Good Morning, All! Hope everyone is doing well today...
I had to pick up the grandsons early yesterday, so haven't gotten much done since then. We did ride the buggy around the farm to check for winter damage - lots and lots of trees down in the woods. It felt so odd to see them - I was thinking 'Boy, there sure are a lot more than I'm used to seeing"; then remembered that we - and the cousins - used to keep them cleaned up by using them for firewood. Then we took a walk back to the lake area - it's been drawn down so what we were able to get to (Papaw was wearing shoes instead of boots) were mostly small creeks. The spring plants are just starting to come up...
And speaking of plants coming up, I was pointed to a couple of good websites yesterday - one is called eattheweeds.com and has good photos and lot of information about edible weeds - that creeping charlie aka: ground ivy is edible in small amounts. I guess if I can't kill it, maybe we can eat it out of existence
The other website is Identifythatplant.com and has some really good photos of 'weeds', as well as information about them such as if they are edible, etc...
I am really looking forward to getting out in the garden - it's just too wet right now and we are still having frost at night frequently. I'm hoping that my 'feral' potatoes - that grew from some that were rotting and were thrown in the compost - come up again in the 2 year old compost pile - I didn't gather too many of them last year as I hoped that they would continue to grow there.
I have been finding more holes in the pantry - which just irritates me to no end as there wouldn't be holes if people would just use the inventory sheets - so I have a shopping list of items to buy when/if they go on sale and have had to pick up a few things at full price to make sure that we have them on hand for normal use.
I have found only a few sales so far this week - Hunts ketchup is on sale 10/$10 and it is also part of a deal that if you buy a total of 10 of any of the items in that sale section, you get a free case of store brand bottled water. I cheat and use ketchup rather than tomato sauce and assorted spices when I am canning home made pork 'n beans - it's both faster and less expensive since I usually buy the ketchup on sale and in bulk. The store is in the same town as the pool, so I should have at least 3 opportunities to do the sale deal this coming week. Ground turkey/turkey sausage rolls are also on sale for 10 for $10; daughter uses these so I will stock up in order to have them on hand for her.
Beef roast is also on sale and I would really like to can another case of beef chunks to stick back in the pantry, but will have to balance that with all the other things going on right now - I'm still working on clearing out the grandson's closets and storage tubs of clothing from last year; I will have quite a bit to be donated as the little one has had another growing spurt. I also need to go through the shoe tubs as well - when seasons change and they are put on clearance for a few bucks, I buy a pair or two a few sizes up for each boy so as to have them on hand.
And speaking of the boys, they are getting wired up - time for me to stuff 'em into boots and jackets and throw 'em out in the yard to run off some of their energy!
Take care all; stay safe, stay happy!
I had to pick up the grandsons early yesterday, so haven't gotten much done since then. We did ride the buggy around the farm to check for winter damage - lots and lots of trees down in the woods. It felt so odd to see them - I was thinking 'Boy, there sure are a lot more than I'm used to seeing"; then remembered that we - and the cousins - used to keep them cleaned up by using them for firewood. Then we took a walk back to the lake area - it's been drawn down so what we were able to get to (Papaw was wearing shoes instead of boots) were mostly small creeks. The spring plants are just starting to come up...
And speaking of plants coming up, I was pointed to a couple of good websites yesterday - one is called eattheweeds.com and has good photos and lot of information about edible weeds - that creeping charlie aka: ground ivy is edible in small amounts. I guess if I can't kill it, maybe we can eat it out of existence
The other website is Identifythatplant.com and has some really good photos of 'weeds', as well as information about them such as if they are edible, etc...
I am really looking forward to getting out in the garden - it's just too wet right now and we are still having frost at night frequently. I'm hoping that my 'feral' potatoes - that grew from some that were rotting and were thrown in the compost - come up again in the 2 year old compost pile - I didn't gather too many of them last year as I hoped that they would continue to grow there.
I have been finding more holes in the pantry - which just irritates me to no end as there wouldn't be holes if people would just use the inventory sheets - so I have a shopping list of items to buy when/if they go on sale and have had to pick up a few things at full price to make sure that we have them on hand for normal use.
I have found only a few sales so far this week - Hunts ketchup is on sale 10/$10 and it is also part of a deal that if you buy a total of 10 of any of the items in that sale section, you get a free case of store brand bottled water. I cheat and use ketchup rather than tomato sauce and assorted spices when I am canning home made pork 'n beans - it's both faster and less expensive since I usually buy the ketchup on sale and in bulk. The store is in the same town as the pool, so I should have at least 3 opportunities to do the sale deal this coming week. Ground turkey/turkey sausage rolls are also on sale for 10 for $10; daughter uses these so I will stock up in order to have them on hand for her.
Beef roast is also on sale and I would really like to can another case of beef chunks to stick back in the pantry, but will have to balance that with all the other things going on right now - I'm still working on clearing out the grandson's closets and storage tubs of clothing from last year; I will have quite a bit to be donated as the little one has had another growing spurt. I also need to go through the shoe tubs as well - when seasons change and they are put on clearance for a few bucks, I buy a pair or two a few sizes up for each boy so as to have them on hand.
And speaking of the boys, they are getting wired up - time for me to stuff 'em into boots and jackets and throw 'em out in the yard to run off some of their energy!
Take care all; stay safe, stay happy!