Gardening ~ Cooking ~ Frugality
Live from Zone 7b in New Jersey
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Yass Cream
This week was the opposite of the previous week: chilly and rainy! No complaints here. I was able to bring my fall seedlings outside for extended periods and didn’t have to water the garden. The fall seedlings are really perturbing me. They don’t like hot weather, but they need to go in the ground soon…
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August Interlude
Not much happened this week. I looked into laptop options for T; N bought a bike, with some birthday money from us and his own money. We worked on training Rocco and Molly received adoption applications. There were more doctor appointments for some of us. It was in the 90s all week but I still…
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Staycate the Premises
I hate to be writing this post, because it means my staycation is finally over. What a lovely break it was. I randomly, at the last minute, took off on Thursday and Friday, mainly because the weather was supposed to be wonderful. I wasn’t 100% sure what I’d do, but it all fell into place.…
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Lost Week
Apparently I did not take many pictures this week and otherwise failed to record what we did. And the ol’ brain is not supplying too many details. Blame it on the 100 degree heat. It was nearly impossible to cook or do much of anything. The heat did not break til Thursday night. Friday was…
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Dog Mom
Somewhere on Instagram, I saw a post or reel or something that asked, “Why do all my hobbies involve keeping something alive?” Feeling the same right now as I try to keep the garden watered in the heat, try to keep my fall seedlings healthy, and look after Molly the foster pup. No doubt it’s…
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Late Night Cooking
Crashing on the couch after several hours of shopping and cleaning. The house is going off the rails again. There were sheets, towels and tablecloths to be washed; art supplies and puppy supplies to be put away; library books and kitchen ware to be returned to their owners. Dishes, countertops, sweeping. Grocery shopping at Sprouts…
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Just Having So Much Fun
Time for a goal check-in. Summer has always been my time to ruminate on these things, usually from a beach chair or poolside. One of my big goals when I started this new iteration of the blog around this time last year was to really jump start my savings and start thinking about retirement. I…
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Puppies and Potatoes
Sitting here with the scrappiest little puppy you ever saw, Miss Molly. No more than 7 weeks old, weighs practically nothing. She’s a rescue who has been through some stuff. Her coat is patchy and her skin flaky. But she is the cutest, sweetest thing. She arrived Saturday and thanks to my friend J. we had…
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Getting Back to the Good Life
Now that graduation is done, we are moving on into summer. I spent this morning trying to get the kitchen fully back to its pre-party state–throwing away the food that didn’t get eaten, cleaning, putting away platters and other special dishes. All this past week we ate leftovers (soooo much lunchmeat) or takeout, laying low,…
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A Couple Hundred in the Future
I was off June 18-20, giving me a five-day weekend, and it was glorious. Just to sit a little longer with my cup of coffee and let my mind wander. To doodle on a piece of paper and then to putter around the house. I remember being much younger and asking my boss what he…
Garden State of Mind 