tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623860601773162733.post6847239984858649926..comments2024-03-23T11:53:39.460-04:00Comments on Vickie's Kitchen and Garden: My Frugal Ways this Past Week 3/24/19! Vickie @Vickie's Kitchen and Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03402367232977896594noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623860601773162733.post-28787394364011972852019-03-25T07:10:55.605-04:002019-03-25T07:10:55.605-04:00Sounds like you had a great week Lorna! I love to...Sounds like you had a great week Lorna! I love to hear about the rain you've been getting! It has helped you a lot. <br />It's great your finding the small country markets. They are hidden gems sometimes and there is always something on sale or something that you don't see elsewhere. Have a great week too! Vickie @Vickie's Kitchen and Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402367232977896594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623860601773162733.post-72275069329836619032019-03-25T07:06:48.962-04:002019-03-25T07:06:48.962-04:00Jenny, so sorry you have been sick. I like the t...Jenny, so sorry you have been sick. I like the thoughts of two days in daycare for your grandson. It will help you immensely because that is what happened for us too. You got him past his little stage so I think he will be fine. They get to play with other children and have fun when they see grandma. It's hard at first but we ended up with time to get things done. Rest up and have fun with your grandson. Vickie @Vickie's Kitchen and Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402367232977896594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623860601773162733.post-65472225737886327402019-03-24T21:30:24.057-04:002019-03-24T21:30:24.057-04:00I feel like I'm coming back from the twilight ...I feel like I'm coming back from the twilight zone....I've been sick for over a week. First with a sinus infection that totally knocked me out. Five days into it I woke about midnight throwing up....the stomach virus. So we have saved money because I didn't eat anything! <br /><br />My family scrambled around figuring out child care for my grandson. My husband ended up taking three days off work to watch him. I honestly think though that God allowed me to be super sick just to see how hard it is for everyone to cover my job. Because my son told me they've decided to put the baby in daycare two days a week now. So, I'll get him Tues, Thurs & Frid. I am missing him terribly but I do think our lives will run a lot more smoothly with a few more free days for me. <br /><br />Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305409125105992525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623860601773162733.post-44422121393610260292019-03-24T19:27:18.030-04:002019-03-24T19:27:18.030-04:00Hi Vickie and I totally relate to some weeks being...Hi Vickie and I totally relate to some weeks being harder to get things accomplished :) . You still did get a lot done and restocked your freezer with bargain meats and made some lovely citrus vinegar which is also one of our favourite cleaning products.<br /><br />Last week we also found some bargain priced meats to stock our freezer with too :) .<br /><br />We had 30mm more rain which we think filled the water tanks almost to full which we are immensely happy about. Now it is just humid and dry again though but the rain softened the ground for us to get 7 more posts down from the grapeyard vineyard enclosure with ease with shovelling most of the soil rather than using a post hole crowbar :). We are making a start on our vegetable garden beds having purchased some more needed items and only some manure and a small amount of fittings and a tap we will need to purchase.<br /><br />Our savings added up to $581.24 last week :) .<br /><br />Earnings -<br /><br />- Made $27 from the sale of 2 lace curtains on eBay I took down after replacing them with handmade ones.<br /><br />Purchases -<br /><br />- Purchased a 75cc petrol post hole auger to dig the post holes for the garden enclosure and 6 x 2.4 x.9 above ground metal garden beds using discount vouchers and codes saving $368.31 over buying them in our local hardware store.<br />- Found and purchased 2 x 3kg bags of valencia oranges on special in Woolworths saving $5 on usual prices. We juiced them for some lovely fresh orange juice.<br />- From a small country discount variety store we purchased an 8 pack of permanent markers, 2 x rolls of packaging tape, 8 dining room chair pads and 3 hats for DH saving $49.04 over buying in other stores.<br />- Found on special in a small country supermarket 2.5 kg of rindless short cut bacon (usually $17 kg here) and 4.34kg of beef rump steak (usually $23 kg here) on special for $8 a kg saving $87.60 over buying it in the larger local supermarkets.<br />- Purchased 4 x 790g packets of party sausage rolls on half price special saving $14 on usual prices.<br /><br />In the kitchen -<br /><br />- Made a quadruple batch of magic mix chocolate pudding saving $12.67 over buying it ready-made in the shops.<br />- Made a single batch of chocolate chip and coconut biscuits saving $7.01 over purchasing them ready-made in the supermarket.<br />- Made a whole orange cake with citrus juice icing and sprinkled with orange zest saving $24.52 over purchasing it.<br />- Made 3 loaves of homemade bread and 2 batches of MOO yoghurt saving $16.09 over purchasing them.<br /><br />In the gardens -<br /><br />- Pulled down 7 more posts in the grape vineyard enclosure when the weather was cooler. 8 more to go till we finish :).<br /><br />Water Preservation -<br /><br />- Saved shower warm up water to water potted fruit and herb potted plants with.<br />- Saved grey water from our washing machine to water potted ornamental flowers and used grey water from both ours and the neighbours grey water tanks to water fruit, berry, native trees and shrubs in the yard.<br /><br />Hope everyone has a wonderful week ahead :) .<br /><br />sewingcreations15 (Lorna).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623860601773162733.post-30291532008570693542019-03-24T19:01:47.400-04:002019-03-24T19:01:47.400-04:00Thanks Lana, the grandkids are always a lot of fun...Thanks Lana, the grandkids are always a lot of funVickie @Vickie's Kitchen and Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402367232977896594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623860601773162733.post-40705060872935990952019-03-24T14:09:19.784-04:002019-03-24T14:09:19.784-04:00I hope you have a better week this week. Enjoy th...I hope you have a better week this week. Enjoy those Grands! Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623860601773162733.post-46660368456612672552019-03-24T10:03:01.948-04:002019-03-24T10:03:01.948-04:00That orange spray is the best! Have a great week!...That orange spray is the best! Have a great week! Vickie @Vickie's Kitchen and Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402367232977896594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623860601773162733.post-33022593555522849802019-03-24T09:55:09.536-04:002019-03-24T09:55:09.536-04:00Good morning. We all have those kind of weeks!
I ...Good morning. We all have those kind of weeks!<br />I like the smell of the orange spray as well - so fresh and clean.<br />Have a great time with the littles and have fun!Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.com