Thrift at Home

On the day I did corn , we had grilled corn on the cob and bruschetta with grilled bread, meaning, I hope you see, that supper did not heat...

One of my friends from church said, "hey, you want the second picking of the corn patch at my in-laws' house?  We got all we want. ...

A big reunion on my mother's side last weekend; this has been the summer of reunions for my family (this is the fourth and one to go yet...

Pretty eggs from a farming family at church. . . nestled in my new spoon rest from the thrift store for $.99.  I broke my old one a few m...

The creative reuse shop is open and so far, wildly successful. Here are my purchases last evening.  I measured the blue fabric (it has a ...

One basket (half bushel) of seconds peaches for $15.99. canned made into salsa ( recipe here ) and frozen. Total yield:   11 qu...

I'm helping my friend A get a creative reuse shop up and running. What a Salvation Army store is to clothes, a Habitat Re-Store is to b...