Monday Message

"Each of us will have our own Fridays—those days when the universe itself seems shattered and the shards of our world lie littered about us in pieces. We all will experience those broken times when it seems we can never be put together again. We will all have our Fridays. But I testify to you in the name of the One who conquered death—Sunday will come. In the darkness of our sorrow, Sunday will come. No matter our desperation, no matter our grief, Sunday will come. In this life or the next, Sunday will come."
― Joseph B. Wirthlin 

As each day seems harder to get through we need to keep our focus. We need to think not on what we cannot do, but think of all we can do!  

We can take this time to build our skills...skills we now need to have. So learn to darn socks before you get holes. If you have one of those plastic eggs that hold treats leftover from Easter, put in this egg your darning needle and thread, even embroidery thread works well too. This can be your darning kit.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xnz6um - here she shows how to use your plastic egg on the inside to stretch your sock over while darning.

Put your egg kit in a box or basket with a pill bottle or baggie of buttons and a pair of scissors and a light and dark colored threads, this can be your mending basket.

https://www.ehow.com/how_12165671_fix-ripped-jeans-sewing-machine.html - here are some mending by hand examples if you don't have a machine.

http://carolescornerofcrafts.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-monster-knee-patch.html - get creative!

Then try to find frugal ideas...

This gal makes this pancake mix with no eggs. So with everyone making every egg count this is a good way - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIjoSjmssLg. After having had this I had the same recipe at a place in Florida. So I suggest this recipe.

https://www.littlehouseliving.com/scone-mix-recipe.html - I keep this recipe of hers on hand always. I just use powdered milk for the cream, you can leave out the zest and put in chocolate chips. The sky is the limit really. Yes, once again there's no eggs.

Make your own yogurt. You can see how I do it here...
http://frugalmeasures.blogspot.com/2015/03/monday-message_30.html 

So this is the finished radish sprouts. I use the green sprouter pictured above with the yogurt. I used radish sprouting seeds here. You don't have to have special equipment just sprouting seeds, a jar with a ring, and a clean nylon. Put a tablespoon or two in the jar and fill with water, affix the nylon and ring then let it sit overnight. Drain the next morning and run water back in and drain, this is rinsing. Do this rinsing a couple times a day leaving nylon and ring in place the whole time. When you have drained the jar, tip it at an angle in a bowl. This is a great source of fresh greens. These sprouts will go in a sandwich in place of lettuce is where they are headed.

Take time to learn and do fun things as well...

Here is a bookmark I tatted for a gift. So see how you can work on your skills? You can make gifts with them!

With the threats of food shortages to come, you need to think of planting some things in pots if you cannot do planting in your yard. Even if you cannot can, you can freeze. Think about putting food plants in your flower gardens.

Soon I will be thinning out the tomatoes by planting them in their own containers till I can put them in the ground. Think outside the box. Use your planters for food instead of flowers or along with flowers, I love flowers.

Gus says to be safe out there and learn how to stretch what you have, this will not be a short term thing.