"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.

Monday, March 1, 2021

Happy Homemaker Monday

We hit 60°F on Sunday.  Although the day started out with rain, it quit and we got the chicken coop mucked.  Boy oh boy did it need it too.  The ladies are happy.  I had to shovel a snow drift to get the wheelbarrow through, but it's all nice and clean for now.  The rain and temperature did not melt all of our snow.

It was such a busy weekend, that much of the inside work was delayed, but that's okay.  It'll be a busy day inside today.

Welcome March!  February was just cold, cold, cold.


Makes me smile!  My garden seeds are starting to sprout!  Without a green house, I am unable to start all of what I plant, but it's a great start this year.


Today I am joining Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom.


The weather outside is . . .

38°F/18°F, cold mostly all week, but next week it warms back up for us.


How I am feeling this morning . . .

Rested.  Sunday I was wide awake at 4am (for no reason at all).


On the breakfast plate . . .

Cheesy Pepper Sausage and Asparagus Breakfast Bake

(online, SmallTownWoman) I just changed the cheeses to what I had on hand.  I used green bell vs. red bell pepper (what I got from the garden last summer), and I added greens to it.  I used half of my last bag of frozen asparagus.  I'll be getting some in the garden come May.


On my reading pile . . .

As the Earth Turns (haven't really been in the mood to read a lot, as the weather is nicer, so hence outside more often).


On my TV . . .

Netflix - Queen South


On menu this week . . .

-Tacos, using home canned taco sauce

-BBQ (home canned) Turkey Cutlets, wild rice, green beans

-Homemade pizza with home canned pizza sauce and green peppers we froze from the garden

-Either cod or flounder, veggie (haven't decided), home canned corn relish

-Breakfast - Cheesy Pepper Sausage and Asparagus Breakfast Casserole

-Snacks - Fruit Muffins of some sort, maybe using some strawberries we froze


From the camera this week . . .


In about a week our days will be longer again.  More sunshine is definitely what we need too.


Looking around the house . . .

We finally delivered 5 boxes of crafting doo-dads to Daughter T.  She is excited and basically a craft nut like me.  I have a few more boxes that are slightly filled at this point, but house is looking better.


To relax this week I will . . .

Crochet, maybe read


Something I want to share . . .

Random Acts of Kindness (cont):

11.  Out of the blue, send flowers to a friend

12. Say "please" and "thank you" and really mean it

13. Don't interrupt when someone is explaining to you

14. Offer to babysit for a single Mom

15. Put your shopping car back in it's place


Devotional, Inspirational quote, Prayers or Bible Verse . . .

Prayers for extended family in KY (C and S), they had to abandon their home due to flooding.

Sunday, February 28, 2021

Random Tidbits

Our frozen green peppers are still supplying us, as well as the celery cubes I froze, and home grown garlic.  My homemade beef "bullion" cubes are running low though.


Guess what I found?  It was the only book allowed back on the shelf.  Now to find Volume one.  The book store called me back finally, saying the signature couldn't be verified on the book and it was for sale for $39.00.  I found it elsewhere for almost half that price.

We had to head out to the hardware store, and after two stores, I finally found two more seed starter trays (apparently these are selling out fast in our area).  I bought the last two of these.  Canning jars are available everywhere, but absolutely no sign of canning lids.  I sure hope they are in stores soon, I need them.  Yeah, I can freeze sauces, but I can only fit so much in the freezer.

Work resumed on the hallway yesterday, but due to "technical difficulties" of another nature, it's on hold (again).