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Frugal Accomplishments This Week

2/29/2016

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This week was great for frugality! On Wednesday a huge snow storm came through and knocked off the power. Thankfully it didn't last too long though. I had plenty of time to spend indoors doing frugal things.

1. Sold two books on Amazon.

2. Made pinwheel danishes from scratch for a group thing we went to. They were SUPER yummy, and only cost about $3.00 for a batch of two dozen.
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3. Made lice treatment for my goats with olive oil and tea tree oil. So far it seems to be helping. And no, goat lice is NOT transferable to humans. :)

4. Gave Hubs a haircut.

5. Did farm chores for a neighbor, and in return they gave us some sausage. Yum! 

6. Sold nine dozen eggs. Last week one of my goals was to list my chicken eggs on Craigslist, but before I did that I put a post out to my Facebook friends. Whoa! I sold almost ALL of the eggs I had, found at least two weekly customers and a bi-weekly customer. 

7. Finished up the apron I've been working on! It was quite an adventure working with a 70-year-old pattern, which will be a post in itself, most likely.

8. Mended a shirt for Hubs.

9. Started basil seeds. Because I've started SO many seeds, it's hard to keep track of when I planted them. This makes it hard to know when the things should sprout. From now on I'm not only going to write the name of the seed and date I planted it, but also the estimated date(s) of germination. This will make things much less confusing for me. 
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To follow up from last week, both of my amaryllis "patients" are doing great. The leaves are straightening out and they are becoming a lot greener from the sunlight.
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Before: Last Monday
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After: This Monday
I've also noticed new growth on my avocado and lime trees, and have sprouted two new exotic seeds. One is a Tomarillo, or tree tomato, I believe. The other is one of six seeds that I found in my backpack, from who knows where. I think it is some kind of mimosa, because the leaves fold up at night.
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Goals for Next Week:
1. Start new apron.
2. Make one batch of soap.
3. Organize sewing room.

Looking forward to another week of frugality!
​-Bethany
2 Comments
Ann Lee Sweeten
2/29/2016 05:48:06 pm

I would love to see the recipe for your pinwheel danish goodies ....
thanks, Ann on Vancouver Island

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Bethany link
2/29/2016 10:05:44 pm

Hi Ann! For the dough I used blitz puff pastry ( http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/06/how-to-make-easy-blitz-puff-pastry.html ), with a dallop of peach jam in the middle and drizzled with glaze (1/2 cup powdered sugar with 1 or 2 TB milk). Baking times vary depending on the size of the pastry, but these were 20-30 minutes at 350 degrees F.

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