Happy Sunday all. Hoping you are all well and safe and happy. Here we are in the middle of September!! How the heck did that happen? Gosh, time is flying by so quickly.
It is nice this morning, a bit damp feeling. We DID get 3 rain showers yesterday!! Much needed. One happened mid-day, one late afternoon, and one evening. Nothing huge, but it was moisture that the ground so needed.
I still have hummingbirds feeding - I saw the cutest thing the other day. A bird was feeding and had an itch! I saw a hummy sitting there on the feeder scratching its neck! Never had I seen that before.
The ice cream truck is still coming through the neighborhood on the weekends. I just love hearing the songs - takes me back a 'few' years!
I keep hearing various thoughts about the coming winter. I have even seen opposite extremes from the Old farmer's Almanac. But I keep seeing white wooly worms around here. So, I think I will believe them - mild (?).
Chuck - the groundhog - is sure feeding a lot before hibernation begins. Nothing I do keeps him away at this point, so I have stopped trying. That is one fat and fast animal!! He climbs the fence to get in my yard. He is still living across the alley - so that is cool.
My week was pretty calm and quiet.
My frugal week:
- Canned 8 1/2 pints of tomato juice
- Scalding canning water on weeds
- I froze 3 quarts of tomatoes
- Did a root touch up with supplies on hand
- Cut a bunch of basil and it is drying
- I have been getting seed heads of various flowers from my neighbor. She has some neat varieties of things in her yard - and she is the one moving.
- Made more hummy nectar - they sure are drinking it down
- Made OJ from concentrate I found in freezer
- Cut more roses for inside
- Picking produce - peppers and tomatoes - prob. about 15 lbs. of tomatoes this week (slowing)
- Made meatball stuffed cornbread muffins (nummy) - and froze 6 for later
- Received my Kroger coupon book in the mail
- NO shopping this week at all
- Used dehumidifier water in laundry and hung laundry to dry
- Went to a baby shower/brunch on Saturday
- Lots of walks
- Using what I have at home and cooking from scratch
- No AC 95% of the week
Meals this past week:
Fried green tomatoes and grilled cheese
Fish fillet, mac n cheese and fresh veggies
'Pizza' flavored goulash, sliced toms
Chicken/bean grilled burritos topped with salad fixins
Meatball cornbread muffins and salad
Loaded cheeseburger and fries
Shower brunch - egg sandwich later in the day
There you go - pretty calm and quiet. Mornings still allow me to open windows and get fresh air. The AC turned on a couple late afternoons - but that is it. Bitsy is still loving sitting in the windows and getting fresh air.
I hope your days are slowing down and staying calm. Wishing each of you a lovely week ahead. Stay safe and healthy.
Blessings to you and yours from me at my humble little home.
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Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works...
Hebrews 10: 23-24
Lord, again we thank You for all blessings received in our lives. We seek help each day to stand firm in our faith, and not waver for anyone or anything, and we ask for Your help to continue to spread Your word to all who will listen. Give us strength in all we do. Prayers for safety of all. AMEN
Weather continues to be hot & dry. There was 2" of rain in Aug & not a drop so far in Sept. Fall colors are appearing but appear bleached out w/ this dry heat. The farmers are loving this harvest weather. I've prepared food for neighbors x 2: my cousin who had the stroke & the neighbors who just welcomed twin boys! Slowly cleaing out the paltry garden. I need to purchase tomatoes for processing. That's on this week's to-do list, as is vacuum the basement. I managed to get the spare fridge defrosted. In the kitchen: shepherd's pie; homemade yogurt; tzatziki; quesadilla; lazy beetleaf holupchi; Sante Fe chicken; Kraft layered creamy dessert for the freezer. A long standing restaurant in our hometown changed owners. I patronized it w/ a friend for the first time on Fri. My commitment to eat at home was reinforced once again. I'm off to see the final Downton Abbey movie this afternoon w/ my sister. Have a good week, Cheryl.
ReplyDeleteIt has been very dry here - so that little bit of rain was sure appreciated. Yes, it is good for famer harvest. How nice to prepare the meals for others.
DeleteAlways something to do, isn't there?
All your food sounds yummy. Enjoy the movie - that is something I haven't seen one episode of.
Have a lovely week.
Those groundhogs are so wild...we have one and we cannot catch it. I think it's hopping around to the gardens in the neighborhood so not too much damage.
ReplyDeleteI love this cooler weather..we can get so much done now!
Yeah, those pesky varmints. This one has been eating vegetation and the occasional tomato - I can spare a couple I guess!
DeleteThe cooler weather has been nice.
Have a good week.
Excellent devotional! Especially timely in these days of such strife. My daily Scripture study was Matthew 10 where Yeshua instructs the disciples as He sends them out to share the Good News. They experienced some of what is going on today.
ReplyDeleteYou certainly had a busy week! We were happy to have that bit of rain we got and the plants (and weeds) and brightened up. One day this week, we need to harvest peppers and prepare them for the freezer. Gradually cleaning up the garden until next year.
Enjoy your day...it looks to be a good one.
Yes mam. We need to be strong and stand our ground today and persist.
DeleteIt was actually pretty quiet - but nice.
My garden is still going, it will be a while before I clear it out.
Don't work too hard.
Have a beautiful week.
We had 60 mms./2.4 inches of rain from yesterday afternoon through the late evening. It was very heavy at times! I'd sure appreciate if it would come at a much slower pace.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a good week. So nice of your neighbour to give you the seeds for some of her plants.
Yes, it is nice when it comes at a slower pace. I like slow and steady rain.
DeleteWell, with them selling the house, the new owner may not even like flowers - so now is the time to get seeds. She will be in the neighborhood in some form next year!
Have a great week
It’s definitely easier to work outside with the cooler weather. Your meals sound so good. Fried green tomatoes are so good. How neat on the ice cream truck. They came around when we lived in Illinois in a neighborhood, but not here. I hope you have another good week, enjoy those hummingbirds.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy fried green tomatoes - plan on a few more dinners of those! The cooler weather made it so much easier for everything.
DeleteIt still amazes me that we have an ice cream truck that comes around. You don't hear much about them.
Oh the hummies are so precious. They will be gone soon.
Have a super week.
I am glad you enjoyed a pretty calm and quiet week. Those are always so appreciated. Your meals all sound great. Ground hogs are no fun to have around but at least he hasn't done too much damage. Wishing you another calm and quiet week ahead.
ReplyDeleteThey sure are, I just love when life doesn't get all complicated.
DeleteIt seems like I deal with groundhogs every year and have for many years. Until this year - I captured and released elsewhere. This one showed up later, so didn't bother. They can do a lot of damage.
Have a wonderful week.
Hi Cheryl, well big time excitement in Phoenix! Mornings are below 90 and we are opening our windows and doors! Most of us just walk around smiling and talking about the glorious weather. Also, it is too early for the rush of snowbirds so the roads are quiet and restaurants aren’t standing room only! Perfect time of year. Have a good week, Hilogene in Az.
ReplyDeleteYAY!!!!!!! Glad you are enjoying the weather, the lack of traffic and the restaurants!!! Funny how perspective works! Here that would be hot, you are enjoying it. Love it.
DeleteENJOY - have a great 'cool' week!
It has turned cold here. I have put extra throws on the beds and I turned the heating on this afternoon as nobody was comfortable.
ReplyDeleteI have spent a lot of time indoors lately and decided to go for a walk yesterday afternoon as the sun was shining, only to get caught in a heavy downpour, which was not forecast. Such is life!
I am not looking forward to winter weather at all.
Oh gosh, sorry it has gotten so cold for you. I don't look forward to that kind of cold at all. I can usually hold off pretty long w/o heat being on.
DeleteBummer on getting rained on. I guess you could consider free hair conditioner!
Stay warm and have a great week.
I wish it would cool down here, been in the 80s and 90s and will be the rest of the week. No rain. We went hiking at a waterfall today and it was just a little trickle and a mostly dry riverbed.
ReplyDeleteNever seen a hummingbird scratch, but the deer that comes in the yard scratches their head with their legs and it's so cute.
Found some good clearance at Walmart - .10 glue and filler paper (my oldest loves to draw and this is the paper he prefers so excited about that), nuts, chips, needed underpants for the youngest, a pool thermometer (always wanted but never wanted to spend that money, but for 75% off I grabbed it), a Christmas present for the mother in law, and an outfit for an upcoming baby shower.
Got the oldest's 11 year old shots completed. Kid is terrified of needles. If his Medicaid ever approves it, he'll be starting injections every two weeks for his severe eczema (nothing else is helping) so I'm really hoping that exposure will help him get over his fear.
Books and movies from the library, hiking and watching a train go by for free entertainment, used my .10 off Walmart+ gas discount, picked a few tomatoes
It is going to be close to 90 all week here as well - no more outlook for rain. I wish you would cool some.
DeleteI hadn't seen a hummer scratch either - it was so stinking cute.
Animals are so cool to watch.
Sounds like some good deals bought. Good for you. Sometimes you got to jump on those deals quickly - or never get them again.
Have a great week.
It's lovely here, but very dry. Warm in the sun, cool in the shade, chilly at night. Sleeping is wonderful, just perfect.
ReplyDeleteWe sang hymns this afternoon at an old church, it was the 135 Old Folks Day there and there was lovely potluck food. Yum! What a great way to end a week. :)
MaryB
Sounds like perfect sleeping weather!
DeleteWhat a lovely gathering. You sure have fun with your singings. I think that is cool.
Have a super week.
We got close to 3 inches of rain yesterday and it has been pretty misty today. Can't even try to venture into the garden.
ReplyDeleteYou had a lovely week.
God bless.
That is a lot of rain in a day - wow. You have so many things yet to pick - bummer.
DeleteHave a wonderful week.