Frugal Fridays

Today I’m sharing a recipe I found on the site Frugal Recipes From Wartime Britain.There was little fruit, scarcely any sugar, few eggs, and meat, butter and nearly all foods were rationed. Families were encouraged to Dig For Victory, grow as much food as possible themselves. Consequently many a flower garden found itself turned over to potatoes, carrots and onions in a desperate attempt to fill...

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Friday Funnies

By the end of the week a lot of us are needing a good laugh, I know I do sometimes.Check this out:It’s long, (10 minutes) and it makes some good points but it’s funny! If you still need more laughs, head on over to homesteaders heart by clicking on the Friday Funnies banner at the top of this pos...

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Thursday 13

13 craft projects I would like to try: (click on the pictures to go to the instructions)1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.7.8. 9.10. 11. 12. 13.(I know it’s not strictly speaking a craft project, but I have just got to have a go at these bread cones: Head on over to Happy to be Home and read some more Thursday 13 entries by clicking on the Thursday 13 banner at the top of this pos...

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Thousand Word Thursday

A visit to the safari park in our car brought certain animals a little closer than my hubby would have liked!Hoping to make another visit there this summer!  Only this time not on the hottest day of the year.  We saw at least one car overheat and have to be rescued by the park staff.head on over to Cheaper than Therapy for more fascinating photos by clicking on the Thousand Words Thursday...

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Tell Me Thursday

Yesterday’s Post on Wordless Wednesday showed this photo: I took this at a recent baptism service at our church, but these flags are up all the time.We don’t just have any old flags up there, we have only the flags of nations that a member of the church has visited or has contacts with.So now we’re going to test my knowledge of flags and geography by seeing if I can remember where they are from and...

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Works For Me Wednesday

Pre Ordering when you want a game, dvd, or book that is being released soon, works for me.In the past we have pre ordered a book and been given a mug with the characters on, and things like that.This last week, we took delivery of the new Ea Sports Active game for Wii.  I pre ordered it on my sons GAME account and instead of getting the usual points per order, he got double because we pre ordered....

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Wordless Wednesday

If you want to see other Wordless Wednesday photos, go check them out her...

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Tackle It Tuesday

17 year old boys apparently do not know how to keep their rooms clean and tidy.  Up until now, recently we had been VERY hands off and let him be responsible for his room with little intervention, but you can only put up with so much!  And we told him he had to do it.Don’t have proper before photos and in fact the job is not yet finished, BUT here are some photos that kind of show the...

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What I Learned this Week

This week I learnt what a radio studio looks like, first hand!I had contacted the local radio station last week to let them know about a fundraiser we are doing next weekend for Turn On The Tap, to coincide with Pentecost weekend and a celebration for any churches walking together in the fundraiser.The presenter of the Sunday morning “faith” show phoned me and asked a few questions about the project...

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Talk About Tuesday

Talk About Tuesday is a blog carnival where we all write a post of something we want to share or talk about and link them all together on the lazy organizer’s blog. It’s a great way to get to know other bloggers and make connections in the blogosphere.- - - - - - - - - -My Children Are growing up!And I don’t know if I am ready.My oldest will be 18 in just 6 weeks time!How can I be a mom to an adult? ...

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I am Blissfully Domestic

Teenage Boys Bedrooms.How do you find the balance?  The balance between giving them some freedom and space and letting go a bit and wanting to have a home that isn’t a health hazard because of the mess?Seriously! We'd been trying the "breathe deeply and let him have his space" method, but a health hazard is a health hazard and has to be dealt with. The room had got so bad that it was a foot...

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Simple Woman's DayBook

~*~*~*~*~ FOR TODAY, Monday 25th May 2009...Outside my window... the sun is shining, although the forecast is for rain later.I am thinking... about the radio interview I did yesterday and wondering if anyone will hear it and turn up on Saturday for our walk for water. I think I did OK, but I NEVER like listening back to myself when I’ve done things like this. I always pick up every tiny little...

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Friday Funnies - Church Announcements

This guy is jsut so funny. It's his facial expressions when he's pausing and waiting for the audience that jsut have me in pieces! If you want to take part in Friday Funnies, or even just have a laugh, by seeing what others have shared, go check it out by clicking on the banner at the top of this pos...

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Works for me Wednesay

Gosh, it's been a long while since I participated in Works for me Wednesday.This might seem odd, but what works for me is learning to leave things not done!You see, I have a condition called sleep apnoea. That is now under treatment which on the whole is going really well and I have so much more energy than I used to have pre-treatment. BUT my energy levels are still not what I would want them...

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Veggie Growing

Last week I talked about how I am starting to grow veggies.My TACKLE for last week was to tidy that area of the garden (yard) and get going with the raised bed.For tackle it Tuesday I showed the before photos, but never showed the afters, well, here is further progress after that.Over the weekend we got the protective cover (neighbourhood cats) put together and began planting!First I laid out the...

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Simple Woman's Daybook

~*~*~*~*~FOR TODAY, Monday 18th May 2009...Outside my window...It is raining! It has rained a lot the last few days, and today we have more. I have to go out in abut half an hour and I really want it to stop raining.I am thinking...That these pain killers appear to be beginning to kick in. That is a good thing, I have a school assembly to do this morning. I am talking to over 150 children. Don't...

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Frugal Friday

Oooh it’s Frugal Friday!I am going to tell you about something that saves me an awful lot of money at the moment, that most of you will not be able to use! But I can, so I will tell you about it anyway!I have a car. I also have sleep apnoea! That means that at the end of last year, the driver licensing organisation revoked my driving license temporarily on medical grounds. So my car now sits...

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A thousand Words Thursday

The idea behind "A Thousand Words Thursday" is the phrase that a picture is worth a thousand words. This is mine.heeheeeeheeee, I hope he doesn't mind me posting this, but heck, I'll do it anyway, heeheeheee.This is a good friend of ours from church. He is the church caretaker.This was taken a few weeks ago at a baptism. The black thing at the bottom of the picture is our baptism pool and at the...

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