tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post4917134202264123595..comments2024-03-27T14:18:47.272-04:00Comments on Blue House Journal: In My Home This Week: A Season Of Savingsterricheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865436021565986224noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-66103190763806137562015-09-13T08:54:48.671-04:002015-09-13T08:54:48.671-04:00We took a trip this week to visit our grandchildre...We took a trip this week to visit our grandchildren in another state. How wonderful to just hold them and love on them a little bit. As wonderful as that was, it it so nice to be back home. I can't wait to see your pictures of the chairs out front... I get so much inspiration from you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120446690878795217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-65977633799733448512015-09-12T12:52:19.444-04:002015-09-12T12:52:19.444-04:00Better not tell John that we got so relaxed and un...Better not tell John that we got so relaxed and unwound at the lake last weekend that we did not lock the door two nights. We really don't do such things and have no idea why this time. I love my getaway place but my heart turns toward home after about 4 days away and I am always so glad to to see my house at the bottom of the hill when we come over the rise heading home.Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-68970899080045179352015-09-12T03:11:52.306-04:002015-09-12T03:11:52.306-04:00Oh I love what Karla Neese said about her house &q...Oh I love what Karla Neese said about her house " were my heart lives free" ! With each passing year we are loving to return home more and more. Just the word home conjures up relaxed nostalgic memories for us all. Dorothy was right..there is no place like home. SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-9885098356181724252015-09-11T20:47:56.964-04:002015-09-11T20:47:56.964-04:00Sounds like you all had a wonderful visit! I enjoy...Sounds like you all had a wonderful visit! I enjoy reading your blog and look forward to your posts. I like reading about your thrifty moves! Becky Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-77163028984678785512015-09-11T20:03:35.787-04:002015-09-11T20:03:35.787-04:00Oh, I never thought of someone climbing into a win...Oh, I never thought of someone climbing into a window because of a chair under it. If someone tried using the chair below our window, we'd surely know it. It would fall apart and we'd probably have to call for an ambulance, along with the sheriff, to cart them away. Smile.<br /><br />I never make a meatloaf the same. I use taco sauce, ketchup, tomato soup, anything that is tomatoey. I used zucchini in meatloaf this summer. The thing everyone loves is the brown sugar on top mixed with ketchup. No matter how I make the meatloaf, I get rave reviews because of the topping.<br /><br />Wow, so nice that your wardrobe was stretched by sharing. I've been shopping Goodwill for jeans for myself. I don't get there often but when I have lately, I've found jeans that sort of fit. They will do just fine for everyday. PamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-50050014041376346802015-09-11T18:43:31.814-04:002015-09-11T18:43:31.814-04:00How rich we are, more so than many millionaries, h...How rich we are, more so than many millionaries, having a family that loves us for who we are. I would rather have my family home than go any vacation that I could ever dream up. I don't know if you and John are old enough for AARP but Ancestry.com is one of the many places where you get a discount if you are a member. Isn't it fun to discover something that you see all the time such as a piece of clothing or an old chair and all of a sudden an idea hits you as to what you can do. Will be waiting for pictures. Loved the picture on fb of your daughter and her daughter. Beautiful girls, both of them. Have a blessed weekend! Gramma D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-29380788510313419032015-09-11T17:20:14.721-04:002015-09-11T17:20:14.721-04:00Thanks to Nathalie for that idea on Ancestry.com!!...Thanks to Nathalie for that idea on Ancestry.com!! I do have a membership but it's limited since I can't afford the extremely expensive prices for the full access type! <br /><br />It sounds like you had such a lovely weekend! What a treat to get to spend it with those you dearly love.<br /><br />Can't wait to see the flowerbed re-do with the chairs when it's done. I know that will be such a sweet bit of whimsy!<br /><br />I really like coming home too - even on days when it doesn't look like I want, doesn't smell as fresh and clean as I'd like - but it's still mine and where my heart lives free.Karlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251936768042830801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-54225473670307025682015-09-11T17:02:54.008-04:002015-09-11T17:02:54.008-04:00Hi Terri, I enjoy your blog and your conversationa...Hi Terri, I enjoy your blog and your conversationalist style :)<br /><br />I just wanted to mention that you should check if your local library system has a library subscription to Ancestry.com. Mine does (I'm in a rural county) so I can access it from the library's computers (but not from home, for some reason). I bring a USB key and just save the documents to my USB key and then can work on them when I get home (I use the RootsMagic program). My library system also has a subscription to a database called HeritageQuest and that I can access from home (I go to the database corner of the library's website and after logging in with my library card, I can access the records. HeritageQuest has a lot of genealogy-related books that have been scanned and you can search by last name or geographic area. You can download pages of books (or whole books but you can only do it in chunks). It's a little arduous but can be useful, especially if you can access it from home! Maybe you can see if your library system has a genealogy club (I know the larger branches of mine do, and a library in the next town over even has its own genealogy research room with computers dedicated to that) that can advise you as to what free resources you can use via your library system.<br /><br />Lastly, I'm not sure if you ever created a free account with Fold3.org (military records) but several times a year they open parts of their records for free and if you sign up for an account without paying for a subscription, they will send you emails to let you know when they have such free promos.<br /><br />I hope that helps!<br /><br />Nathalie @ imperfectlyfrugally.blogspot.com<br />Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654610295436446555noreply@blogger.com