Happy Thursday, everyone! I have a few things to share for this week: 1. Went to some community garage sales just 10 minutes away from our home. I didn't go with a long list, but I did find some things on that list, such as kids' clothes one size up from what we're using now. I bought several shirts and pairs of pants for 50 cents a piece. I thought the clothing was good quality for the price, with few stains and/or holes. I also bought some toys and got some free books. I've been thinking about what I want to put into our daughter's preschool program for this fall. I have a scope and sequence started for grades, but for ages 0-5 I have it organized by age. She will be three years old during this school year. Two has been such fun for us, and I'm amazed at how much she can comprehend and do. The free books will be part of her curriculum for next year.
2. Harvested cucumbers, raspberries, garlic and beans from the garden. The garden is doing wonderful, and I was able to make several small harvests. A few years ago, I decided that I could no longer handle mass-canning (which also entails mass-gardening) as long as we have young children around. If I had older children or teens around, that might be different, but for now it is me handling EVERYTHING- seed starting, composting, planting, watering, weeding, harvesting, and preserving... and the last step is just one step too many. That being said, since I decided to stop canning, we have enjoyed better variety and far more fresh produce than we did when I had a garden set up primarily for canning and freezing. I can or freeze here and there, if I have extra, but most of the time we just enjoy what comes fresh. We all like it better that way. 3. I cleaned out items in our house that didn't belong to us. The previous owners were family, so it wasn't as simple as donating or using the things. I was happy to get them out of the way, so we could use the storage space as a spare bedroom. 4. Line-dried several loads of laundry. 5. Made popsicles. That is it for this week! Hope to be back again next week! ~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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