Happy Thursday, everyone! I have some fun things to share this week.
1. Fall décor and styling: I found a beautiful piece of autumn artwork (pictured above) at a thrift store for $3.00. The frame was a warm-colored wood when I bought it; very much in the 1970's bicentennial style. I absolutely loved the picture, but the frame didn't fit our décor so I decided to spray-paint it black to match our other frames. I was very happy with the result. After we hung the piece, I cleared the junk off of our piano so I could appreciate the decorative elements a little more. 2. I purchased some fall-themed pillow covers and a yellow throw blanket on Amazon, along with some small orange decorative pillows and a gray throw blanket at a discount store. I'm delighted with how cozy they make our living room, and bring out the orange in my new piece of artwork. The thrifty part? These are decorations that I'll be able to pull out and use year after year. 3. I added garden-fresh parsley, garlic and lemon juice to regular butter, and made flavored butter. Each stick of butter cost about $0.50 (I used three sticks), and with the added ingredients I made about 3.5 sticks of flavored butter. Store-bought flavored butter is something like $2.00 per stick, so by making it myself I saved about $4.00. The project was easy enough. It took about an hour, but the small hourly wage is offset by the fact that I'll be able to have "fresh" parsley and garlic, already chopped up and ready to use, in the winter. 4. Our duck began laying eggs! So far I've collected almost half a dozen duck eggs, the value of which is about $10.00 per dozen. 5. I butchered an extra rooster we had, that kept making a pest of himself. Rather than plucking and gutting him like you would a chicken, I just skinned the breast and thighs, and took those (I also saved the feet for broth). The meat was enough for two meals. Our flock seems happier and less "pecked-on" now that he is gone. This was the first bird that I butchered myself from start to finish, as previously I'd always had my husband do the killing. I still absolutely hate that part, but with a killing cone the process seemed quicker and easier. We still have at least two more roosters that could go, but annoyingly they have become pets at our house. That's about all I can think of for now! Blessings, ~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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