I can be contacted at frugaltrenches@yahoo.com
Welcome!
I'm Frugal Trenches (no, not my real name!) a lover of natural, simple and frugal living! I use this space and my camera to document a beautiful, purposeful, downshifted and abundant life! Life is not always simple (oh how I wish it was!) but it is always rich and I hope this space demonstrates beauty and joy!
If you have a question, feel free to leave it in the comments! I read and appreciate every comment and will reply to questions within the comment section, even if it takes a day or two (or three, but whose counting!).
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- This morning I'm really missing James Martin's Saturday Kitchen. Thankful for CBC radio, or I'd be lost! 2 weeks ago
- Encouragement From Afar http://t.co/YOyWLi6l 2 weeks ago
- @SophieCussen - Thank you so much, sorry it's taken me a while to reply! 2 weeks ago
- @jpcatter CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!! 2 weeks ago
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I think this blog is amazing. I get so much inspiration from you. The world would be a better place if there were more people with your values and ideals. Thank you so much for this blog, it has made me re-think my life and what lessons I want to pass on to my son. By the way, your future children will be blessed to have you for a mum!
What a great blog. Your writing style is very nice, and you have a wonderful ideas.
Good luck with everything.
I just found your blog while I was looking for some encouragement. You are wiser than your years. I also am a christian, I live in Michigan in the US. England looks so lovely. I love the ocean. I am finding much inspiration from you on how you apply scripture in your life and how you do not submit to the temptation to feel sorry for yourself in sometimes difficult circumstances. I struggle with that. God bless you.
Hi again, I have now looked at all the good causes that you support, and think that it is wonderful. and that you are making others think about doing so.
I thought that you might be interested in another one that we support. Here is the link, http://www.hollows.org/
Thanks again and very best wishes to you, Caron
love your information!! learning a lot! thanks so much for sharing!!
http://liveandcreatelight.blogspot.com/2010/03/country-and-whos-queen.html
Just used the gorgeous photo of Devon you took the other day and gave you full credit, in my blog in addition to a bit about when I lived in England, I don’t normally put other people’s photography up without asking and forgot to ask before I hit post, but I wanted to tell you I am continually inspired by your posts and absolutely love this blog.
I read an article today I’d like to share with you:
http://thechronicleherald.ca/ArtsLife/1173143.html#recommends
It’s about a man who lived on $5000/yr for 16 years when he decided to live a simplistic lifestlye.
You are AMAZING! I LOVE yr blog and am still going through all the old posts. Love it! So inspiring on so many topics! Keep up the awesome work!
I absolutely love your blog!
You are wise beyond your years, and the photos are fantastic. Thank you for sharing your blog.
Is the China Kidz Project open to the USA?I have yet to get a response that I felt was from you. If I did, I may have deleted it,not being sure.I know I would not have done so, if it came from your email address. If someone else in the project responded to me,it is very possible I did delete it.My grand daughter and I had high hopes that we were invited to participate in the project.I will be watching closely for your response.Thank you.
Hi Sue, I did email you directly myself (I’m the only one organizing this!) I’ll try emailing you again now!
I encourage everyone, especially retirees, to purge their clothes closets, also incl kitchen items, and give to group homes, women’s shelters. Also, how many sets of sheet and towels do we need? Most of us have way too many, so purge these too. Many charities in most cities, incl homeless shelters, and handicapped homes.
I don’t know where to start saying Thank you, this blog and many many people who have sent the Butterfly Home gifts for the babies, some who have now passed away. You are amazing, I think the postman had tears in his eyes as most days he carried a parcel to our home, the people see all this and start to ask why…..”its because of love” people who may never come, see touch the babies still love them. frugaltrenches we salute you, we give you 1000×1000 thanks, to see smiles on the babies faces knowing someone somewhere loves them…..don’t ever stop writing, and supporters don’t ever stop being encouraged in a little corner lost in a 10,000,000 folk city is The Butterfly Home and partly thanks to you. Love from the babies in the Butterfly Hospice
LOL just read today’s blogged and laughed – I didn’t realise your pets were named after me
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best wishes, Sophie Genevieve McInnes!
Hello. I have been reading your blog for several years now and even though I don’t know your name I feel as though I know you. I have noticed that a post you wrote recently has been taken down, and that you haven’t posted since-publicly- since then. I just wanted to write and say that I am praying for you and hoping all is OK with you and your major “project”. I hope you are finding God in the hard spaces, because that is where God always will be found.
EGC
What an inspiration your blog is! My entire work week is devoted to the natural industry and making earth friendly/sustainable/body friendly foods make their way onto Pacific Northwestern shelves and I deal with so many people that are passionate about the earth or their bodies, but I see practically nothing from those claiming “God” in their lives. And yet, change should start with us, because we are the ones called to love, give and protect. Honestly, you have given me hope – thank you SO much!
Hi , i love reading the blog, especially the frugal food. I wanted to follow it if possible? I am trying to write my own blog about feeding my family world war 2 rations – this is our first week and it is going quite well, but makes you realise you have to be super organised !
thanks
Kellie
Wish I could send you some coffee – my husband works at Starbucks and we have extra!