Monday Message

"I wish to urge again the importance of self-reliance on the part of every individual Church member and family. None of us knows when a catastrophe might strike. Sickness, injury, unemployment may affect any of us. We have a great welfare program with facilities for such things as grain storage in various areas. It is important that we do this. But the best place to have some food set aside is within our homes, together with a little money in savings. The best welfare program is our own welfare program. Five or six cans of wheat in the home are better than a bushel in the welfare granary." (President Gordon B. Hinckley)

The garden, for the most part, is in - thank goodness! It is very hard on me to do it.

I have a large pot on the porch that I put spinach in and two other pots have lettuce in them - one is a red lettuce.

I will soon be harvesting the first batch of rhubarb for this year.

Still doing a bit of spring cleaning but I think I am done with that now.

I finally finished up the puzzle. I think we took it and did just a little as we went by but one day I sat and finished it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiHFRNdTpyE - watch this, she is very helpful and is in Canada.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIhGyMiwjqI - I want you to pay close attention here, she doesn't run out to buy fabric for patterns but is using the things she already has. With the items she wants to make better she makes patterns off what she already has and the crochet pouch for hooks she did go ahead and mended it instead of throwing it away.

These ladies can teach us a lot.

I had this mold for years and years and decided to see what they would be like. This version is basically finger Jell-o in the bear mold. They were something that I could see making and keeping in the refrigerator for hot days. It was a fun thing to do but oh my goodness, are there tons of different recipes out there! I just used grape juice for this version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkE3j_IgN7E - this gal shows you five ways to use sourdough discard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj2XN7_IkFg&t=654s - she shows you how to cut expenses.

https://blog.siysewityourself.com/2022/06/10/15-must-have-notionf-for-your-sewing-kit/ this can give you ideas as to what goes in a sewing kit. Every home should have a sewing kit.

https://www.fibreofmybeing.com.au/blog/essential-hand-sewing-stitches?srsltid=AfmBOopUOXWgU9robN0IGlt5epPUZ3uloYcUeGll0CZ67spJvTzC8vLh - stitches to learn for mending.

I hope you are working on your skills?

Tippy Longstockings says grab a paper and pencil to take notes for this next one.

https://www.eviemagazine.com/post/15-homemaking-skills-we-should-all-learn-in-2025

I know we are busy with planting and soon school is out for the summer but keep working on those skills, teach the kids too.

Missy says learn to hem or sew on a button, pick one and learn it this week - pick another and learn it next week.

Tippy Longstockings says do the best you can and be kind to others and don't judge others, life is hard enough without that.