It's a blustery Wednesday here, snow coming this evening, always behind rain that will turn ice first. Then the return of 60's by Friday! Fall in Colorado, love it or leave it!
Finished pulling the garden last week! Making applesauce it seams weekly, we have been eating so much I doubt I will can any this season, hopefully get some in the freezer though.
My grocery bill is going DOWN! Thus far this month:
Cosco-243.00
Week of Oct.14th-43.00
Week of Oct.21st-38.96
I guess planning ahead and using some imagination, one can do this. We have been eating some great dinners and some plain dinners, though no one is complaining. Another big positive for me is, we are throwing out very little wasted food. Use it up or do without ;-} We did eat out once that footed a 54 dollar bill. Though enjoyable, not worth the cost! My eating out budget is seperate from the grocery bill and is on a reduction diet as well! This goal will be easily met this month.
An unexpected expense, the washing machine died! First it wouldn't complete a cycle, I thinking the drum was off balance and after resetting the machine balance several times I sat on the machine( picture above)- that worked but then the door would not unlock! Eric and I tried to fix it ourselves with the manual,( god bless eric , he keeps all manuals!), but had to resort to a service man. The cost was almost the price of a new machine, so we opted for the new machine. It really vexes me to have to replace machines! I think they should run for 30 years, this machine was maybe 12 years old. I hate adding to the county dump!
Lots of knitting and rug hooking going on around here. Knitting Alanis by: Elizabeth Smith. I am using yarn from my stash, Cascade and Brown Sheep.
Gus is wearing his Aran sweater often these blustery days and have mailed off
Phoebe's sweater to NY,NY for a grand niece.
The rug hooking project is my pattern and using up wool strips from a previous project.
Reading: Of Windmills and War- a potato chip WWII book, (t's a love story)
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness, ( this book is amazing! a must read!)
I am still waiting for a copy of Just Mercy from the library, hope I get it in time for the book club
Until later.........
Hooking up with Unravel Wednesday
3 comments:
I was trying to make sense of what you were sitting on! Sorry about the new washing machine. I'm with you on expectations for them, but I've had to replace two in the last six years after my 30-year-old Maytag died. Your sweaters and rug hooking look great!
Isn't it always the thing that when you start to save some money somewhere in the budget something goes bad, like a washer.. I am trying really hard to menu plan, it's not fun but when I do , I spend less money!
I am with you on all appliances... they should work like the washer/dryer combo my parents got from my dads parents (they moved into an apartment that had a washer and dryer). This washer and dryer were then given to me when I got married - those babies lasted almost 40 years!
I am off to see if my library has Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness - thank you!
(and your rug hooking is amazing!!)
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