Greenhouse Repair and Expansion: Part 3

Here we are reporting on day 3 of our greenhouse repair and expansion and to look at the picture you would wonder if we got anything done...

Greenhouse Repair and Expansion: Part 2

It was a beautiful day here today with temps near 70 degrees.  Perfect weather for working on the greenhouse!

Greenhouse Repair and Expansion

If you've been following me for a while you will know that last fall during Hurricane Florence and Hurricane Michael, our greenhouse sustained damage.

To be honest, I'm surprised it was even standing afterwards, but my husband built it to last when he built it several years ago and stood it did until Florence and Michael put in their appearances.

We were planning to expand it 'someday' before the hurricanes came through, but it soon became apparent after the hurricanes that that 'someday' had arrived!

We've been gathering supplies we would need ever since and now it's time to get to work and get the job done … expanding and repairing our greenhouse.

Here's how the hurricanes left it …

It's a pretty messy sight isn't it!!!

This is the starting point … stay tuned as we get this project underway!

patsi

A Working Pantry

She looketh well to the ways of her household … Proverbs 31:27

My pantry is intentional, purposeful, simple, practical, frugal and what works for my family.  It’s the food items and household supplies that keep my household running smoothly ready and available when they are needed.  It’s my contribution to our family’s economy and my work-from-home ‘job.'

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Pantry Remake: Stocked and Ready for Use!

Part 1 can be found HERE.
Part 2 can be found HERE.
Part 3 can be found HERE.

I worked a couple of hours yesterday and then again today on moving items back into my newly remodeled pantry …

Pantry Remake: Part 3

My remodeled 'official pantry' is finished and I am so very pleased with the way it turned out!

Pantry Remake: Part 2

We made more progress on the pantry remodel today … come take a peak …

From this …

Pantry Remake: Part 1

People asked me where I store all my pantry items, I just laugh and say 'my whole house is a pantry, we just live in it."  While that is true, I do have a specific area that could be considered an 'official pantry.'  It's a closet that measures 4 feet wide and 4 1/2 feet deep.  The shelves are really deep, making it hard to know what I have in it and to keep it neat and organized.

I asked my husband if he would re-do the shelving, he agreed and since today was a cold and rainy day, we got started.

The first thing I had to do was empty it out and that was quite the job.  It took me about 2 hours to remove everything from it.  I had no idea I had as much stuff in it has I did!  My small house looks like my pantry exploded in it as I have jars, cans and containers sitting anywhere and everywhere I could find a place to put them until this project is completed.

Here is my 'official pantry' emptied out with the top 2 shelves already removed …

Succotash

I had never eaten the dish we call succotash until I met my husband.  It was different than anything my family had ever eaten so it was with some trepidation that I tried it for the first time.

I remember not really being impressed with it, it wasn't that I disliked it, but I didn't like it either.

Fast forward lots of years later and it has become one of my favorite dishes!

Recently, we pulled the ingredients from the pantry and made a big pot, intentionally making enough for leftovers:

ground beef (browned with onion)
whole kernel corn (drained)

Weekly Goals: 2/4/2019

I'm a person who thrives on setting goals and working toward meeting them.  

I typically set 'just one' goal for each week above and beyond my normal activities. 

Sometimes its a small goal and sometimes its a big goal, depending on what I have going on at the time.

In this new feature I plan to start sharing that 'just one' goal with you here every week.  I hope to encourage you in your goal setting and to get encouragement from you in mine.

My goal for last week was to half-bake and freeze 12 sweet potatoes from our gleanings last fall.  I'm happy to say I met that goal.  I had wanted to do more but it just didn't happen.