Tag Archives: Frugal

Bird Seed/Fruit Suet Balls

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Just another day on the farm

Like most everything else the price point in the stores in regards to Seed/Fruit Suet Balls for the bird feeder was eye popping. Thankfully making your own is not hard to do. I took 10 cups of locally grown Bird … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged Dried Fruit, Feeding Wild birds with lard and seed Balls, Frugal, High Bush Crnaberries, Making Suet Seed Balls, Waste not, Wild Birds | 2 Comments

Thermos Shuttle Chef Review – TEN years later!

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Just another day on the farm

Can you believe it, my 10 YEAR review on the Thermos Shuttle Chef.. and I still love it! First Thermos Shuttle Chef review 2011 and lots of photos, cooking info and more.. Thermos Shuttle Chef 5 year review and round … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged Cooking with a Shuttle Chef Thermos Cookpot, Frugal, multi use, save energy cost, Thermos Shuttle Chef Beef Barley Stew Recipe, Thermos Shuttle Chef making yogurt, Thermos Shuttle Chef Pot, Thermos Shuttle Chef review, Thermos Shuttle Chef ten year review | 5 Comments

Hello Lockdown.. Brace for Impact 2022

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Just another day on the farm

Well the powers that be.. that run our province of ontario just informed us! “BRACE FOR IMPACT” media report.. point in fact, that was one of the most honest reports of what we had now and what could be coming … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged Frugal, Garden, Give a helping hand | 2 Comments

The Shifting Moral Sands Under our Feet

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

My Back to the Land Parents taught me young about shifting sands, on one hand I was allowed to flourish as a wild child, barefoot and bushy tailed, land, water, hounds at feet, wind running over me as I rode … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table, Life moves on daily | Tagged Fair Trade, Frugal, Media Spin, Morals, support your local farmer, Supporting small business, Who to trust | 8 Comments

WHAT! WHAT… NO!

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

Bells is so much fun to take photography’s of but in this case, I am going to use it to express that feeling of WHAT.. WHAT!! that many of us are feeling at the moment.. Early Fall is shifting to … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged Budget, Frugal, Inflation, Planning for inflation, Price of lumber, Rising costs of goods | 8 Comments

Mustard Mayo Sauce

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

Mustard, be it bright yellow and smooth an creamy, be it course with dark brown or even black mustard seeds, or a blend of the above, be it a tiny bit of keens mixed in there for some extra heat.. … Continue reading →

Posted in recipes | Tagged Cost saving, Frugal, horseradish mustard, Mustard Mayo Sauce, Mustard stirfry sauce, mustards | 4 Comments

Winter Tires and Stuff

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

All over the farm and the fields around me, the geese have been flying.. Honk, Honk, Honk If we needed more signs that fall is here.. these lines of every changing moving, shifting V flocks of honkers would certainly be … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table, Life moves on daily | Tagged Frugal | Leave a comment

Roasted Sea Salt Grey Ghost Squash Seeds

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

Its fall and that means squash and pumpkins are coming in by the wheel barrel and bins full.. such bounty.. we had a low threatened of 4 and we did get just nipped but only in our most frost prone … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, 30 day challanges | Tagged Eat the seeds, Eat what you grow, Fall harvest, Frugal, Garden, Grey Ghost Squash, Squash Seeds, Waste not | Leave a comment

Jan Updates Frugal and Declutter..

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

The 2021 budget is wide and vast, some area’s are super lean, some area’s are like a fat cat that wants heavy cream and the good fatty fish.. Thankfully some are one off’s! Other area’s are unknowns.. Budget/Frugal or Fat … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged Declutter, Frugal, Frugal fail, Seeds | 5 Comments

Low Buy Jan

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

I joined a budget based group that lasts the month of Jan, its a good overview and tweeking type of plan.. I laughed a touch as folks are like.. what is something your life that costs you money every single … Continue reading →