From My Home to Yours
2/13/26
~ getting back to our normal ~
Things have returned to what's normal for us and now I'm playing catch-up. As you would image, I got a bit behind on projects I'm working on, but I'll work at a pace to get caught up that is right for me. Not stressing, just continual chipping away.
Our daily high temps have ranged from 50's - 70's this week and I keep looking at my raised beds and gardening containers and planning in my mind what I'm going to plant where. Since, we're going with a smaller garden space this year, I aim to see how much I can grow in the designated space. Actually, I'm seeing this as a challenge! Next week I need to focus on getting the raised bed amended that our green peas will go into along with spring greens ... if our weather cooperates. We can't forget the potatoes either, time to get them chitted and a planting date selected!
Hubby has asked me what I want for Valentine's Day and I've decided that I'd like to have a really fragrant rose bush that produces hops and can be used for herbal purposes. The color doesn't really matter. If you have any suggestions, please let me know.
I worked some more on my winter long project of deep cleaning my pantry and home. All the little chunks of time I've snatched here and there are beginning to show ... and just as good as the progress made is, the fact that I'm not exhausted from pushing myself to get it done in a shorter period of time feels just as good.
Take a peak at the fabric in the picture! All 3 pieces are slated to become aprons ... two for me. (I wear aprons quite a lot and as a result they wear out and or get so stained that I can't get them clean. This is the time of year that I like to inventory my aprons and replace any that need replacing.) The third piece of fabric (the puppy one) is for an apron for a grand. Grandma is making aprons for all the grands this year for Christmas. This puppy fabric is perfect for one of them!
You can see what prep work I did along with the small amount of sewing and crocheting I did this week HERE.
I did absolutely nothing for the pantry this week except eat from it. I added nothing, just used from it ... but isn't that what our pantries are for ... using!
I continued reading Dark Chaos, by Ginny Dye, book 4 in the Bregdan Chronicles. If you haven't noticed, this series has me hooked! Like I always say, if you're interested in any of the books I read, first, check your local library, check on Libby, try to find them used or if possible borrow them from someone you know who has them. As a last resort, if you really want to read a book and can afford it, by all means buy it new! However, I highly recommend you start with the cheapest method and go from there.
And finally, I want to go back to the recent weather event that swept across a good part of the country. In some parts it dumped large amounts of ice leaving many without power for several days and large amounts of snow in areas that don't usually get snow. For the next several weeks, I want to do 'case studies' where I present an imaginary family that is not prepared for power outages. I want all of us to take the 'imaginary family' and offer suggestions for ways they can prepare for being without power for up to 10 days.
Here's the first one ...
(this power outage occurs in the winter)
a family of 3 (father, mother and a new born)
no disabilities and in good health
they do have a well-stocked pantry
they are renting their home
they have a budget of $300 to spend
they do not have an alternate source of heat
they do not have an alternate lighting source other than flashlights and candles
they do not have an alternate way of cooking
How would you suggest this family prepare for a power outage of up to 10 days. (I'll compile your suggestions along with mine in next week's post and then present another family scenario.)
That's it for this week, I hope you've found something in my ramblings that will help and or encourage you in the upcoming week.
Until the next time ...
mrs. patsi @ A Working Pantry
~ quietly holding the home front ~
She looketh well to the ways of her household … Proverbs 31:27
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