain. Enough to give everything a drink and it seemed to clean out the gutter/downspouts! Lots of gunk on the drive, in front of them this morning.
It seems the rain has cooled things a tiny bit (only going to be low 90's). It has also been cloudy a lot over the past couple days, which has helped. Looking for midweek and a little cooler temps.
I have grapes starting to get ripe! This week I should be picking for jelly this year. YAY
It has been a quiet week. I was supposed to go to a luncheon this week, I had something come up, plus I also just had a funny feeling about making the drive - so I didn't go. I do believe in listening to that nudge that we get from time to time.
My frugal week:
- I used birdbath water on plants each time I cleaned it this week
- Did some deep cleaning, dusting this week - my LR shelves (oh my). They sure get dusty, but I only clean them every few months (so much stuff).
- I did move around a few items just for a little different look - can't move much
- Made a big bowl of chickpea salad to last the week
- Changed out furniture covers and laundered
- Got in my car to remove some items, and then the driver door wouldn't shut. The latch was stuck and I couldn't move. I tried WD40 and it was still stuck. I asked my neighbor to check it out and with a little effort he got it unstuck and really greased it up. I have thought back and seem to remember that happening once before years ago - but it was still a pain. (happy it wasn't raining) Glad he was around and knew what to do.
- I finally got to mow the yard. Did the entire thing, but I did pace myself and worked on it in sessions. I did not trim, however. I did have to rake the front - as I didn't get to mow last week due to moisture. It was hot!
- I did probably the last trim of the bushes out back, for the season.
- Paid bills over the phone
- Picked lots of produce. Squash, and lots of peppers and tomatoes! I think I got about 2 dozen tomatoes this week!!! I knew they would all start at one time! They taste soooooo good.
- Eating meals from home and keeping them simple
Meals this past week:
Green beans, corn on cob and sliced tomatoes
Chickpea salad and some fruit
Grilled burritos
Beans/rice/beef, chickpea salad side
BLT - fruit
Fried green tomatoes and sweet banana peppers, corn on cob
Combo nachos/taco salad (used l/o rice/beans/beef)
SNACKS - fruit, sliced cheese, tomatoes, salad
Nothing exciting at all. Big bird (the hawk) has showed up a lot this week - I go out and off he goes, so the birds have been quieter this week.
How has your week been? Did you get any good deals? How are those gardens doing? Anyone done anything exciting this week?
Give us a shout out - love hearing from everyone!
I hope you all have a great week ahead and that you all stay safe and healthy. Prayers for all, especially those needing God's healing touch.
Blessings to you and yours from me at my humble little home.
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Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that in due time he may exalt you. Cast all your anxieties on him, for he cares about you.
1 Peter 5:6-7
Lord, we know You have us in Your loving arms, and that we need to place all our trust in You. Your will be done. That is so hard for us to understand, but our faith helps us each day. Thank You for all the many blessings we received these past days, and may we recognize ever single one we get this week. Please place your healing, loving, and protective hands upon us all. AMEN
Good morning, Nothing too exciting has been going on around here unless getting a new fence and upgraded sprinkler system is exciting. Just things that need doing. We did take a run to the coast yesterday, there was a car show that a friend of DH was in. And we took tomatoes to 3 people. DH must have had a bushel we gave so many away. Got to visit with 2 different relatives and of course his friends at the car show. Our weather is warm too, 86 today and cloudy, so muggy. I had zucchini on my front porch yesterday when we got home!! So I'll be taking care of that today.
ReplyDeleteGood morning. Oh that sounds kind of exciting. New things always are exciting in my book. Sounds like a nice day trip. I bet all the folks appreciated the tomatoes. Nice to get those little visits.
DeleteYay on the zucchini. Tis the season when those things magically appear!!!! LOL
Have a wonderful and blessed week.
I'm glad you had someone that could help you with the door.
ReplyDeleteIt was a long week. Got a rusty nail in the foot so I tried to spend a couple days off it to avoid pushing in any bacteria or dirt. School started back for the oldest, speech therapy started back for the youngest. It was exhausting - dealing with people completely wipes me out. The oldest's skin biopsy came back, basically fluid buildup under his skin causing blistering/scaling and we have to go back in a couple of weeks to discuss treatment options.
I went to Kroger and they had a stand with free fish that expired that day so we (adults, kids won't each fish) had free Chilean sea bass for dinner.
I picked a couple of squashes and a few tomatoes.
We went ‘train hunting’ for the train obsessed little one in the next couple of counties. Got to watch two freight trains and a tourist train going to an old coal mining camp go by. He loves them but hates loud noise so the horns scare him.
I got a free McChicken as a birthday (38 Thursday) freebie from McDonald's.
Excellent devotional! Yehovah does not like pride; humility should be in our soul. Give Him the glory.
ReplyDeleteWe had quite a thunderstorm this morning. Looks like 3/4 " of rain so far. Just watering the weeds...ha!
Good thing your neighbor could assist you with the car door. It's always something with a vehicle.
Harvesting in the garden has picked up. You had a nice haul! We are waiting for the figs to ripen.
Happy Sunday Cheryl. It's still hot here. We're under a heat advisory until Tuesday night then it is supposed to cool off a bit. I can't wait. TBG is out now trimming the yard but with the heat and lack of rain it doesn't need mowed this week. It's too hot even if it did.
ReplyDeleteGlad you got your door fixed.
Your meals all sound good. I hope you have a great week.