Aww, not again
Well, I did get the December quilt finished and delivered to the post office so its on its way to the forever home. That felt GOOD. Finally something accomplished. I … Continue reading
The real me
I’m once again showing my piled up dishes and a dirty kitchen. This is a much shorter video than the last one. The reason I keep showing my kitchen is … Continue reading
How I budget
Rough financial times are coming. I think we all agree on that. To further discuss how rising costs will seriously affect a budget I’m going to show you my own … Continue reading
Eeeeeeek!
How the heck did you get in there and where did you come from? Were you hiding in my clothes basket? Did you jump in there to get a drink … Continue reading
No mice or rats allowed – three
As I’ve said in the earlier posts when I say mice I mean rats too. These are the things I’ve learned that do or don’t work to get rid of … Continue reading
No mice or rats allowed – two
In this post I’m listing as much as I remember about making a house less attractive to mice and rats. You may think mice are only a country pest but … Continue reading
No mice or rats allowed – one
I want to mouse and rat proof my house. Well, as best I can anyway. At my old house mice and rats were just a fact of life in the … Continue reading
My baking cabinet
When I moved here last summer there were lots of spiders. Everywhere! I believe they may have been attracted to the meat eating ants in the kitchen and the carpenter … Continue reading
My kitchen is not a trash can
Back in December I posted about how I no longer wanted to keep a trash can inside my house. A trash can in the kitchen is like an open invitation … Continue reading
Dirty produce
Have you noticed how dirty fresh fruits and veggies are lately? What I mean is dirtier than usual. Even the so called “washed and prepared” produce has had a major … Continue reading
Top 100 blogs scam
I got another one of those absurd comments saying I was awarded the distinction of being one of the top 100 picks for frugal living blogs from someone I’ve never … Continue reading
Comments and followers
According to wordpress I have 147 followers and have had almost 130,000 visitors. No way! Its more like 10 to 15 actual followers. The rest are “weird” internet troll people … Continue reading
Asking for money – yet again?
You know the routine. It happens quite often. Especially around a holiday. The phone rings and there is someone on the phone asking for money. I don’t know about you … Continue reading
Female role model
Sometimes things just simply bug me. Here is a quote from an email I got yesterday. I get emails like this all the time. Is it legitimate or is it … Continue reading
Guest post spam
I get daily emails from people wanting to submit a guest post for my blog. Geeze, that’s like asking if they can write my journal for me. I sure don’t … Continue reading
I surrender!
There are times when I feel like I would be better off to just walk away from my house and forget all the financial troubles I deal with everyday. But, … Continue reading
Visitors followers and spam
Oh wow, it finally happened. Sometime during the night my blog hits count finally out numbered the spam that Akismet caught. I started writing my main (quilting) blog back in … Continue reading
Ants in the kitchen
I don’t know what happened to February. It passed right on by me without notice. I was sick in bed almost the whole month of March. It’s difficult to think … Continue reading
Stop knocking
Every once in awhile it seems like our neighborhood is over run with people knocking on our doors trying to sell us something or asking for charity. We get salespeople of … Continue reading
Pest control
Every home has at least one garbage can. In our area we call it garbage but in other areas it’s called refuse. Whatever you call it, it’s still wasted foods … Continue reading
Fly repellent?
I was searching the internet for a DIY recipe for a fly repellent without any essential oils or skin so soft in it. It’s for a neighborhood dog. Poor thing’s … Continue reading
Fruit fly traps
The fruit flies have been especially bothersome this year. I believe its from the unusually wet weather we’ve had. Or maybe it’s because I have so much produce coming into … Continue reading
Na Na pinches her pennies 