Meals for hard times….

Coming along just fine here….

There is actually a website with info on this subject– if you ever find yourself in a really dire money week.  I tried really hard to stick to our budget, which was right along these grim lines– but then had a little money come in, and caved.  Actually bought more food and gas!!  ( Thank you Jim!)  30 days is helping and being a good experience nonetheless.  The kids and I are talking,  and processing so much the purchases we make, and want to make.  And it’s haaaaard!   I am baking a lot more, and planning what we eat ahead of time.  And if we HAD the money, we would have saved a whole lot!  It’s going well, all in all.

This is what was waiting outside the back door this am.  Rosie said ” Some kinda BIG BUG is on the wall out here!”  Indeed.

This time of year is sooooo insect-y.  I call it “that spider time of year”, because it seems like the basement is one big web just waiting for us to venture down for some basement-crap retrieval.  Not as bad as Aragog’s nest, but pretty creepy.  Next door– Erin has paranormal events like Lucille–her crazy wunderdog-zooming airborne into a tree to eat a cicada.  She did.  I hear it was loud going down.   WIld Kingdom, I tell you.  Lest you forget about the mantid’s favorite meal for hard times– check out this vid.

Our couple are persevering through thunder and rain.  All appears peaceful between them thus far.  I keep looking out my window to see if the cannibalism ritual has started.  Funny, Jim declared today “talk like a cannibal day” before breakfast today… I don’t think we had even discovered the young lovers yet.   He’ll have to comment a few phrases for us.  I googled it and only got some vague reference to Jay and silent Bob. Go figure.

Lastly, I had to pick up Ms. Marigold sick from school today.  While I have been posting this, who knew she was throwing a sick-day tea party??!!

That’s Chamomile tea and YOU GUESSED IT!  Green tapioca with birthday candles and a little gold baby jesus in the middle!

Erin, you ae NOT allowed to comment on the pudding.  In any way.

In the next 24 hours, ACTUAL KNITTING CONTENT  AAAAAANNNNNND an ETSY update!  Until then happy green day, and don’t loose your head.