From My Home to Yours: 4/18/25

 From My Home to Yours

4/18/25

~ keeping the home fires burning in the home ~

... that's a full-time job, isn't it?  

When we neglect the physical nurturing of our homes, our homes suffer, don't they?

What does the physical nurturing of our homes look like ...

meal preparation 

food and household supplies in the pantry

adequate clothing clean and ready to wear

meds available if and when needed

beauty in and around our homes

These are just a few of the things we do when we physically nurture our homes. Here's what that looked like in our home this week ...

Let's start with beauty in and around our home ...

These came from flowers I got from my mom's home before it was sold after her passing.    I have divided and planted them many times.  I love having 'her flowers' planted in different places around my home.  They are sweet reminders of her.

The roses are beginning to pop out in full bloom ...

In the meals, pantry and providing food for our family's category, I started another jar of fermented cabbage this week.  (The probiotics that my gut gets from fermented foods really has made a difference in my gut health.  Keeping fermented foods on hand has become a priority in my home ... if you're keeping track ... file fermented foods under the category of meds available when and if needed.)

We were given these strawberries this week ... yes, given!  God is so good to us!  We now have enough strawberries preserved for our needs until strawberry time next year.

Under the same category (I don't have a picture), hubby found marked down bananas at the grocery store this week, quite a few in fact.  He purchased several bundles, brought them home and I peeled, cut in chunks, flash froze, bagged up and put them in the freezer.  This will be enough bananas for lots of smoothies!

And take a look at this raised bed of cabbage and broccoli!  They are doing quite well.  We'll likely be harvesting and preserving both in about another 30 days!

On my to-do list for this week is to get our sweet potato sprouts planted.  As you can see it is quite easy to grow your own.  Another thing that one can do to save money on gardening expenses.

We had another load of firewood delivered this week for next winter's use.  A big part of keeping the home fires burning is looking ahead to the next season's and next year's needs and then planning accordingly.

And finally, I did some more repurposing of clothing I already had that I wasn't wearing into clothing that I would wear.  You can take a peek at that over on Grandma's Got a Sewing Machine.

For those who continue to keep my hubby in your prayers, he is still doing rehab and making progress.  He still has several weeks to go but continues to improve!  Thank you for your continued prayers, support and understanding my sometimes/often long delay in responding to your comments.

That's all for this week!

I hope you've found something in my ramblings this week that will help and or encourage you in the upcoming week.

Until the next time ...

mrs. patsi @ A Working Pantry

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

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