It's been a whirlwind of activity since last Thursday when I posted. My husband and I attended a conference all day Thursday and Friday. On Saturday I sat at a local farmers market. That night my grandpa died. Sunday was a day of rest, despite the piles of dishes and laundry that had been mounting since mid-week. On Monday I cleaned it all up, plus harvested beans and cucumbers from the garden, and then managed to freeze several quart bags of beans. Tuesday was the visitation for my grandpa, and I spent all morning making two flower arrangements to go beside the casket. Wednesday was the funeral and funeral dinner, and we finally got home around 4:00 pm. I spent the rest of the day cleaning up or resting my weary body on the couch. And that brings me to... today. Thursday. Despite all that transpired over the last week, I do have a few thrifty things to share. 1. Earned $44.00 net profit at the farmers market. Truth be told, I was really there for political activism. But I thought I might get more people coming by my booth if I put some farm-y products out. So I took several dozen eggs from our chickens (and honestly, I DID need to sell those as well), some maple syrup and soap that I had made, plus an arrangement of basil and sage bunches. I only sold one bunch of basil, but did sell all of the eggs I brought as well as several jars of maple syrup and bars of soap. And I collected 14 signatures for a petition I was circulating, so... I think it was a success. 2. Picked at least 10 cucumbers and froze 5 quart bags of beans. 3. Used leftover flowers from the funeral arrangements to make several arrangements for our home (you can see one at the top of this post). I gave one of them away. 4. Found some clearance items at a local grocery store. Slivered almonds were $3.20/lb., sold in tiny packages for $0.50. They were very near the "best by" date, so I put most of them in the freezer. We also found brown bananas deeply discounted and some bacon for $3.00 per pound. Normally bacon in our area is $3.50 per pound, so that was a slight savings. 5. Visited our local nursery and bought rosemary and lavender plants for $1.50 per piece. I got two rosemary plants to make winter topiaries with (one for me and one for a Christmas gift) and six lavender plants to start a little lavender bed. Not only that, but they were giving one free echinacea plant per customer! I already planned on buying echinacea at some point this year, so that was a wonderful freebie. While I was there, I also looked at some additions to my cut flower garden. In particular I saw some lisianthus and crocosmia that I really liked. All of the plants are either 25% off or buy one get one free, so I will probably go back when I have more time and trunk space (I had just picked up groceries and chicken feed, so I didn't have a lot of room for plants). Well, that is all for today! Hopefully this coming week will not be quite as busy and draining as the last one was. ~Prudence~
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About PrudenceI am a Christian homemaker who lives in the Midwest. I enjoy sewing, gardening, reading and thrifting. Archives
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