Pictures, as promised

See the old color here.

See my pretty pink room, with a sparkling white ceiling!

The view from the window; such gorgeous pink walls!

Later this evening, with the help of Topdad and PW, we'll pull up the yucky carpet, scrape off the pad, (which has fused to the wood floor) wash the floor and voila! All finished. More pictures tomorrow.

By the way, I was very blessed to have just enough paint to put on two coats with no leftovers. I prayed mightily for that tender mercy and was granted my request. Thank you Heavenly Father.

Progress

Just a note to say I'm making progress on the transformation, but I don't have any pictures. I've done two coats of bright white on the ceiling and the first coat of pale pink on the walls in the master bedroom and it looks almost lovely. (It definitely needs a second coat.) And the old "if it's not one thing, it's another" is in operation. I left the windows open over the weekend which was not the best choice when it rained! The carpet is wet. . .but who cares as it is coming out tomorrow, after I get the second coat of paint on the walls.

In other news, our oven is dying. I made roast vegetables for lunch yesterday and after an hour and a half they still weren't completely done, at 425 degrees! Dr. Hair made cookies later in the evening and each batch took about 20 minutes. So. We'll look into it when we get back from vacation but I'm not doing anything now. This will be another episode of making do. My sister lived without an oven for how many years was it, D? Lots, at least it seemed like it. I know it is doable.

Tomorrow after the second coat of paint in on I'll take some pictures. Patience.

How to Stretch a Can of Tuna Fish

I'm old enough to remember when cans of tuna fish were 7 ounces. Today they are five ounces. Some years ago I devised a way to stretch a can to make it go further.

Here's my method:

Gather whatever vegetables you have on hand; my standards are onion, carrot, celery, bell peppers (whatever color) and broccoli.

Chop each veggie as fine as you can:

Mix them in a bowl:

Add the tuna and some mayonnaise (or your choice of white salad dressing stuff):

Mix it all together and serve on bread for sandwiches or with crackers (when you forgot to get the bread out of the freezer that morning).

This batch made 2 cups (500 ml), so at 1/4 cup per sandwich, this would make 8 sandwiches; six sandwiches if you spread it a little thicker. Way better than one or two sandwiches per can; plus all those tasty, healthful veggies!

Thanks to Dandylion for helping with the Photo Booth effects shots.

What's Happening in Our Town

An imposing old school, built in about 1916, is being torn down. In addition to tearing down the school a lovely old fir tree was cut down to accommodate the demolition equipment. To my frugal mindset it seems an abominable waste of resources, but what do I know.

Tall building behind tree is the middle school

It in being demolished from east to west.
Crane to the left is sitting where the tree once was.

Three floors of memories

A horrible waste of materials (to my mind)

I love old brick buildings!

Daily Decluttering Mission

I follow the Blog 365 Less Things and finally decided to do what is suggested each week as a daily mini-mission. Sort of a search and weed out (rather than destroy) mission.

This week's emphasis is on reducing multiples. I'm swapping Tuesday for Monday as I was already going through my boxes of curio cabinet treasures and dishes today. The travel souvenir stuff is not accessible presently.

Tuesday – Glass items ~ Vases, plates, bowls, drinking glasses…


Here's the results for me:

An assortment of things that I no longer want, either because my tastes or needs have changed. These items will be added to our yard sale. Which, as you can see below, is getting bigger each day, and still doesn't include all the large appliances and furniture, not to mention all the clothes. I will be glad to get rid of it all. What doesn't sell will be taken to a thrift store.