Category Archives: frugal

Golden Needles Harvesting

Posted on July 29, 2016 by

or in common terms, picking and drying lots and lots! of unopenned Day Lily flowers. Ah, the common, humble daylily that most of us call, tigerlily’s or Ditch Lily’s are so wonderful to have in the kitchen, the little root … Continue reading →

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Egg Shells for the garden use

Posted on April 22, 2015 by

Now I know that I could put together a big list of uses for egg shells, and I might do a top ten list someday but this post is about the shells and garden use.. if you own a small … Continue reading →

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March Pantry Challenge 2015- 30 days of War Time Meals

Posted on February 24, 2015 by

Normally march challenge is us living out of the pantry but the truth is we just did that for a month of no buy feb  As always I invite others to join me if they want.. even if you only want … Continue reading →

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Patchwork skirt in the making..

Posted on February 16, 2015 by

This lovely was found on itzy and if you are not crazy and thinking you want to make a patchwork skirt, then this lady and others will custom make one for you🙂 I love the type of this one but … Continue reading →

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Mung Bean Sprouts and Recipe..

Posted on January 31, 2015 by

Dried Mung Beans can be turned into wonderful home grown sprouts for use in a number of tasty dishes, I started sprouting about ten years ago as a way to be able to offer the hounds fresh ground greens once or twice … Continue reading →

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Working for the greater good..

Posted on January 29, 2015 by

ok, compared to what lots of folks do this might seem minor but it still took hours of work now and will take hours on the back end. Somehow threw the magic of.. That’s a great idea… to lets do … Continue reading →

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No Buy Feb is coming up fast on me this year..

Posted on January 28, 2015 by

Well, its a good thing I have been doing this for a while.. it makes getting ready for it fairly easy at this point and yet it also means I know how much this will hurt as well.. Yup, I … Continue reading →

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Ham and Cabbage Soup Recipe- Flash Back Friday

Posted on January 23, 2015 by

Half a Head of Cabbage -Diced One med size Onion-Diced One clove Garlic 1/2 cup Barley 12 cups lamb bone broth 1/2 cup of left over chopped cooked ham 1/4th cup of dried Stinging Nettle Spices -A pinch of Basil, … Continue reading →

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Canning up farm fruits in Winter

Posted on January 20, 2015 by

Doing up the odds and ends in the freezer these days.. now I surely would have caught these lovelies much earlier on a normal year but 3 bag held enough fruit to do a single jam or jelly recipe.. two however … Continue reading →

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Laundry in Winter!

Posted on January 19, 2015 by

We all have that image, a warm sunny summer day, pretty bright sheets flapping in the wind, You in your pretty summer flock, with a sturdy laundry basket on your hip. O the smell when you breath it in, and … Continue reading →

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