Clothing: I mended a pair of Jeff’s jeans and a pair of his lounge pants. Food: Still eating mostly from our storage and now many salads from the garden. I made some cranberry mustard out of cranberries that had been in the freezer since Thanksgiving and mustard seeds that I’ve had forever (literally). Household: Utilities: [...]
Clothing: I mended two pairs of Jeff’s jeans. Food: Still eating mostly from our storage and now many salads from the garden. Household: Utilities: Line drying clothes, diligently turning off power strips, not using lights during the long daylight hours. Gifts: I finished two washclothes and a set of four quilted placemats with matching cloth [...]
Clothing: Nothing special Food: Still eating mostly from our storage. We did have dinner out Saturday night after our hike & a long drive – the idea of fixing dinner was just too much. Household: Utilities: Still line drying clothes and leaving windows open for air movement – no fans, etc. Gifts: Working on wash [...]
Clothing: Polished work shoes in hopes of making last longer and look nicer. Food: Still eating mostly from our storage. Household: I made some new curtains for our bedroom out of some wonderful upholstery fabric that I found in a box of scraps that I bought at a rummage sale for $1. I’m so very [...]
Clothing: I’ve been trying to be vigilant about changing from work clothes to chore clothes with aprons, so far it seems to be working. Food: Still eating mostly from our storage. Household: Being extra careful to wash out and re-use plastic bags. Utilities:Longer daylight means less usage (if any) of electric lighting. We’ve been very diligent about [...]
Clothing: I bought some fabric at a yard sale, including some nice flannel that I’ll be using for some badly needed PJs for myself. Food: Still eating mostly from our storage. Household: Being extra careful to wash out and re-use plastic bags. Utilities: Longer daylight means less usage (if any) of electric lighting. We’ve been very diligant [...]
I’m late this week, but better late than never, right? Also, there’s not a ton to report this week: Clothing: I did buy a pair of dress pants at a yard sale for $1. I needed to shorten them, which I did. I also patched a pair of my jeans and a pair of Jeff’s [...]
Clothing: I didn’t mend or buy anything this week. Food: Still eating mostly from our storage. Household: Utilities: We cleaned out the extra freezer in the garage and combined those items into the small chest freezer and freezer above the fridge in the house, meaning less electricity usage. Longer daylight means less usage (if any) [...]
Clothing: I still have that stack of mending to get too. Food: Still eating mostly from our storage. Household: Been diligent about washing out & reusing plastic storage bags Utilities:This week not so good, we’re adding a roof over our deck which interfered with the chimney for our wood stove. We haven’t lit a fire [...]
Clothing: I have a stack of mending that I need to find the time to get too and soon. Food: We’ve been eating almost exclusively from our food stores, tomorrow night’s dinner being the only exception and meal we had to purchase ingredients for… sometimes you need something a little different. Household: Been diligent [...]
