tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post7263725826785713424..comments2024-03-09T02:21:59.660-08:00Comments on HOPE AND THRIFT: A QUESTION ANSWEREDJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-73442435978148413172016-03-04T05:47:09.627-08:002016-03-04T05:47:09.627-08:00My friend from WY is still here. She and her hubby...My friend from WY is still here. She and her hubby stay in a little basement apartment while visiting in Nebraska. They like to come about once a year as they have lots of friends in this area plus a son and his family. The couple who have this apartment let them have it for free otherwise it sets empty. How sweet is that deal. They will be here through March so I'll get to visit more when we get home from our vacation. I haven't gotten to visit with her at all this week as she is working for her son who has a fire and water restoration business. I used to work for him as well. When my friend Ann was still in town we worked together along with another good friend of ours. It was so fun then. When Ann moved I retired :) It was no longer much fun and the other gal had some back issues so she quit too. But whenever Ann comes to town she and her hubby get a few hours of work in so they have some extra money while here. We ladies would do the cleaning, sometimes houses, sometimes household goods, all things that were covered in soot. Sorry about all your snow :( Glad it is pretty well behind us for the year.<br />NannieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-65026505726250518272016-03-03T17:20:25.066-08:002016-03-03T17:20:25.066-08:00How exciting Nannie! Our little grandson, Ezekiel...How exciting Nannie! Our little grandson, Ezekiel was about that age when we first saw him, too. It's hard when grandchildren live so far away. <br /><br />Long time before we'll be doing lawn work here. Had two big snowstorms this week. It looks more like Christmas now then it did in December. <br /><br />We're hoping to get our seeds started this week. Did you have a nice visit with your friend?<br /><br />Hugs<br />JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-8372980980852603552016-03-03T13:26:47.433-08:002016-03-03T13:26:47.433-08:00Thought maybe I'd see a new post from you toda...Thought maybe I'd see a new post from you today but not this week I guess but trust you are well. We are going to visit our daughter and her family in KY next week and will be gone a week so I'm getting some things done so when I get back I won't feel like I'm 5 miles behind. We are having some folks over for dinner this Saturday so I am baking some cookies today and then will roast some chicken in the oven for supper along with a baked potato so as to use the heat of the oven wisely :) Tomorrow I'll make another gallon of yogurt so I'll have some when we get back home on about the 17th. Gotta have my yogurt on a daily basis as I'm addicted to it :) We're pretty excited about the trip as this is the first time we'll see our newest granddaughter and she'll be 4 months old by the time we get there. Started doing yard work over the weekend and cleaned up a lot of branches that have fallen over the winter. Before you know it will be garden planting time. NannieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-25647636051763486762016-03-02T15:28:37.996-08:002016-03-02T15:28:37.996-08:00Hi April! That's strange about posting. I...Hi April! That's strange about posting. I'll never understand computers~ <br /><br />I'm all for scaling back my pantry. The less things you have to buy, the more you can buy them at a great price. And more money for fun stuff! Why waste it on food? After all, once it's gone there's not much to show for it. ONce you get your nutrients in. <br /><br />I didn't know that about the scrubs. Well this coconut and sugar is working better than most of those expensive ones for me. I do love to be all exfoliated! <br /><br />Hope you have a fun week. I'm really enjoying your YouTube channel. It looks so professional!<br /><br />Hugs<br />JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-54469759344711045382016-03-02T15:23:13.976-08:002016-03-02T15:23:13.976-08:00I think just getting old makes my arthritis worse,...I think just getting old makes my arthritis worse, Kathy. Ha!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-34396482707811701132016-03-02T13:32:35.214-08:002016-03-02T13:32:35.214-08:00aw I'm sorry that you haven't been feeling...aw I'm sorry that you haven't been feeling well. Does the weather make your arthritis worse? I hope that you will feel better soon!<br />Thanks for the hug! :D<br />As for the blog, do what works best for you, ok. Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710629007170091862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-68525708587202055252016-03-02T13:04:55.752-08:002016-03-02T13:04:55.752-08:00Hello Jane! It's April from April's Homema...Hello Jane! It's April from April's Homemaking I'm going to try posting my comments under anonymous because I haven't been able to post comments as myself for quite sometime, every time I comment it gets sent back as undelivered. :( I have been reading all of your posts and they are always full of such great suggestions. I love your idea of a simplified pantry, that is currently what I am trying to do. I want to downsize the number of different ingredients to make more room for staples, so I can stock up on important ingredients and so I won't have waste. I love the idea of making your own sugar scrub, I want to try making one with olive oil and sugar, because of my allergies none of the store bought scrubs will do since they all largely have nut oils. Your quilted runner looks great, and I hope the weather evens out for you so your arthritis won't be bothered as much. Hope you have a great week! ~AprilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-49254823554474857912016-03-02T08:35:01.086-08:002016-03-02T08:35:01.086-08:00Hi Kathy! Thanks for asking! I have been having ...Hi Kathy! Thanks for asking! I have been having some really bad arthritis lately and just don't feel like doing anything, thus there's not much to write about. :) Plus I'm unsure about the direction this blog should go. Would you prefer to have more frequent posts and less lengthy ones or vice versus? Here's a hug , since I owe you one for this week! Ha!<br /><br />JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-54944765802692135872016-03-02T07:55:54.847-08:002016-03-02T07:55:54.847-08:00Hope everything is ok!Hope everything is ok!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710629007170091862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-67920985833854563962016-02-25T07:58:37.203-08:002016-02-25T07:58:37.203-08:00I don't have a steam canner....hmmmm.... maybe...I don't have a steam canner....hmmmm.... maybe something to explore after we get settled again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-29393562515936405922016-02-23T16:50:17.104-08:002016-02-23T16:50:17.104-08:00Hi Becky! It certainly seems to be working out fo...Hi Becky! It certainly seems to be working out for you, the meals you prepare from your larder look wonderful!<br /><br />I think back then I calculated the laundry detergent to be about 20 cents a load. Washing soda, Borax and Fels Naptha are expensive. So I never felt guilty about not using it. Plus I thought the clothes came out dingy.<br /><br />Ha! We are recreational canners, aren't we? I just got a new steam canner. Years ago I had one , then whomever decides these things said they were unsafe. Now they are safe again. I can't wait to use it. Makes water bath canning go so much more quickly. I think I might can up so cranberry juice from the cranberries I have in the freezer. Hope the packing is going well!<br /><br />Hugs<br />JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-49477165142884153512016-02-23T16:09:53.232-08:002016-02-23T16:09:53.232-08:00Jane,
That's exactly how I plan my meals, too....Jane,<br />That's exactly how I plan my meals, too. If I have something, we eat that instead of buying something else. It's as simple as that. I stock up the same way, as well--can and freeze everything I can get my hands on, buy things in bulk and on sale, and grow things and get them for free as often as possible. I can't even imagine how much money I've saved over the years. I'm glad to know it works for others, as well.<br /><br />If it's laundry soap confession time--well, I don't make mine, either. For whatever reason, that's the one thing I've decided I don't have time for (which makes no sense because I've heard it doesn't take much time) and made me feel so overwhelmed (no logic there either) so I just choose not to do it. I'm glad to hear that it's not always less expensive. I have a feeling that the kind I buy probably is more expensive because my husband's skin can't handle much--many kinds make him break out in a rash, but I think I'll keep ignoring that idea and keep NOT making it:) Probably silly, but that's how it is! It's all about balance or I tend to get overwhelmed. I can give about 1 piano lesson or less a month for the amount of soap we need. So, I do that. I may have to revisit that when I'm not working much, but for now....<br /><br />I love all of your encouraging ideas. It's nice to know I'm not the only one out there that loves to can. My mom calls me a "recreational canner" because I like it so much. This is the year that I'm going to clean a lot of it up, because of the move, and next year I'll get to indulge more, again. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-90440737870581126542016-02-22T11:08:11.651-08:002016-02-22T11:08:11.651-08:00Hi Jen! When your weight loss is on a roll, it is...Hi Jen! When your weight loss is on a roll, it isn't worth it to eat something like cake. At least that's what I discovered. One slice wouldn't be too bad, but just knowing it's in the kitchen calling to me, drives me crazy. Why put temptation at your doorstep? Ha!<br /><br />You'd be surprised at how sentimental us mothers can be. Your mother should be proud!<br /><br />Have a happy!<br />Hugs<br />JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-363324726655125312016-02-22T11:02:36.407-08:002016-02-22T11:02:36.407-08:00Hi Regina! One thing we can be grateful over here...Hi Regina! One thing we can be grateful over here is that our prices are quite low compared to other countries. Even our Canadian neighbors have much higher prices. Potato Leek soup is wonderful. We ate the last of our leeks last fall. Didn't last long. This is the time of year I take stock of what we should grow in the garden. Maybe I need to grow more leeks this year?<br /><br />Hope you a wonderful week also!<br /><br />Hugs<br />JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-61735052660038066302016-02-22T10:57:13.947-08:002016-02-22T10:57:13.947-08:00Hi Toni! I'm the most computer-illiterate per...Hi Toni! I'm the most computer-illiterate person that ever wrote a blog. Ha! So I wouldn't know how to link up to anyone else's blog. But thank you for the suggestion. I guess I'll just continue to write and hope that it helps those who read it.<br /><br />Bet it's getting pretty down your way.<br />Hugs<br />Jane Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-45583194947350660022016-02-22T10:51:28.061-08:002016-02-22T10:51:28.061-08:00Hi Kathy! Thanks! The knee is getting better. J...Hi Kathy! Thanks! The knee is getting better. Just had to stay off it for a while.<br /><br />Home grown tomatoes are so much better than the store bought ones. Over the years we have crossbred two varieties, Olpaka and German Strawberry. I tell you, when you make a sandwich them, you don't even miss meat. So good! Too bad it will be another five months before we get any!<br /><br />Yeah, you have to do a lot of sniffing of those detergents. Some are pretty powerful. Detergent is detergent. It's the agitation that cleans clothes anyway.<br /><br />Hope your week is awesome too!<br />Hugs<br />JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-66908164334825980892016-02-22T10:45:59.419-08:002016-02-22T10:45:59.419-08:00Hi Vickie! The Amish store closes at noon on Satu...Hi Vickie! The Amish store closes at noon on Saturdays and we arrived 15 minutes too late. Looks interesting though. Lots of buggy equipment and harnesses out front. There's a buggy shop next door too. The Mennonite's store is huge and always busy. That's where we buy all our flours, beans and oats in bulk. If you ever get a chance to wander over this way, you might enjoy it.<br /><br />Hugs<br />JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-23602606660487747362016-02-22T10:27:38.211-08:002016-02-22T10:27:38.211-08:00Thanks Rainey!Thanks Rainey!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-75553393665508297202016-02-22T10:27:14.419-08:002016-02-22T10:27:14.419-08:00I'll have to check that out Matty. Glad you l...I'll have to check that out Matty. Glad you liked the recipe. I'm down with a cold at the moment. Can't stand being so unproductive. I tell you those little grandkids are germ factories. Every time we visit them, we get sick. <br /><br />Are you talking about those jam bars? They are good. Here's hoping spring is here to stay!<br /><br />Hugs<br />JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851312702044308420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-45127265118126022692016-02-22T09:03:01.242-08:002016-02-22T09:03:01.242-08:00hello Jane!
Thank you for another great post. I w...hello Jane! <br />Thank you for another great post. I want to try this cake/I did see and was interested when you posted - but weight loss is a goal right now/but life is precious...decisions. :) You mentioned a little while back that no one died from hunger pains (something close to that) and that is my new mantra. It is wonderful that such a simple fact can have such an impact on my thinking. <br />I wanted to share with you that I told my mom how you had replied to a comment of mine about my parents being proud. I was telling her in a joking/light hearted way and she got a little misty. Apparently everything homemaking she knows was self taught (she had a difficult childhood) - your remark made her day, thank you. <br />Have a blessed week - JenBitsofMoxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03430780257759398577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-66775290211517125392016-02-22T06:01:27.156-08:002016-02-22T06:01:27.156-08:00hello jane,
thanks for this wonderful post ,full w...hello jane,<br />thanks for this wonderful post ,full with great infos!!!! the price of your washing laundry is really low. in my part is the cheapest price 9,00€ for 100 loads.this week gives potatoes on sale 10 kilo for 2,99€ and bananas for 0,99€ per kilo. i have a few apples in my cellar.....i think i will made applesauce,with the last apples.on saturday we had potatoe-leek soup.the taste so good and today we eat the leftovers from this soup.<br />i hope your knees going better.<br />have a wonderful week,<br />hugs regina<br />Reginas Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263131368566323993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-83023942404597812502016-02-22T05:49:45.756-08:002016-02-22T05:49:45.756-08:00Hi Jane!
Every time I visit here my first thought ...Hi Jane!<br />Every time I visit here my first thought is how much your readers must benefit from your posts. I know I certainly do. And I'm wondering if you ever link up at The Art of Home-Making Mondays over at Strangers and Pilgrims On Earth? I think a lot of homemakers would be thrilled to see how you manage your household. There's just no sense in throwing money away uselessly. And I have a notion that a lot of young marrieds have never even considered a thrifty lifestyle.<br /><br />Hope you have a great week!<br />Toni<br /><br /><br />magnoliasnteahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517995125207145961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-79180580841480519382016-02-22T05:41:32.484-08:002016-02-22T05:41:32.484-08:00Sorry that your knee has been bothering you. Hope...Sorry that your knee has been bothering you. Hope it feels better soon! <br />Change in weather triggers my migraines, and since I broke my ankle a few years ago, I think that I am a walking barometer. <br />Thanks for the update about stocking the pantry. I am still amazed at how little that you spend, but you prepare such delicious meals. Looking forward to spring so I can plant some tomatoes...I do love garden fresh maters. :D<br />Love the runner and mat for your dining table. They are so pretty. <br />I have never done the homemade detergent either. I usually buy whatever is cheapest like sun or xtra or purex. I had a $5 coupon for pursil last week, so thought I would try it, but it is so highly scented that I don't think I will buy it again. I can't tell any difference in my clothes from the cheaper detergents. <br />Hope you have a great week.<br /> Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710629007170091862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-57229338396239427832016-02-22T05:33:43.993-08:002016-02-22T05:33:43.993-08:00Jane, I also just buy the detergent on sale...some...Jane, I also just buy the detergent on sale...sometimes I can get the name brand for a great price with a coupon (coupons from the free paper thrown in our driveway or given away at the store). I would love to go to the Amish discount store ...sounds great. Have a great day! Vickie @Vickie's Kitchen and Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402367232977896594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051110165755611111.post-23586117753090345092016-02-22T03:36:12.314-08:002016-02-22T03:36:12.314-08:00Great post dear Jane. Very inspiring.
Have a gre...Great post dear Jane. Very inspiring.<br /><br />Have a great week ~ FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.com