Cloth Napkins

In continuation of The Freedom of Frugal Living, we now have a brand new set of cloth napkins. Used this Sunday lunch time. Many thanks for this gift from Nana! A treat to use, then toss in with the wash. Saving money. Wiping mouths

Homemade Laundry Detergent

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I’ve heard about this for a while. Yet it just sounded so… ‘too much.’ But then my mother started making it for herself. She brought us a gallon jug to try. Homemade laundry detergent. And it smelled good too. I started calculating in my head the cost of laundry detergent. That allergen-free kind we get [...]

Homemade Beach Book

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Four-year-old is eager to read. She’s shown interest in learning, in spurts, over several months. “Well, I can’t read it, so you’ll need to…” While we were on vacation, Nana and the younger girls made a beach Learn to Read book. Nana drew the pictures and authored the story. Seven-year-old colored the illustrations. When four-year-old [...]