A very interesting and unique way of gardening. Lately I've been fixated on returning to the ways of those who have gone before me. I've been searching for homemade concoctions to use in the domestic engineering profession! :-) I've found a number of cleaning recipes and decided to incorporate them into daily use one at a time. Each mixture must pass a litmus test of 1. requires minimal time to prepare 2. works as predicted and 3. saves money. In addition to that I've been studying the art of canning. Annually, my dad cultivates a garden and each year my intention to store the produce for the winter wanes as the summer temperatures increases. This year my goal is to can and freeze enough vegetables to sustain the family during the off-season. Tonight I rented Hugo from a Redbox for a $1.25. We bought movie theater popcorn for $3.50 and two sodas from the gas station for $1.71-all for less than the price of one ticket. This preoccupation of saving money stems from the increase of prices across the board, except of course the income side. While I'm not giving up all the creature comforts of the 21st century we are learning to adjust. The next extraneous outlay to be cut--satellite radio--a savings of $165.
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