Frugal when cooking
Long ago I read something about cooking meals that struck me it could have been describing my Grandma Mama. She let nothing go to waste. I never forgot about it … 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
Finally sunshine!
Thursday all that sunshine gave me enough energy to go shopping. Mostly I was just looking. We used to call it window shopping but those days are gone now. I … Continue reading
Juice jello
I was asked to make a video of how to make juice into a sugar free gelatin. I uploaded the video to youtube a couple days ago for anyone wishing … Continue reading
Fall cleaning
Now that I’m feeling better my house had really started to bother me again. It bothered me worse than all the other times before. When my house is cluttered I … Continue reading
Catching up
Its been a busy couple weeks. Two of my grands, one at a time, has been in the hospital with some sort of mysterious childhood illness. The doctors couldn’t explain … Continue reading
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
Na Na’s grocery game
Its taken me longer to do another blog post than I thought it would. Now that I’m officially retired with plenty of free time I have 100 things I want … Continue reading
Should we panic yet?
Its probably old news to everyone by now because its been repeated and repeated and repeated thousands of times about how fuel prices are soaring and expected to keep rising … Continue reading
Nephrologist news
Dang computers! My phone, internet, and computer have all been very cantankerous for several days which has made it impossible to get this posted before now. I finally got the … Continue reading
Not for me yet
After reading comments and some careful research I’ve decided to not do any of the creative finance options at this time. I’ll explain my reasons. There was a time when … Continue reading
Reducing my water bill more
The whole city of Cape Town South Africa said it would be completely out of water by April 22, 2018. What will be done if there is no water at … Continue reading
Scary driveways
I don’t know if anyone remembers me talking about the scary driveways in my neighborhood back when I moved to this house? At least I think I talked about them. … Continue reading
My never ending to do list
Several years ago I had to face the fact that my memory isn’t going to improve as I grow older so I started using lists. When my mind is focused … Continue reading
What is Obama Care
There are some readers from other countries who may be wondering what is the big commotion over Obama Care. So I’ll tell you my understanding of what it is. Number one is … Continue reading
Today’s water bill
I’m doing the Snoopy happy dance today after opening my water bill. If you don’t know, the water company bills every other month using multiples of 1,000 gallons. Use from … Continue reading
No longer a hoarder
I am not a doomsday prepper but I do prepare for short term emergencies and weather related power outages. I do have tendencies toward hoarding. Hoarding things is common among … Continue reading
Prepare for cold weather
I’ve been resting and taking care of myself while feeling guilty that necessary work is not getting done. Last night I kept thinking about all the things I should be … Continue reading
Trump and Jong Un
Have you been hearing about the childish insults being passed between Trump and Jong Un on the news the last couple of days? Watching those two grumps (kids word for … Continue reading
Gotta brag a little
I got one of those energy profile letters from our utility company in the mail yesterday and I was shocked. You can click the photo to make it larger for … Continue reading
A simple idea
But its so helpful for a forgetful mind. I drink powdered milk. I started drinking it long, long ago because it was more convenient than catching a city bus to … Continue reading
Heat wave
Like the rest of the country we have been in a heat wave. At 4 am the temperature inside my house would be 82 degrees. The actual outside temps during … Continue reading
Cooking without recipes
I’ve had many requests over the years to give recipes for the foods I cook. Honestly I’m not really good at using or writing recipes. I have lists of ingredients … Continue reading
Water saving progress
I sure wish I could read the water meter but those are kept cleverly hidden underground and not visible to the homeowner. I wouldn’t know how to read it anyway. … Continue reading
Na Na pinches her pennies 