My brother and sister in law bought their first house right before Christmas last year. When we went down to meet the baby in January, my brother showed us all around. The former owners wrote in permanent marker on the furnace and hot water heater. They just wrote a quick note when the appliance was [...]
I’ve been working outside in the garden this past week & weekend. I planted my veggies– Purple Prudens heirloom tomato Bush cucumber Carrots–free organic seeds Spinach–same as above! Garlic–free bulbs at the Farmer’s Market Butter crunch heirloom lettuce–from my lettuce last year Purple heirloom beans–from my beans last year 4 different kinds of basil–I like [...]
Here are the last few projects I worked on over our vacation. Socks for James–he wears them like slippers. The pattern I found for his pair uses thicker yarn and bigger needles. They knit up quite fast. Then I just HAD to knit socks for my “due any day now” nephew. We’re so excited but [...]
Ta da—I finally got the photos edited. There are a ton. I couldn’t get one good photo of the whole room so I just went around taking shots of everything. For those of you who have had the privilege of using my old ugly bathroom, you wouldn’t recognize the place. I don’t have any good [...]
James and I spent the morning putting the kitchen and bathroom back in order. The house looks like mom has been sick for a week! It felt nice to get things organized and put away. My bathroom is looking so nice. I’m so thankful that Lee painted it for me. It makes such a huge [...]
I always try to have food stored in the house. I need to get better at storing water! I saw this on Crystal’s site yesterday and decided to give it a try. Emergency Essentials has a free food storage analysis. It was simple to use. We have approximately 60 days worth of food storage in [...]
I found a super yummy smelling candle last year and then the wick fell off into the wax and I couldn’t use it! I thought about melting the wax and trying to make a new candle. I have wick in my craft cupboard, but uggh! Who has the time? A few weeks ago, while visiting [...]
When I started selling on Ebay, I learned lots of laundry tips. Here are a few I use often. 1. I wash on cold unless it’s sheets, underthings, and towels. 2. Add 1 Tbsp of Dawn dish detergent to the water and use 1/2 as much laundry detergent as you’d normally use. It really works [...]
I really enjoy thrift store shopping. When my friend Joy visited with us, we hit up several. Here are a couple finds I’ve been enjoying. Ralph Lauren wallet for .50 A super cute red basket that was also .50. Have you found anything exciting lately?
Although, I have loved our cooler summer, my garden is not amused. Everything seems to be growing so slowly! Here’s a little peek. James’ onion patch. He doesn’t think they need to be thinned! I grew 2 kinds of lettuce. I am growing two kinds of heirloom beans. I purchased the seeds on Etsy. (I [...]
