Hello everyone! I hope you're having a wonderful week so far. Here are some thrifty things I've done since writing last:
1. The garden is producing like crazy! I'm picking three different types of beans and cucumbers. On the very cusp of ripening are tomatoes, apples, pears and even some ornamental gourds. 2. I made lacto-fermented pickles. They turned out great with just a salt brine. Next time I will try to add some dill (if I can find any volunteers in the garden) and they will be even better. I managed to find ONE half-gallon mason jar this week, so I will be making more pickles and storing them in the basement right away, rather than letting them ferment in the kitchen and moving to the refrigerator. I think the cooler temp in the basement will slow down the fermentation a lot, so the pickles will last longer down there. That being said, I still want to clear out some room in the fridge to store some lacto-fermented vegetables on a permanent basis. 3. I foraged more mullein and red clover this week to add to my herbal apothecary. 4. I used some old chocolate squares (drinking chocolate) that we had from visiting the Dominican Republic several years ago. The weather has finally taken a cold turn, so the hot chocolate was very good despite its age. 5. I mended a pair of shorts for Hubby and a pair of jeans for our toddler. Normally I use an iron-on patch and then hand sew around the iron-on patch to repair holes. However, after I had repaired the toddler jeans in this manner, I discovered a new way to repair the holes. My teenage brother has taken to buying and wearing military surplus clothing, and his pants and shirts are repaired in a faster, cheaper manner. First, a similar or identical swatch of fabric is cut for the patch. Then the patch is set on the backside of the hole, and simply stitched across many times over. No ironing or hand-sewing needed, plus the patch is less prone to tearing on the edges. I tried this method to fix Hubby's shorts, and I believe it produced a stronger repair in far less time than an iron-on patch. Well, that is all I have for this week. Have a wonderful weekend! ~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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