Successes/Blessings
- I had my first beekeeping lesson from my husband’s uncle! So very exciting. And I’m so thankful to have his wisdom and willingness to teach me. I’m 100% hooked! This venture will probably push back the meat rabbit thing because I can really only handle getting used to 1 venture at a time. For the time being, I’ll probably keep a hive or 2 on his land since we don’t really have a good spot on our 1/2 acre to keep them. Do you have experience keeping bees on a smaller lot? I’d love to hear about your experience!
- I hung most of our laundry outside except when it was raining. I have a new development in the hanging laundry department-very exciting! Watch for future posts.
- I made 4 loaves of bread.
- I used my homemade soap for household cleaning.
- I have been conserving water in a few different ways, specifically in the kitchen. Our water prices are extremely low since we live 5 minutes away from Lake Ontario, but I want to get in the practice of being more prudent in our water usage.
- I will harvest garlic scapes today and make pesto.
- I planted more mesclun, beets, and kale. I’ll plant more carrots today or tomorrow as well. The beets that are currently in the garden are ready to be harvested, which will happen in the next few days. I’ll probably boil the beet root and saute the greens or use them in a salad. I love that all parts of beets are edible!
- I purchased some Egyptian Walking onions that I will plant today or tomorrow. If all goes well, I’ll never have to buy onion seed or sets for the garden again.
- I used a coupon to Dunkin’ Donuts for a free large Iced Coffee. This was heavenly as my husband was out of town for a few days for work…and things were getting a little crazy/hectic. I loaded up the kids, went through the drive-thru, and let the tension melt away with my toasted almond iced coffee. It was just want a tired mama needed.
- I made yogurt.
- I made laundry detergent.
Goals for this week:
- Dehydrate 50 lbs of onions (purchased from Sam’s Club).
- Continue garden plantings.
- Pick up lard and smoked meats from our Spring pig purchase.
- Find best price on beehive start-up.
- I’ll be doing a large grocery run early next week. I’ve decided to not do a specific meal plan ONLY because I have a well established pantry and freezer right now. I’ll simply stock up on items and produce and decide on meals by shopping in what I’ve already got and what the garden is producing. This wouldn’t be possible if I wasn’t well stocked, though.
How did you save money this week?
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What gorgeous quilts on your line!!
Thank you! I made them this past year as Christmas gifts for my kids. It was my first time making large quilts (I’d made 1 baby quilt before this 5 years ago), so I was pleased with how they turned out!