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.
Adopted Motto
"Eat it up,
Wear it out,
Make it do,
Or go without."
~A Pioneer Sampler, by Barbara Greenwood~
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Garden ~ Tick Repellent Oil and other ramblings
Monday, July 18, 2022
Happy Homemaker Monday
Sunday I had plans to do some long distance errands, but decided to do them another day. It was predicted to storm all day, and go figure, it did not.
I, however, cleaned up the kitchen, sorted cookbooks for donation, filled another box for Daughter K, caught up on laundry, and filled one box for donation. I finally filled a tote with 50/50 vinegar/water to soak an old cast iron pan I was given.
Today I am joining Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom. I will link up when she posts.
Sunday, July 17, 2022
Daughter visit ~ More Painting ~ and other tidbits
Daughter K came for a visit to clean upstairs. She filled the trash and her car thankfully, but more has to be cleaned. She also cleaned out her car. It's not easy to do living in an apartment, so she did that at our house. We grilled dinner and then she went home.
She did help me finally, after 6 months, help me move my computer back to the desk in the kitchen corner. She said I should replace my keyboard and mouse, so I'm on the hunt for a wireless set that is affordable.
The clean up process is in progress in the living room. Daughter K helped me sort thru a box full of cables and wires and electronic game parts. We found the correct cords to a DVD player left by the kids. I moved the TV and the DVD player upstairs and it will be in the "guest" bedroom. The room is still under a purge project, but at least it's out of the living room.
I have another problem however. When I purged my old hutch, I boxed dishes and they are in my office. They are dishes from one of my grandparents. I have no clue on where to store those now. Urgh.
I found someone to give us a quote to clean gutters (family business), but now my husband said we'll do it ourselves after being over charged on the bathroom repairs. I'm not sure I want to be on a ladder, and if I am, I have to do it when someone is here, so that is a problem.
Saturday, July 16, 2022
Fried Green Tomatoes in Breakfast Burritos
I decided to add some fried green tomatoes to our breakfast burritos this week. You know me - waste nothing. I trimmed some of the tomato plant, but have more to trim. Hopefully, the tomatoes will start to get bigger.
Friday, July 15, 2022
No More Chard ~ Blips in the Bathroom and other ramblings
I went out to check the squash and beans and saw the rabbits ate my Swiss chard. Let's just say that I cannot wait for my new raised beds next garden season.
We had a few more set backs with the bathroom. When the old light fixture was taken down, we saw that they ran the wires thru the wall and screwed the light fixture into the drywall (not the wood). Our handy-man had to go get us an electrical box and installed that. Then when he went to assemble the new light fixture, we saw that one part of it was broken. It's being returned, and another has already been ordered.
Now that I see how many short cuts the previous owners did, I will be checking the carpet upstairs to see if they even put foam under it. One room has to be re-carpeted in the future for sure. I'm trying to clean up the other room and wait it out for a year or two, considering all the repairs needed and costly expenses this year.
I got the herb garden fully weeded and put Mom's flamingo solar light in it. I also got 3/4ths of the rose bed weeded, but so much more needs weeded.
Also, I am so frustrated with our one tomato plant for sandwiches etc. It's fully loaded (put banana peel water on it), but it's so loaded the tomatoes are very small. I'll be removing many green tomatoes later today, to try and let the plant have more strength for producing larger tomatoes. Let's just say I'll not be pouring banana peel water on it anymore.
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Chores and memories and other ramblings....
While tying up the tomatoes I thought of Mom. It didn't matter who brought her home grown tomatoes, she always told me that my tomatoes tasted the absolute best.
Also, bandaids and travel toilet paper brought Mom to my mind. While cleaning her house, she had a good supply of travel toilet paper and bandaids. I didn't think I would need them, but lately....found myself in a bathroom stall in a store and no toilet paper, and scratched the heck out of my arm removing hay from upstairs and have no bandaids. I'm heading to the camper this morning in hopes to find more bandaids.
I don't want to waste gas for just one thing today, so I surely hope I find extras out there. I have a travel tote we use when we go on car trips and camping trips, but I have yet to find it in this maze of a mess house right now.
In regards to the entire bale of hay I found upstairs, Daughter K left it in a tote. When I inquired on the oddity of it, she said she "left it because Rosemary (her rabbit) didn't like it". Sigh....why an entire bale? I have no idea. Kids!
Daughter K called. She wanted some zucchini. Mom used to fry her sliced zucchini when they stayed over as kids. Heck, she used to make it for us as kids. So good too.
While cleaning green beans I thought of Dad. He always told me I snapped the beans too big. He said I needed to snap them in smaller bite size pieces. Guess who snaps them in smaller pieces to this day? Yep. Me.
While searching for a new crochet pattern, I thought of Mom. She was the one who always gave me an idea that ended up selling very well at craft shows. The last item she asked me to make was the jar openers, and the first dozen sold completely. I've since then made more, and have them for sale now at the museum gift shop.
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
This and That