Each year, during Easter, the stores run ham on sale at a really good price. This year the lowest price I found was 87-cents per pound.
Compared to the regular price of $2.37 per pound; I got a great deal. The day I went to get a ham the store was sold out. But this was okay since I was able to get a rain check.
My family loves to eat bacon and eggs; but with prices on the rise bacon is getting a little too high. So, this year I had my ham cut into steaks. (The meat department will do this for free).
These ham steaks freeze well.
I like to separate them with sheets of wax paper;
And place them in a gallon size zip lock bag.
The very end of the ham is also placed in the freezer for when I want to make a pot of beans.
Locally a prepackaged ham steak sells for well over 2-dollars per pound and I have seen it over 3-per pound. The cheapest bacon I can buy, when not on sale, is $2.50 for a 12-ounce package. So stocking up on ham steaks will save a lot of money over the next several months. And, fried ham steak with eggs is out of this world!
I wasn't too sure it could be fixed or even fixed up.
Thankfully Pat is good at restoring things.
We had to order a few replacement parts in order to have a working unit; thank goodness for the Internet.
On Saturday we noticed the eggs began hatching;
Which is good since every one of our chickens have been killed over the past few months.
Between the dogs, the coyotes and I think a bobcat, our poor hens didn't have a chance!
Thankfully we were able to buy some fertile eggs and can now begin replacing our flock.
Our food was really good and the weather was perfect.
While at the Oasis I took this photo of my sister and Elizabeth. They have the same type of hair and in this photo my sister looks more like Elizabeth's mom than her aunt.
Next she slowly stitched the squares into a pleasing design.
It's amazing how nice an area looks when you spend time working it.
I love how the trees really stand out when the weeds are short.
The job can be overwhelming so I like to cut out paths and small areas when I first begin.
It feels like I am accomplishing a lot when I focus on mowing just small areas.
When I finally past the half way mark the orchard once again began looking like a park.
I still lack two small areas;
But it's almost all finish; mowing dried weeds is hard work.
As I have been doing all this mowing I began thinking about the deer family we purchase sometime back; they turned out to be a disappointment.
They were cheaply made and have been steadily breaking. We only have one left from the bunch.
Oh well, next time I'll know better than to buy yard art from a man selling on the side of the road.
