tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post5951321130387999438..comments2024-03-27T14:18:47.272-04:00Comments on Blue House Journal: My Week of Living Frugally and Well: September 20 -26terricheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865436021565986224noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-89491378077393409062014-09-28T05:20:39.921-04:002014-09-28T05:20:39.921-04:00Maddie looks like such a happy dog i love your toi...Maddie looks like such a happy dog i love your toille chair. Have you made a list of exactly what you would like in your sewing room? Do you ever check the free listings on Craigslist? Do you pray for what you would like to receive? Its amazing how things can just turn up when you are patient. I admire your frugality and happy attitude while you wait. By the way, what is Kingsland?Linda Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16584023045957941418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-54938460913616630782014-09-27T22:17:00.641-04:002014-09-27T22:17:00.641-04:00When I open a bottle of oil I only peel back a tin...When I open a bottle of oil I only peel back a tiny area of the foil so only a small stream of oil can come out. I thought the whole chair cover was what you had in your booth. Then they did not sell so you brought it home. Now I understand. What ever way it happened ,...it is still a beautiful combination. I have done such things too. For instance one time while carrying a wreath shaped like a heart I also stuck a bird in a nest in it..just to carry both at the same time. Then looked at it and it has been together ever since! I think if you or I had all the money needed to just buy everything we want for a room new it still would not work out. What we want is what makes us comfortable and happy in our rooms. That does usually take a while to compile. It is truly personal. It is a growing experience. Little added here and some there and some moved around to there. Then one day it is "just right". Somehow rooms which all new things seem colder...less personal to me. Not my style at all but others like it. I have been itching to get back to some sewing and some crafts again. An old magazine I found showed how to stamp leaves and flowers on cloth to make prints and sounds interesting. Pretty t-towels!! I am gathering ideas for many projects. I have the paints and such already and they need using! :) I have some old galvanized tubs I have had for ages with different flowers in them. The bottoms are about rusted out but that is no problem. Just push it into the ground and plant! No one knows there is no bottom! When the kids were tiny this tub was their swimming pool or outside tub! :-) Yes those wash tub bottoms are out of sight expensive!! I put one square tub onto one of those new white utility sink holders. My tub had the drain hole in the bottom of it. Actually this sink bottom was old and someone had thrown it out but it worked. This could be used with a faucet or a hose as a way to wash hands or veggies outside. The faucet does not have to be attached but just a water pipe with faucet on it and the tub backed up to it. A garden hose can be attached under it and the water directed where you want it to go. Just another idea.Seems now a days galvanized things are the rage and the prices go up accordingly! :) SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-46892460941124034352014-09-27T21:45:46.717-04:002014-09-27T21:45:46.717-04:00Your last sentence sums it all up! I so enjoy the...Your last sentence sums it all up! I so enjoy the details of your days. It helps me remember - and realize - that every little thing adds up to create a well-lived lifeRebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-18077549473677130642014-09-27T19:51:31.093-04:002014-09-27T19:51:31.093-04:00One of the ideas for the garden is plants, usually...One of the ideas for the garden is plants, usually succulents planted in old boots or shoes. Have a pair of walking shoes to throw. They may just wind up in my garden in the spring.Gramma DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-19238074298759824072014-09-27T19:04:53.178-04:002014-09-27T19:04:53.178-04:00Very cute wreath, and yes, I'd vote for pheasa...Very cute wreath, and yes, I'd vote for pheasant feathers too.<br /><br />We all need to treat ourselves once in awhile!!! Glad you shared that you do because sometimes it seems like we need to give ourselves permission.<br /><br />I have never thought of putting my stove burner pans in the dishwasher ... what a great idea. Live and learn!<br /><br />I never liked using a hand grater ... it always got my fingers. I don't like grated me in my cooking! ; 0) But I do use a mandolin for grating. It has a guard for the fingers.<br /><br />Sometimes you just have to think outside the box ... I'd love to have a little red stool for my coffee station. I think I'm going to have to make me one when the garden/apples are all done. It can't be that hard ... can it??<br /><br />An idea I've seen is take an old lamp and strip out all the wires, then glue a solar light in the socket to use outdoors. I like your little flower area in tubs. <br /><br />I do like your chair. I'm assuming it is a normal office chair with wheels, right? You sure wouldn't know that. Very cute. Very creative!<br /><br />Your outfit sounds really cute too and again thinking outside of the norm to obtain it.<br /><br />Busy juicing apples. Yummy juice! My hubby and I picked all the apples off our two trees ... it's an apple year here for sure. I bought myself an apple peeler/corer/slicer, and boy is that baby slick. I put four bags of 6 c. each of apples in the freezer fast the other night. Much faster than by hand with a knife. Made some chunky applesauce for supper. <br /><br />Hoping for more tomatoes from the garden. I'd like to can about 24 more quarts before the season is done.<br /><br />I'm going to have to start making out a menu plan, something I've never done before. I have so much produce in my freezer and on my shelves that I'll need a plan to make sure it is used up before next summer. What a difference it is going to make on the grocery budget! God has been so good to us. Now if I could just talk Hubs into a cow and chickens .... ; 0) Okay, not really. Pam Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-24017120605891783052014-09-27T11:25:14.083-04:002014-09-27T11:25:14.083-04:00Terri, great post. I am always inspired by your cr...Terri, great post. I am always inspired by your creativity. Maddie looks like my Hachi's sister. Great garden. The tipped over pot would look great with something pouring out of it too, like thyme or petunias.<br />Daledoe853https://www.blogger.com/profile/03417944604275614243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-48337159938117388522014-09-27T09:27:32.999-04:002014-09-27T09:27:32.999-04:00I like the meandering path of the bricks around yo...I like the meandering path of the bricks around your little garden and that they are not all matched. Goes well with the pots. Hope you find some tin. Athanasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005869307957326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-47511722658813595912014-09-27T09:04:05.674-04:002014-09-27T09:04:05.674-04:00Love your garden spot!
I don't seem to have th...Love your garden spot!<br />I don't seem to have the energy to do anything, but you have inspired me to try. Thanks!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710629007170091862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-46209401178613016632014-09-26T23:34:34.950-04:002014-09-26T23:34:34.950-04:00Love your new garden spot! I'm getting ready t...Love your new garden spot! I'm getting ready to switch out summer flowers for mums.<br />I vote yes for the pheasant feathers in the wreath - I think they'd be a very fun touch! Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396880852810370044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-34499480474705264652014-09-26T18:52:45.603-04:002014-09-26T18:52:45.603-04:00Terri, Proud your knee is feeling better.. Don'...Terri, Proud your knee is feeling better.. Don't overdo..<br />You have had a very busy week, and accomplished a lot of frugal savings.<br />Love the chair[toile is my favorite fabric]. Love the flower garden.. So pretty.<br />Have a great weekend.Sew Blessed Maw [Judy]https://www.blogger.com/profile/15474519379303505290noreply@blogger.com