Hello to all. Hope you are well and safe on this last Sunday of the month. Hard to believe we have basically gone through another month in the blink of an eye. Less than 5 months is Christmas! Oh my!!!
This morning it is about 70*F and foggy. We have had mist as well. While I was out wondering and feeding first this, I felt water hitting my skin - then noticed the pavement seemed damp too. Looks to be cloudy most of the day.
We had some fantastic weather this week - just perfect days. No humidity was the key. That shall end they say, and starting today humidity rises and heat return (although not as bad as before).
My frugal week:
- Made the dressing/dip with leftover broccoli (posted earlier in week)
- Laundry using dehumidifier water - hanging to dry
- Trimmed the back bushes
- Mowed & trimmed whole yard, cleaned the fence rows about 90% (what I could from this side)
- Worked on the front flower bed more and then on the back one some
- Using a lot of rain barrel water
- Garden - picking cherry toms, lots of peppers, cukes, zucchini and my FIRST tomato!
- Had AC off a good 3 or 4 days - windows open
- Picked a bouquet of flowers to brighten my day
- Noticed the drainpipe from AC was leaking - so took it apart and it was clogged. Who knew? The water had built a major build up over years - so it is clean and flowing properly now
- Did more staking of tomatoes, tied them up and weeded the garden
- Washed the windows on the security doors
- Ran to Kroger to get more wet cat food - suddenly I am going through a lot!!! Go figure. While there - I walked around and they had tons of markdowns (early morning). Sorry I didn't take pics. I got 3 HUGE yellow peppers (1.50), 6 nice apricots (1.50), ground Angus (lean) 3.49 lb. (2), jumbo stuffed olives (2.35 jar - 2), corn on the cob .39 ear, jar of sliced jalapenos (1.25), 2 1/2 lb. bag of frozen chicken strips (4.05)
- Stopped at auto store and got the back wiper blade replaced on Blazer (should have done that when I did the front)
- Stopped at the thrift store and got FREE whole wheat pack of hamburger buns, and Friskies cat treats 2 bags for $1 (4)
Meals this past week:
Beans and rice
Beans/rice/cheese & dressing, salad
Green beans/potatoes/ham
Tostadas (bean/rice/cheese/salsa)
l/o beans/potatoes/ham, corn on the cob
Sauteed zucchini/peppers, chicken fingers, cuke/tom salad
Loaded cheeseburger, corn on cob, cuke/tom salad
It has been a good week. The weather was wonderful for being July, probably a couple of the best days weatherwise in a couple months. I got lots done - do to changing my schedule up. Felt renewed with energy this week.
I know many of you are going through some very hard things in life, and I just wish you all the best. God places things in our lives, that we often don't expect, but it truly can make us stronger. I hope you all know you have a safe place here.
Wishing you all a lovely week ahead, with health, safety and joy.
Blessings to you and yours from me at my humble little home.
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This seems appropriate this morning:
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven; a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silent, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8
Dear Lord, we come forth again this week with all our thanks for the many blessings we received this week. Please comfort those who are hurting, heal those who are ill, and open eyes to all the blessings that we do have. May we all give love and comfort to others and may we all stay good stewards of all our gifts and possessions. Help each one who is reading this to have a beautiful week full of goodness. AMEN
It's been a week without rain but high temps hovering around 30C. The lawn tractor mower is supposed to get fixed today. Yeah! I cut grass 4x with the push mower this past wk. The yard is big so I don't cut it all at once. By the time the last of it is done, it's time to start at the beginning again! Good exercise. A friend & I toured a small town museum on Tuesday. We were impressed with how well curated it was. You know you're old when the items we used to use are in the museum!! The next day it was off to a friend's riverside home an hour away. The garden & flower beds were weeded. The peas & beans are starting to produce. There should be a picking within the week. The potted cherry tomatoes on the porch are starting to ripen. Basil has been dried. I enjoyed the first porch setting this week. Aaah, summertime. In the kitchen: tortilla tuna rollups; pickle soup; broccoli salad; chicken stirfry. Have a good week, Cheryl & all.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers! I so
ReplyDeleteLOVE your ground beef prices! I walked an hour every morning from 5:30 to 6:30. So hot here and next week the same. Bertha’s outer rings did cool things down for a day, somewhat. Ate salmon salad made from a can and I make it like tuna salad except use salmon or canned mackerel. Made cucumber salad, potato salad, tomato sandwiches and watermelon for dessert.
I try not to cook very much in the summer and made the potato salad very early in the morning. Just work, walk, eat, and sleep and glad to be alive and able to do the above! Have a wonderful week! Cindy in the South
What is your morning drink, Cheryl? You’ve said that like me you don’t drink coffee.
ReplyDeleteI bought three new pair of slacks/jeans for my trip. So I knew I wanted to declutter. This week I donated five pair of slacks/jeans, a jacket, pair of dress shoes, box of frames and candleholders, two plastic totes and a few of my dad’s old tools. It felt good! Yesterday I found some scraps in the garage I was “saving” and put them in the trash.
Used a $6/2 paper coupon on hair color at Walmart. It was legit but they had to put it through manually.
I couldn’t find a movie I wanted to watch free on streaming so got the dvd from the library. When I returned it I picked up a jigsaw puzzle (fun with no clutter).
Lunch with two friends on Thursday. Brought home the “free” cookie.
In the yard I trimmed for two days. Yesterday after trimming the ligustrum tree (fairly hard cutting) at 9 a.m., it was already so hot and humid that I felt sick when I came inside. Barbara M.