Thrift at Home

We are picking up our eighth of beef within the month, so I am trying to deal with the random cuts I have left from last year. To wit, ribs....

I told you that Genevieve made her own birthday cake, and I'm reporting back to say it was delicious and beautiful. She made the ca...

At this time eleven years ago, I was holding a very new little baby girl and feeling like a rock star.  The labor had been long and difficul...

I got a bushel of drops and seconds apples for $10 to turn into applesauce and apple butter.  My friend Danene said let's help each othe...

My dad invited me to pick limas with him at ye olde family farm a few weeks ago and since I could drop Phoebe off with my mom, I gladly went...

I was going to let the photos speak for themselves but I realized I wanted to explain this sink.  My aunt and uncle are redoing ...

Well, Genevieve, it's not easy to explain, so I thought I'd try to record a typical day.  I'm the homemaker, the housekeeper, ...