Stretching my budget
I’ve had several questions about how I manage to survive with a very limited budget. I do what I call self-rationing. Have you ever heard of self rationing? What is … Continue reading
Fruit cobbler for one
I had my final visit with the dentist and everything is healing very well. I completely forgot about finishing this post until now. I wanted to share that I uploaded … Continue reading
Busy week
I continued to switch from family size pots and pans to one person with leftovers size or two persons if a grandchild visits. I started downsizing all my favorite recipes … Continue reading
Rotisserie chicken
I read that scientists are saying kinetic energy can be converted into thermal energy. My old lady brain asks the question; if that is true how hard do you think … Continue reading
Quilting and yard updates
Before I continue with this post let me say — HAPPY JUNETEENTH! Its now officially a federal holiday after so many years and so many people campaigning for it. I’m … Continue reading
The easy button
Does anyone remember the Staples “easy button” humor of a few years ago? The easy button was an imaginary button that possessed mystical qualities allowing the user to magically fix … Continue reading
A couple questions for you
Those of you brave enough to venture out to the stores are you finding empty shelves like there was back last fall? My sister’s husband has been going to the … Continue reading
It wasn’t lemons
Last week I was given a bag of lemons at the outdoor food bank. There were 14 of them with a bright yellow color. Funny they look orange in the … Continue reading
Where are the turkeys?
I like baking a turkey breast for my lunch meat instead of buying deli sliced or that shrink wrapped stuff sold by the ounce. This time of year there are … Continue reading
First October food bank day
This time there was better and more food. We never know what we’re going to get. I made a short video of the food we received. The video has another … Continue reading
Food shortages and empty shelves
Gosh its hard to believe another once a month grocery day has gone by again. I wanted you to see what I was seeing at the stores. I also wanted … Continue reading
Empty shelves
I had the monthly grocery day with my SIL. I took my camera with me this time but there wasn’t any discounted produce to check. So I just snapped a … Continue reading
Costs, shortages, and a warning
The rising costs on just about everything is forcing shoppers to look at ways to cut spending. I’ve long been a fan of using grocery store discount bin items. Shopping … Continue reading
Living without a fridge
Learning to live without a refrigerator and using only a chest freezer is challenging. For several years I’ve been freezing foods in small pieces because I’m just cooking for one. … Continue reading
March food bank
On Mondays I chauffeur my sister in law to her doctor appointment and to the Kroger store in their car. Last week I picked up some discount produce items. Apples, … Continue reading
Dang I missed both
I was sick again and missed both food bank days. Thank heavens I have food in storage and that I’m pretty good at making do because it will be three … Continue reading
Tuesday was busy
I had several errands to run so my brother let me use his car for the day. I use it when I’ve got several errands in wide apart places and … Continue reading
What do you see
There have been some readers concerned I might be going hungry and feel sorry for me. I assure you I’m not going hungry. Far from it. I thought I’d do … Continue reading
Ten dollars a week for food
As the cost of food crept up over the last couple of years I eliminated one food after another as too high for my $20 a month budget. Back in … Continue reading
Na Na pinches her pennies 