Growing up in coal fields and farm lands… money was always tight for many families. Appalachians have learned to make do with some surprisingly excellent cuisine on a very tight budget! I should know because many of these are my favorites to eat. Now I’m gonna be honest a lot of these are not diet … Continue reading Appalachian cuisine on a tight budget
Last fall while out thrifting and yard sale shopping I bought a box full of crystal glass serving plates and cookies trays and pie plates. All vintage and all with really pretty etched or cut designs. They cost me a whopping one dollar. Hubby thought I was nuts when I bought them and was not … Continue reading Thrifting, recycling, and gardening. They go hand in hand!
Ahhhhh I do have a fascination with sparkly things lol… I often find salt cellars in yard sales and thrift stores and they fascinate me. They are so pretty! But honestly in today’s age not very useful so I decided to do some upcycling! I also pick up broaches I find pretty at yard sales … Continue reading Recycled crystal salt cellar
We love our electric turkey cooker. It makes a fabulous turkey! With the holidays it gets a lot of use! but it has so much potential for other uses as well! Well worth the purchase! 2023 Christmas dinner … it even makes a nice brown roasted skin and the dripping are used for broth and … Continue reading How to use an electric turkey cooker for other things… and some other helpful tips and kitchen tools.
For years now we have been using washeze laundry sheets (see other blog post about those) which I discovered in the commissary many years ago when I was in the military. They were so easy to pack and use when in the field! Much easier than powder, liquid or tablets that could crush in a … Continue reading New washing machine detergent sheets for our RV and home (review and a gift giving subscription idea)
Dad and I have always wanted a small greenhouse. Of course we always envisioned a glass Victorian structure of times past, but that’s beyond our budgets lol so we decided to purchase a modern one to make our dreams come true. Of course dad and I are both up there in the years but why … Continue reading New greenhouse! Yay!
If you have never been swarmed with the Asian Lady Beetles then consider yourself lucky! Those little buggers may look like cute lady bugs but they are a menace! They are a orange/brown color not like the red lady bug. They also bite! Their sting is rather painful and similar to a sweat bee. Enough … Continue reading How To Keep Those Asian Lady Beetles From Invading the Home and RV
One of the things we did first was to remove the RV dinette set and replace it with this small desk and chair set and a matching storage unit that also serves as a coffee table beside the couch. If you are a crafter or work while traveling this little modification has been a really … Continue reading Follow Up On The RV Window Tinting Project
I have to give my dad credit for this little invention, as this was all his idea. This little table has been in use for 20+ years now and holding strong! It’s very easy to make and relatively inexpensive too! I do have to be careful not to put a super long table cloth on … Continue reading RV Steering Wheel Table
One of the challenges while living full time in an RV is balancing the love of having lots of windows against trying to keep the RV cool during those extreme high heat summer days. My dad owned this particular RV before we bought it and he installed small awnings over all the windows that were … Continue reading Summer Sun and Keeping the RV Cool
Conestoga Chuck 