Sunday I made two loaves of homemade oat bread and a pan of
brownies. Neither one seemed to stick
around very long. They seldom do.
I sewed up a cute little table square to set my kerosene lamp
on. I had this cute scrap of fabric and
it was too small to make much, but it was perfect for this. I also used leftover black fabric and batting
from another project and machine quilted it.
It was fun little project and now I want to make a couple more of them.
I had used one of the travel size pillows I had bought us for
camping to make a throw pillow as a Christmas gift for a friend. With the full intention of replacing it next
time I found myself in Walmart too.
Instead I took some muslin I had and made a pillow using the same technique
I used for those throw pillows I had made.
Funny thing is, I used the leftover quilt batting and polyfil from that
project to make it with and now I've replaced it without spending a dime. And saved myself a trip to Walmart to boot. J
Instead of making the lasagna I had planned for Sunday dinner I
ended up boiling fresh pasta and combining it with an assortment of leftover
pasta sauces I had in the fridge and freezer.
I topped it with cheese and baked it.
It turned out delicious and a great way to use up some leftovers.
It is hard to read around here without a cat or two |
I ordered a book from the county library to be held for me at the
main one downtown. I picked it up
Tuesday and dropped off one I'd finished.
I love that we have this service which saves me a lot of time, not to
mention fuel, from having to make trips all over town to check out and return
library books.
I did not shop for anything this week. It was a lovely feeling staying out of the
stores.
I signed up for a free sample of assorted teas to be sent to
me. It has been a long time since I've
signed up for a freebie. J
I cleaned and reorganized the refrigerator. I love it when it is all neat and tidy
inside.
On Friday we watched a couple of movies on YouTube for free.
I composted coffee grounds, tea bags and egg shells. We fed our kitchen scraps to the chickens and
they blessed us with 11 eggs this week.
How was your thrifty week?
Your brownies look so tempting! Tomorrow I am baking a winter warm lemon cake. nom nom
ReplyDeleteI am such a sucker for lemon stuff. I'd love to have your recipe. :)
DeleteI love the fabric you used for the potholder. And your daughter is very pretty. I can't believe how old they are getting!
ReplyDeleteThey are growing up so fast. High school orientation last night, college planning, oh my gosh!
Deletelove that oil lamp
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