'TIGHTWAD GAZETTE'

I have a copy of Amy Dacyczn's book "The Complete Tightwad Gazette".  I love it.  I probably read this book about 2 times a year.  While I laugh at some of her suggestions for saving money,  some of my ideas are only reinforced. 

For those of you who don't know, Amy is a mother of 6 children who lived on a very tight budget while her husband was in the service and came up with many ideas to save money.  In fact, bought a house in Maine with cash while her husband only earned about 30,000 a year.  WOW

Being from a poor family, many of the things she suggests are just part of our lives.  Hanging laundry, who doesn't do that.  Gardening and canning your own food, of course.  If Mom didn't put up the produce each summer, we would have gone hungry each winter.  Some of the things are just too much for even me, dumpster diving at the local bakery for day old bread,  NO THANKS!! 

This reminds me of the time my 9 year old grandson, Wyatt, who was about 5 or 6 at the time, saw a chicken lay an egg for the first time.  He exclaimed :"Nana, that chicken just pooped an egg"  It took a while to get him to eat eggs again. 

We here at Appleseed Farm walk a fine line between having enough produce to sell to make a living and having enough produce to put by for the winter.  We have 3 families plus my parents to grow food for.  It has definitely been a learning experience.  But one we are conquering. 

Speaking of the farm, we had a nice cool rain this past weekend.  Now the sun is shining.  I can't believe how early the garden is in.  I plan to put the second wave in next week or the week after.  Live is good here, come see.

See ya on the farm
Charlotte