tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post8734392594442980916..comments2024-03-25T13:04:01.933-05:00Comments on Strangers & Pilgrims on Earth: From A - Z {Alpha to Zucchini} ~ A "Shabby Chic" Frugal Farm Lifestyle ~ Entry #2JEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-8951435196299071212016-10-31T05:17:40.794-05:002016-10-31T05:17:40.794-05:00Thank you Cindy! I appreciate you taking the time ...Thank you Cindy! I appreciate you taking the time to comment and encourage here today! :)JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-58655892454703990492016-10-31T04:48:52.651-05:002016-10-31T04:48:52.651-05:00My husband and I moved to the country 11 years ago...My husband and I moved to the country 11 years ago after he retired. I have been a "stuff" collector for many years and I am trying desperately to thin things out. I love your posts. They are quite encouraging.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198856119400560423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-68919266328877432502016-09-07T06:48:47.812-05:002016-09-07T06:48:47.812-05:00Thank you Yvette for the encouragement! It means a...Thank you Yvette for the encouragement! It means a lot! Have a lovely week! :)JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-49102325437832843822016-09-06T15:56:25.496-05:002016-09-06T15:56:25.496-05:00I agree with some of your other commenters. Pleas...I agree with some of your other commenters. Please don't make your next post shorter! So much good encouragement! Thank you for taking the time to write in the midst of all you do. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247895822143882384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-2406207511397049502016-09-06T07:12:01.676-05:002016-09-06T07:12:01.676-05:00Oh my-- is right! On some of those hot humid days,...Oh my-- is right! On some of those hot humid days, it felt like a death sentence :) But we lived through it and were blessed with free food! :) And so was the whole state...JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-90811954469777400062016-09-05T11:54:15.334-05:002016-09-05T11:54:15.334-05:0038 Zucchini plants! Oh my! I needed a laugh today,...38 Zucchini plants! Oh my! I needed a laugh today, so thank you. That reminds me of when a young friend of mine planted something like 20 tomato plants because he thought each plant only grew 2-3 tomatoes. You can imagine his surprise when he was drowned in tomatoes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-75692447089488554472016-09-05T05:42:24.535-05:002016-09-05T05:42:24.535-05:00Thank you Michelle for taking the time to comment ...Thank you Michelle for taking the time to comment and encourage! We are glad to have you visit here :)JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-74192146813549956362016-09-05T05:41:40.462-05:002016-09-05T05:41:40.462-05:00That sounds like a beautiful plan Andi! Thank you ...That sounds like a beautiful plan Andi! Thank you for sharing! :)JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-27588636471299338582016-09-05T05:40:42.059-05:002016-09-05T05:40:42.059-05:00Yard sales are excellent! They help to reduce the ...Yard sales are excellent! They help to reduce the household excess while bringing in a bit extra to apply where really needed. I hope it goes well!! :)JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-40984091892416620712016-09-04T16:27:05.231-05:002016-09-04T16:27:05.231-05:00I just love your blog! It's so charming! I'...I just love your blog! It's so charming! I'm really glad I found it through the Blog Hop. I really appreciate your attitude towards simplicity and thrift. It's inspiring!Michellehttp://midlifeblogger.com/category/gardening/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-36004114171850895412016-09-04T06:17:24.084-05:002016-09-04T06:17:24.084-05:00JES - so much has been said already, but I wanted ...JES - so much has been said already, but I wanted to add that I loved this post. It was encouraging to me... in many ways. <br /><br />We have had our home in boxes for well over a year, everything we own does not fill a 10 x 10 storage unit... when the time comes for us to have a place of our own again, small will be the size and by the Grace of God, there will be a garden. :)<br /><br />Again - thank you!Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01099728785158334708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-59194131570384011912016-09-03T12:23:02.298-05:002016-09-03T12:23:02.298-05:00This was a wonderful post Jes. I have far to go in...This was a wonderful post Jes. I have far to go in my real estate investment, but I am making progress. I hope to have a yard sale in the next few weeks.<br /><br />I am so glad you addressed the issue of cooking with what you have instead of making menus then buying everything. Doing with whatcha got makes more $ sense.<br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend.<br />LauraMrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-48619737475696490712016-09-02T06:48:09.848-05:002016-09-02T06:48:09.848-05:00Amen! Jenny. Amen! :)Amen! Jenny. Amen! :)JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-55888629231307879662016-09-02T06:47:29.020-05:002016-09-02T06:47:29.020-05:00Oh dear, sounds like your zucchini is our "to...Oh dear, sounds like your zucchini is our "tomato"! We haven't gotten a good harvest in years!! I think we all have that one plant that either doesn't like our soil or perhaps our weather... As far as "amazing" goes, it is my husband with the green thumb! :) I think the only thing that grows for me is lavender, mint and other easies :) Thank you for your visit and have a lovely week!JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-82221486151644593822016-09-02T06:28:20.826-05:002016-09-02T06:28:20.826-05:00Exactly! I think the same way in that area! There...Exactly! I think the same way in that area! There are many ways to make do. And I love the quote and had it here before, I think "Erma Bombeck"? So very true!!! :)JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-21660095656505767412016-09-02T01:23:15.175-05:002016-09-02T01:23:15.175-05:00Jes, bless you for sharing your testimony. It'...Jes, bless you for sharing your testimony. It's filled with heart-lived truth and we all need that kind of reality check; a reminder that we CAN live with less, and that the Lord is faithful - SO VERY FAITHFUL - to provide. xxxxJenny of Elefantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775654415138120426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-26080898155310441872016-09-01T20:43:51.751-05:002016-09-01T20:43:51.751-05:00Thanks for another great post, Jes. I haven't ...Thanks for another great post, Jes. I haven't had a lot of success with zucchini as ours get powdery mildew but what a great harvest you have over there. You really are amazing. Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-56282982326871498122016-09-01T15:07:30.251-05:002016-09-01T15:07:30.251-05:00Oh I love this post!!! Simple is the way we do thi...Oh I love this post!!! Simple is the way we do things here. Our meals are not five course fancy restaurant style but our bellies are full and we're happy so all is well. Ma Ingalls inspired me a lot in the realm of making do. You know the saying,"Use it up, make it do, or do without." That's our motto:) If we run out of milk I refuse to run to the grocery store for more (sadly we rely on that right now instead of a four legged critter in the backyard...one day though); Water works in a jiffy. “The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one.” Great oost! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-6720131672831990722016-09-01T12:01:10.316-05:002016-09-01T12:01:10.316-05:00Dear Kelly-Anne, thank you for sharing enthusiasm ...Dear Kelly-Anne, thank you for sharing enthusiasm on these topics! You have got me excited and inspired by it! How often I thought that these kinds of things were of interest to only the little world of my own making. I am so thrilled to find others with the same lifestyle. May God bless your whole family and your next harvest! :)JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-78942958725427174242016-09-01T11:56:01.372-05:002016-09-01T11:56:01.372-05:00Sorry to hear about the mushy zucchini! I think yo...Sorry to hear about the mushy zucchini! I think you will like the fritters and maybe even your cowboy! :) And thank you for the kind invitation Sherry! Have a lovely week!JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-69821045639280022472016-09-01T10:35:48.071-05:002016-09-01T10:35:48.071-05:00Dear JES...oh, how I would love to meet you! This...Dear JES...oh, how I would love to meet you! This afternon my dear momma said to me, ''Have you read her new post? It is amazing...go read it NOW!''. And so I did! Oh, your words blessed, challenged and motivated me in so many ways... I will confess I love gourmet cooking and considered studying to become a chef...but the Lord had different plans! He is now revealing how I can go about cooking beautiful, gourmet meals with very little and ''plain'' ingredients with some creativity, prayer and a good attitude! Also, He has shown me that the garden must be my key focus while I am blessed to be at home...so my bitty patch is not sufficient! Our family are in agreement that we need to get more serious and extend our current vegetable patch...I want to thank you for sharing...your words have been the topic of conversation around here for the last couple hours!<br />And by the way, I think your meal was ever so pretty...made with love, served on a beautiful dish and the presentation was just stunning!<br />Ah, very inspiring! Thank you, JES! May the Lord continue to bless and keep you and your family!<br />Hugs!Kelly-Anne ♥ The Diary of a Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302889010690025224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-32651282755606497182016-09-01T09:56:36.731-05:002016-09-01T09:56:36.731-05:00Oh this post is Fabulous. I bought Zucchini yeste...Oh this post is Fabulous. I bought Zucchini yesterday and tried to fry and it was mushy. I want to try the fritters. The salad looked good with the potatoes (haven't met a potato I didn't like) but Cowboy wouldn't eat the Z that way. Anyway. Loved this. <br />I saw you came by my old blog. I was hopping you were looking for the party link. A couple of people did that. The party is here:<br />http://mychristmasjourney.blogspot.com/2016/08/2016-fabulous-fall-party.html<br />See you there!GranthamLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06803141808493672642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-8482919917630394012016-09-01T04:34:34.964-05:002016-09-01T04:34:34.964-05:00Hi Mel, that is so very true! Our houses grow bigg...Hi Mel, that is so very true! Our houses grow bigger when we let go of the excess baggage and that is a very big blessing! We also grew kale for the first time and have put it in egg casseroles, quiches, end of the garden soup (I will share link below), in pasta sauces and of course we made the kale chips I have read so much about (they were good!). Thank you for taking the time to share! I love hearing back from the other side of the screen! :)<br /><br />http://strangersandpilgrimsonearth.blogspot.com/2015/10/end-of-garden-soup-sabbath-soup.htmlJEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-56217793376662912542016-09-01T04:30:31.652-05:002016-09-01T04:30:31.652-05:00Dear Leticia, thank you for sharing your wonderful...Dear Leticia, thank you for sharing your wonderful and encouraging memories with us! That is such a blessing to hear! :) I will be emailing you shortly... Love, JESJEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-70688204385501669932016-09-01T04:27:37.958-05:002016-09-01T04:27:37.958-05:00Thoreau is also a treasure of "simplifying&qu...Thoreau is also a treasure of "simplifying" quotes! Thank you for sharing that one as well (and for taking the time to comment in general!). Thank you for the encouragement and I hope you have a lovely weekend! :)JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.com