"Eat it up,
Wear it out,
Make it do,
Or go without."
~A Pioneer Sampler, by Barbara Greenwood~
Pioneer Woman at Heart
One Flourishing, Frugal and Fun Family!
One family learning to live off the land, cut back on expenses, and to live a simpler and a more self-sufficient lifestyle.
Saturday, April 18, 2020
Snow ~ Score!
The weather will be much better today. Yesterday it snowed. And snowed. And snowed.
Woke up to find this at the computer. Our daughter scored us a can of Lysol. Love the mug she gifted me too. So happy to see this.
This morning I realized there is no such thing as simply getting up and making a cup of coffee. First, the chicks needed fed and watered, the mouthy and loud Tiger wanted fed, the barn cat was pawing at the door to be fed....then there is Romeo....sigh...I got my cup of coffee finally.
My husband and I went to the "Big City" and did a supply run for us and for her. We picked up her favorite wine too. The greenhouse did not have sweet potato slips in yet, so that was one stop we didn't need to do. Mom was smiling this delivery, so she is doing better now.
Other news:
Our statewide shut-in order will lift after May 1st. They are setting us free. Sort of. There will be three phases of opening places. Each "phase" is minimum 14 days, and if all goes well, school open back up in phase 2 (so that passes their prom date). The Ohio Bike Week was postponed.
Labels:
Family,
Homesteading,
Motherhood,
Pandemic
Friday, April 17, 2020
Quarantine Day 32
Quarantine day 32
Nothing like waking up at 3:30am, and finding the internet not working and trying to figure it out for an hour. Now it's running slower than molasses.
Things I noticed while out getting supplies - Kroger pharmacy took down all readers. You cannot buy them. One Kroger has a limit of 410 people. Ace hardware is not shipping any UPS items. No Lysol spray in any stores.
Daughter (20 year-old) said that they only get a small amount of Lysol and they are forced to keep it and use on the store. I'm guessing most shipments are like this.
She also told us they make care packages for the truck drivers that deliver - Lysol, sanitizer, snacks etc.
Calling my Mom to get her grocery list for a supply run feels like a scene from The Walking Dead.
Nothing like waking up at 3:30am, and finding the internet not working and trying to figure it out for an hour. Now it's running slower than molasses.
Things I noticed while out getting supplies - Kroger pharmacy took down all readers. You cannot buy them. One Kroger has a limit of 410 people. Ace hardware is not shipping any UPS items. No Lysol spray in any stores.
Daughter (20 year-old) said that they only get a small amount of Lysol and they are forced to keep it and use on the store. I'm guessing most shipments are like this.
She also told us they make care packages for the truck drivers that deliver - Lysol, sanitizer, snacks etc.
Calling my Mom to get her grocery list for a supply run feels like a scene from The Walking Dead.
On a good note, my lettuce is sprouting! We also cut wood, but only enough for a few days. It was cold, so we will resume soon.
Labels:
Homesteading,
Pandemic,
Self Sufficiency
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