Garden Gleanings in August

gardening
Amazingly I managed to harvest some eggplant from the garden yesterday morning. I was surprised to see how many eggplant had grown over the last week or so. I guess since the temperatures are not so horribly high, although we were scheduled for a heatwave high of 114°F yesterday.  In the photo you'll see mostly Lavender Touch eggplant, a few Raveena eggplant, and some basil! These are eggplant that are old and have turned yellow. They will no doubt be… Read the rest

My Long Lost Kill-A-Watt Finally Found!

saving money
On September 5th last year we signed up for our current broadband Internet connection.  Previously we were paying $69.99 per month and $55 for our land line.  This new service offered VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and a much faster connection for $59.99 a month (see the previous post for speed tests), so we canceled the old Internet and our regular land line.  AJ and I are the ones on the Internet, and we really, really love having this faster… Read the rest

I Can Finally Roll Down My Window

automobiles
Surprise from my hubby… back when he fixed the air conditioning on my vehicle… he bought another part that I've been doing without for more than a year.  His reasoning was we would have paid $110 for the blower assembly new, and since we saved $80, and since he was already at the junk yard… wouldn't hurt to ask about it. It's the rolling down mechanism for the driver's side window. I have been driving my vehicle for a very… Read the rest

Decluttering is Hard to Do

Just Stuff
I happened upon this site today as I was blog hopping: The Life Change Experiment.  I only read through some of the posts, but the gist of the blog is that the couple has decided to give away everything they own. You might be able to get something for yourself, if you hurry. The offer ends on September 1st – here is the actual website where they are giving away their stuff. And in case you're wondering, no I didn't… Read the rest