A Day in the Life..

Days here at our Little Blue House are long and busy

Today was no different

It was a very early start again.. starting with the obligatory cuppa

After the normal daily dusting and vaccumming came the "big" Thursday job.. scrubbing the kitchen. I think I'm in this room more than any other in the house. And its the one that gets the constant cleaning. It gets a wipe down and a floor mop every day.. yet it seems to get the muckiest. There is always something to clean.

My favorite cleaner for the floor is Spic and Span ... and the best scouring pads are SOS . The pads really get the burned on spills in the oven

Cleaning the kitchen helps with another weekly chore.. making a meal plan for next week... and a shopping list to go with it.

Every week I pour over the weekly ads for bargains and see whats in stock... Then I make a list of possible meals I want to make. Then finally I see what ingredients I have in the pantry.. and what I would have to buy. Then I make the final decision on our meals. Its seriously like a military operation. But with a budget and food shortages ... it has to be done!

Luckily our pantry is very well stocked from all the canning that I did over the summer.. and our ladies are still producing well. So this week it will Just be flour, a few fresh vegetables, a little meat and a few odds and ends.

We have a weekend of wet weather coming our way... with heavy rain starting overnight. MrD grabbed the opportunity to give the front lawn a final mowing before the downpour

MrD spent a long time last year digging up the old grass, tilling, leveling, sowing and cultivating beautiful lawns in the fron and back of the house. He has every right to be proud of his all hard work

Thursday night at the Little Blue House is normally pasta night and this is one of our favorites
I dont know what it is about 1940s recipes, but they are really tasty.  So tonight it was Spaghetti and Meatballs

These meatballs from Better Home and Gardens Magazine, September 1942, are no different. Using Italian seasoning, garlic and parmesan cheese the flavours really hit the spot.

There were plenty of meatballs so I froze some for a later date and there was enough sauce leftover to mix with pasta for another meal.

Its been a pretty tiring day.. so time to recharge the old batteries ready to start it all again tomorrow..

And Im so blessed and grateful... and happy to be able to do it