August 2015 Frugal Chatter thread

[saundyl]

@Sweets parrow A lot of Walmarts have downsized their craft sections to make room for groceries. I`m fortunate enough to live near Spinrite so I buy most of my yarn there. Walmart now has the exclusive distribution rights to a yarn that I use a lot of. I wouldn`t mind except they very seldom have the colours I`m looking for. Was so happy when I found out I can order directly from Spinrite.

The spinrite site is yarnspirations right?

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[lizzie bargain]

Apparently my local Co-op will have a farmers market in their parking lot this aft so I will pop down and see if there are any deals to be had. Not going to be winning parent of the year award this year as we enrolled our daughter in a Math refresher course 3 hrs each day this week to review for high school-oh well the summer break is pretty long anyway and when you do no Math since Jan on the semester system we thought a review was in order. We still have forest fire smoke and have been having terrible air quality but we finally popped out for a walk this aft-it has cleared a bit.

[Crochetlady]

The spinrite site is yarnspirations right?

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That and the E-Tent. Go to yarnfactoryoutlet.com and click on E-Tent.

[Granger]

Had a busy day. Loaded and unloaded the car with three children all in car seats or boosters 6 times. 😧 by myself. 😮 plus 2 times with just LO.

Infant hearing test (passed)
Preschool
SDM - got BP and am back up for a bonus redemption around $100. Yahoo.

Also got a GC for my midwife from a trendy little coffee shop I found out she likes. 😏

[jasperandchar]

Not sure what you mean by rack pack but I use a very light sugar syrup to can the pears. Pears are naturally sweet when ripe so they need very little sugar when canning.

raw pack means pears are raw not in syrup and are put in a pressure canner so they make their own juice while cooking in the pressure canner.

Any tips on how to ripen pears @ momof5boys

[jasperandchar]

@Granger you are so active, great job @Angela273 enjoy the fishing trip it will be a nice break for you

[jasperandchar]

Evening all,

Canned 6x 1 litre tomatoes au jus w/ lesson, also bottled 16x 250ml of Tuscan tomato sauce. Still have tons of tomatoes that will be ripening over the next week or two.

Tired...sandwiches for supper, oh well they will survive.

Now to figure where to spread out all those pears we picked last night.

[Frugalbigmama]

A simple supper is fine! We eat too much as a society. I get tired of a full dinner night after night. I had eggs and toast tonight. I had to fend for myself and simple was good!

[avoncallingu]

Hello folks from Denver!
We arrived last night a bit late. Grand-daughter is doing very well. The DR said that if they didn't live in the "mile high" city where the oxygen level is generally lower, she might not have needed the oxygen.
She's a cutie, of course. Her sister is a teenager acting like a teenager but loves to snuggle with her baby sister. Her brother spends most of his time online, like a ten year old. Nice kids! Very much into sports.
I had to have a snooze this afternoon. Jet lag, I guess. I fed the baby, changed her diaper, did some laundry and folded it, watered plants- just little things to help mummy have a quieter day. She also works from home doing bookkeeping for a firm. So she's busy.

[jasperandchar]

These are the pears that Logan, dh & I picked last night. You may remember I posted on some facebook pages that I was looking for free pears, rhubarb and some veggies.

So far we were blessed with picking this beautiful pear tree and I look to freezing and canning in light syrup once ripe (5-10 days)

Also here is a pick of the strawberry rhubarb another lady gave us last night.

[jasperandchar]

You may have also noticed my kitchenaide mixer is pear green (haha) which blender in the picture (on the left side)
@avoncallingu enjoy your visit but don't overdue yourself, nap while you can and they will be so grateful for the little extras you do to lessen their daily chores/activities. Small things add up quickly in a day. PS hope your dh is feeling better these days

[Crochetlady]

Nice haul Nancy. We don`t eat pears but we have our own rhubarb...need to check on that...and apples. Don`t usually pick them til beginning of Sept though. I need to make some room in the freezer.

[YOU AND ME]

These are the pears that Logan, dh & I picked last night. You may remember I posted on some facebook pages that I was looking for free pears, rhubarb and some veggies.

So far we were blessed with picking this beautiful pear tree and I look to freezing and canning in light syrup once ripe (5-10 days)

Also here is a pick of the strawberry rhubarb another lady gave us last night.

Wow JnC that's quite the bounty,the pears and the rhubarb look delicious

[YOU AND ME]

i cleaned my customer house today i'm tried so i'm of to bed if i can sleep there's lots of noise in this house 5 of them playing Mario Kart .Night all

[momof5boys]

raw pack means pears are raw not in syrup and are put in a pressure canner so they make their own juice while cooking in the pressure canner.

Any tips on how to ripen pears @ momof5boys

I have the pears spread out on the basement floor where it is cool. They don't all ripen at once so, as they ripen, I put them into the fridge until there is enough to can a load (if the boys don't eat them first lol). I peel the pears and put them into jars, then add hot syrup before putting them into the canner.