tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598627963589889513.post1704915493101261072..comments2024-03-27T08:29:11.158-07:00Comments on Little Home In The Country: ResourcefulnessLittle Home In The Countryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14542813650753976168noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598627963589889513.post-48459169849567926792013-08-12T02:42:02.697-07:002013-08-12T02:42:02.697-07:00Such an inspiring post. I love those pailings, eve...Such an inspiring post. I love those pailings, even in their pre-loved state. I look forward to seeing the finished shed.<br />Love the sound of a reduced work week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598627963589889513.post-45207447559208738102013-08-07T06:05:59.705-07:002013-08-07T06:05:59.705-07:00Hi Regina! Thanks :) Too bad there's no free...Hi Regina! Thanks :) Too bad there's no freecycle there. Can you start it up? google freecycle.org and find out! XOLittle Home In The Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542813650753976168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598627963589889513.post-89263167437919529792013-08-06T09:09:27.934-07:002013-08-06T09:09:27.934-07:00hello ,
it was a pleasure for me to read this gre...hello , <br />it was a pleasure for me to read this great post. i wish we had freecycle in my country. love your deckchairs!!!!<br />wish you a beautiful week,<br />reginaReginas Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263131368566323993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598627963589889513.post-5907459514493362782013-08-06T05:19:53.583-07:002013-08-06T05:19:53.583-07:00Becky - I remember showing my husband your fencing...Becky - I remember showing my husband your fencing/gate that was made out of pallets! He was totally impressed :) <br /><br />While we do have a house and a garage, we are on a budget and HAVE to be careful with money. We have grand plans to develop our property but everything costs SO much, so we have to get creative about how we do it. It's actually more satisfying to do it slowly and creatively with found/used items.<br />Little Home In The Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542813650753976168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598627963589889513.post-41299202987785419072013-08-06T05:14:58.913-07:002013-08-06T05:14:58.913-07:00Good score on the rain tank and a high five for in...Good score on the rain tank and a high five for ingenuity turing it into garden space! We need to pick up a few tanks and have been scouring the ads... Great idea for the old fridge - really clever. I've seen people use them as cheese caves, too (in a cool basement). Little Home In The Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542813650753976168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598627963589889513.post-86094536395879976802013-08-06T05:11:48.938-07:002013-08-06T05:11:48.938-07:00Tania - why don't you start a freecycle networ...Tania - why don't you start a freecycle network? Go for it! <br /><br />Yes, the chairs cleaned up well - I wish I had a before picture... they looked terrible! Little Home In The Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542813650753976168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598627963589889513.post-26370472279748839562013-08-06T05:10:29.759-07:002013-08-06T05:10:29.759-07:00Good for you, Evelyn! We are in the process of cl...Good for you, Evelyn! We are in the process of cleaning out our garage and I've been listing lots of things to give away on freecycle plus posting a few items for sale on kijiji. Love both of those networks. I just picked up 4 dozen canning jars given to me (no charge) via a kijiji ad ~ so helpful with the garden in full production now.<br /><br />I'm moving more toward cash only, too as I'm much more aware of spending that way. Little Home In The Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542813650753976168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598627963589889513.post-65022097879350903422013-08-06T05:05:08.603-07:002013-08-06T05:05:08.603-07:00Lone Pine - great summer hours! Especially with o...Lone Pine - great summer hours! Especially with our winters, there's always so much to do before the snow flies, right? To inherit a barn full of goodies is awesome... having a stockpile of materials really fosters your creativity when you have to build something. We make the dimensions of things suit what we have on hand and modify our build accordingly. It's a good challenge!Little Home In The Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542813650753976168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598627963589889513.post-87132157195424325212013-08-04T13:16:03.266-07:002013-08-04T13:16:03.266-07:00We are always on the look out for a good deal like...We are always on the look out for a good deal like this. I always wondered though if we say...had enough money for house with a two car garage...if we would even have to bother. Good for you!becky3086https://www.blogger.com/profile/01026872543168452124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598627963589889513.post-45623132417820463382013-07-31T16:42:40.172-07:002013-07-31T16:42:40.172-07:00Hubby & I are right into resourcefulness!
Re...Hubby & I are right into resourcefulness! <br /><br />Recently we bought an old rainwater tank for $5 at a clearing sale. Hubby has cut that down to 4 veggie growing beds for me (I'm running out of growing space here so this was a cheap solution!). <br /><br />We had an old fridge that no longer worked so he took the door off, made up a 'new' door frame with recycled wood, put fly wire in the front & that's my soap curing cupboard!<br /><br />Hubby always looks at something to see if we can make it first before spending money on buying something similar.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18441066589358320857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598627963589889513.post-9938755191076311332013-07-31T15:24:46.643-07:002013-07-31T15:24:46.643-07:00Great post Sherri, I enjoyed reading this :)
Wish...Great post Sherri, I enjoyed reading this :)<br /><br />Wish we had freecycle here. I read so many good things about it.<br /><br />Love those chairs, they cleaned up really well :)<br /><br />xTaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176661940614462611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598627963589889513.post-10481505379686197842013-07-31T15:16:20.806-07:002013-07-31T15:16:20.806-07:00I'm in the process of getting rid of stuff, in...I'm in the process of getting rid of stuff, instead of acquiring. Kijiji and FreeCycle are also great for those of us who try to eliminate clutter while knowing that others in the city are looking for exactly what we don't want anymore. <br /><br />I've managed to work around my children's school hours and afterschool events while my husband works fulltime. My flexible and shortened hours lets us have the lifestyle we want, although extra money would be more than welcome and I don't know how people deal with that. While I can make a lot of things, scavenge a lot of things and barter things, utilities and mortgage, dental and medical expense continue to be cash only.Evelyn in Canadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273654056979750579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598627963589889513.post-8763899379923323902013-07-31T11:00:43.378-07:002013-07-31T11:00:43.378-07:00I was able to convince my supervisor to allow me e...I was able to convince my supervisor to allow me every Friday off for the summer (by compressing my 35-hour week into 4 days). It has been a lifesaver! I get so much done and I'm not nearly as exhausted as I would be otherwise. However it is very likely coming to an end as of August 30th, and I truly don't know how I am going to manage.<br /><br />We got a shop full of stuff when we bought our place too - bolts, nails, a few fence posts, tools (some badly broken), and a stack of 1x4s hanging out in the barn. Once we get everything sorted, it will be marvelous, and we'll know what we actually have.Lone Pine Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906485631802477304noreply@blogger.com