How frugal am I?
Happy mother’s day to all you wonderful ladies! Whenever I have serious decisions to make which require concentrated thoughts I like to do mindless work in a quiet space. Repetitive … Continue reading
We’re all food guinea pigs
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. (Sir Issacs Newton) Well, in my opinion, the same is true of every so called “healthy diet” ever promoted. For every diet guru, … Continue reading
Happy holidays!
At this time of year when the air is filled with the smell of lots of food cooking my thoughts turn to good friends who have given me so much … Continue reading
Still no furnace
The weather is a bit warmer in the 50s today so I’m able to work at my computer. Before I get into the saga of not having a furnace yet, … Continue reading
Freezing
A quick note that I’m staying in my survival room until I can get some heat into my house. It’s 29 degrees in my house right now. I can’t cook, … Continue reading
Many earthly angels
A few days ago there was a knock at my door. I wasn’t expecting anyone so I figured it had to be a neighbor. When I got to the door … Continue reading
Grocery prices still rising
I’m posting this early because this weekend is going to be very busy with workers coming and going through my house. I may not get a chance to work on … Continue reading
Fair is over and so is my staycation
The fair is over. On Monday I picked up my quilts. I’m not sure if I’ll enter anything next year or any other year from now on. I’m disillusioned and … Continue reading
Need to vent a bit
Yesterday was the first day of KY state fair 2023. In all the years (since 1954) that I’ve gone to the fair this year was the absolute most disappointing ever!! … Continue reading
Ares
is on a coach ball team. He’s 7 years old. Sigh. It’s that time of year when all the kids are expected to sell stuff for fundraising. I wonder why … Continue reading
A Grandma Mama diet for me
I pray everyone is surviving all the bad weather we’ve been having around the world. Fires, tornadoes, flooding, extreme heat, and everything else. In my area we had storms but … Continue reading
Rain and more rain
As with most of the country we’ve been getting lots of storms and rain. Normally the block where I live doesn’t have a power outage unless a tree comes down … Continue reading
Busy days
Happy Mother’s Day! For a couple days I was off my feet again. I’m not sure if it was from lack of sunshine or the high pollen count of spring … Continue reading
Disillusioned and fed up
A few days ago I went to an endocrinologist. I asked what could be done about the almost constant numbness and tingling in my feet. He said the vitamin B … Continue reading
Glasses, shoes, and construction
The wind storm knocked down trees everywhere causing thousands of power outages. This is a neighbor’s house. I’m sure glad the trees in my back yard were gone. Louisville even … Continue reading
Cost of living is awful!
Since my last post I’ve been doing whatever I could to prevent stress over the rising costs of absolutely everything that I need to live. Having wintertime blues didn’t help … Continue reading
I’m ok
The economy depresses me. The cost of groceries depresses me. The cost of clothing depresses me. The cost of healthcare depresses me. The cost of gas depresses me. Dark, dreary, … Continue reading
Happy holidays!
By gosh and by golly, here’s to a cheerful present, a well remembered past, and a wonderful new year ahead. Wishing you a peaceful & joyful Kwanzaa, Christmas, Hanukkah, Boxing … Continue reading
November 20 – December 6, 2020
I’ve been under the weather for a few days. I’ve been sneezing like crazy and generally feeling blah. After the vitamin B shots ended I started feeling weak and tired … Continue reading
Daily life – August 14 to 20, 2022
Sunday I spent the day relaxing and thinking about Grandma Mama’s frugal life. She was extremely frugal but not weird or extreme. Know what I mean? She taught me to … Continue reading
Daily life – August 7 to 13, 2022
There is not a day goes by that I’m not on the lookout for ways to save instead of spend. Writing about it can be difficult because sometimes it takes … Continue reading
Dang bad luck
Several days ago I was in a rush to finish a customer quilt for a contest. Time was running short. I had only a few days to finish it before … Continue reading
The future and surviving
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana 1905 That’s so very true. The young people (millennials and gen z) of today can’t remember … Continue reading
Christmas
I hope everyone had a good Christmas. I spent the day in the ER with kidney stones. When the news reports say the hospitals are under staffed and over loaded … Continue reading
During blogging break
***NOTE: I wrote this post before schools were out for Christmas break. A medical issue kept me from posting it until now. I’ll write another post for after this one. … Continue reading
Na Na pinches her pennies 