Groceries at Costco were $200. I bought a few things on sale like the breaded Talipa which is a great easy dinner option. Mostly things like milk, and eggs ( no shortage at Costco). I bought the organic 2 dozen pkt for $8.69. I also bought French roast coffee, seaweed snacks my daughter likes, Triscuits, nuts, cheese, asparagus, and a few items I wanted to try. One is a garlic spread( Toom)that’s supposed to be very good.
With that and my TJ’s trip, I’m already at $400 so I’ll need to be careful for the next couple of weeks.
Next week I have a dental cleaning so that’s out of pocket. But I am going to sign up for their dental plan which is $400. That covers 2 cleanings and other stuff so it seems like a good deal.
Today is the national No Spend Day. I hope it has an impact, especially on Amazon, Walmart, etc. During the pandemic, I liked Walmart’s pickup service and used it a lot. But since then I haven’t even been back.
I got gas at Costco so that’s always a savings.
I bought a Christmas gift for my son. An Easton Press copy of ‘A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs’s Court. ” That was Ebay and was $28.00. I haven’t started my Christmas envelope yet, but I’ll write this down. This year is going to be even more minimal as nobody really wants anything. So I’ll do a few gifts each like the Easton Press and East Fork Pottery.
This is the Lemon Meyer rosemary Sourdough. Wow was that good.
This is the newly rearranged office area with the couch on the opposite wall so I can open the sunroom doors.
Here are two of the newly reupholstered Heywood chairs. We got all 5 done. One is my office chair.
This is the dirty cover. Uck!! I guess it’s been about 3-4 years since I did these. I use painter drop cloth material.
They are certainly not professional but work for us.
Today is Dex day and I don’t have a lot planned but I am going to try and wash the inside sunroom windows.
Tahoe Girl 
That bread is gorgeous!
This new recipe I’m using is great and the loaf is smaller so it’s better for 2 people. I’ll post the recipe.
when I get back home I vow to make a loaf of bread and succeed.
The thing with bread, is just keep doing it till you get the feel for it. I’d would just start with a yeast bread(no knead) and then go from there.
When I had upholstered dining room chairs I recovered them several times. It’s a very easy job.
It is easy but I just need to be motivated!
I love sourdough bread but have never made my own. I am now excited to have caraway rye bread from our local bakery. I am going to try to make that on my own. But not being a good bread maker, who knows how it will come out.
Sour dough is quite easy if you have a starter. you could ask on a free site on Facebook if anyone has a starter to share. Rye bread is the only bread I dont make . It’s quite dense and very little lift. I buy mine from a local baker and it’s worth it.