tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post1661660781587871632..comments2024-03-28T16:20:57.446-07:00Comments on The Gardener's Cottage: socializing with friends while on a budgetthe gardener's cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-71568855249018359472014-03-01T08:37:25.863-08:002014-03-01T08:37:25.863-08:00I don't want to be a "Debbie Downer"...I don't want to be a "Debbie Downer" but I have to say something. Did anyone else notice how green the friggin lawns are in Palm Springs??? They are down right shocking green. In a time of major drought in California this is so wrong. While in the North and Central Valley farmers have dry fields and are not planting. They have green lawns in a desert. I just had to comment on this. Still glad you had a nice time.sunnynchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851564140487976694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-19730629851921378572014-02-26T16:29:49.748-08:002014-02-26T16:29:49.748-08:00I keep in touch with a good friend by meeting for ...I keep in touch with a good friend by meeting for breakfast at 6:30 am before we both go to work. We meet every other week and she clips a coupon out of the paper that's for a "buy one, get one free meal". We get the same thing and split the bill. It's a great way to keep in touch and we always motivate each other and we are raring to go and get started at work. (or maybe it's all the coffee that does it! LOL!) so that's my tip! 2 for 1 coupons!Cindi Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475347748831862659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-22400824774796783502014-02-25T16:29:19.288-08:002014-02-25T16:29:19.288-08:00Had the opportunity to visit Palm Springs for the ...Had the opportunity to visit Palm Springs for the first time last month when my family and I visited from Australia, and loved it! My tip is the same as a lot of others - meet friends for a walk and then reward ourselves with a nice coffee at the half way point. <br />LynneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-80111578380561355662014-02-25T15:11:49.090-08:002014-02-25T15:11:49.090-08:00My tips are the same as yours - meet for coffee or...My tips are the same as yours - meet for coffee or brunch, go for a walk - or go and see a film at the local cinema (reduced price on Mondays) and have a beer afterwards. That's Not My Agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052973075052114955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-9743167573707148662014-02-25T11:03:31.060-08:002014-02-25T11:03:31.060-08:00Excellent idea to check movies out of the library....Excellent idea to check movies out of the library. I had forgotten about that service. And Cate Blanchett was absolutely amazing. Watching her dissolution from the beginning to the end of the movie was incredible.Kristien62https://www.blogger.com/profile/04141776821818167047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-35058118590282710732014-02-25T10:28:14.388-08:002014-02-25T10:28:14.388-08:00You can stream some programs that are on tv: You c...You can stream some programs that are on tv: You can go to abc, cbs, pbs, etc and watch programs: that's how we watch Downton Abbey......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-28933379491404081792014-02-25T08:39:10.929-08:002014-02-25T08:39:10.929-08:00Janet, I absolutely love your honesty! You are so ...Janet, I absolutely love your honesty! You are so refreshing!! Keep doing what you are doing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01187572016716034940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-52017030144974001692014-02-25T08:18:01.077-08:002014-02-25T08:18:01.077-08:00Cheeky's is one of my Palm Springs Favorites! ...Cheeky's is one of my Palm Springs Favorites! We also love Bills Pizza in town. And yes socializing with friends saves me a bunch on therapy so it's a win for me :)Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16279417406114358713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-45705474278839370262014-02-25T08:11:23.333-08:002014-02-25T08:11:23.333-08:00Cheeky's is one of my Palm Springs Favorites! ...Cheeky's is one of my Palm Springs Favorites! We also love Bills Pizza in town. And yes socializing with friends saves me a bunch on therapy so it's a win for me :)Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16279417406114358713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-70334666465804610152014-02-25T08:08:56.142-08:002014-02-25T08:08:56.142-08:00Check into your local media (like newspapers and l...Check into your local media (like newspapers and local restaurant websites) and national websites like Urbanspoon -- and find out which places offer deals like Happy Hour or "specials" on a certain night. <br /><br />OR have appetizers and a couple of salads to share at a restaurant -- then end up at someone's home for drinks. One of our favorite evenings -- having burgers out with friends and we head home and watch the latest "so-bad-that-it-is-so-funny" monster movies on the SyFy network. Of course -- there are the classic nights -- barbecue, salad and "under-$10" wine ... <br /><br />I LOVE this post -- what a GORGEOUS place -- love the homes and flowers!!! Outstanding idea for a fountain!<br />((wow! those are expensive ginger jars!!))<br /><br />Cheers! Jan at Rosemary Cottage Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-58249433057532771222014-02-25T07:40:59.470-08:002014-02-25T07:40:59.470-08:00Janet. You know I already have a problem with blue...Janet. You know I already have a problem with blue and white porcelain. So now you need to expose me to RED AND WHITE porcelain?! You might have hushed your wants but you have ignited mine! I didn't even know that was a thing. <br />My very best friend and I always socialize on the cheap. We either watch the Birdcage (I'm sure you ran into a lot of Armands and Alberts in Palm Springs) or we watch Downton Abbey in Spanish. You haven't lived (on a budget) until you've watched Maggie Smith as an English aristocrat voiced over by a 20 year old Hispanic woman. Maybe it's just funny because we split a double wide bottle of Pinot Grigio...which is only $12. We've tried incorporating other people into this ritual but they just sort of stare at us uncomfortably.Stephen Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00657698116552267561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-19365229631386009232014-02-25T07:37:19.303-08:002014-02-25T07:37:19.303-08:00that sounds wonderful...your days out and about an...that sounds wonderful...your days out and about and being neighbors!the gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-20596988834753654172014-02-25T07:36:42.162-08:002014-02-25T07:36:42.162-08:00we subscribe to netflix instant watch movies. i b...we subscribe to netflix instant watch movies. i believe it is $7-8 a month.:)the gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-48107419482010922552014-02-25T06:22:29.685-08:002014-02-25T06:22:29.685-08:00What a great post, Janet! Our babies are finally g...What a great post, Janet! Our babies are finally getting a bit older that Steve and I are now slowly going back to socializing with friends. But we realized $ is a big issue. Especially after spending $130 for a meal for two the other night (it's pretty expensive from our local standard), we needed to rethink how we can/want to socialize with others. We usually invite people over to our house for some appetizers and wine, and we enjoy doing that (we can put the kids to sleep in our house, then party. it's also cheap.) Getting together for happy hour sounds like a great idea! Using coupons may be perhaps another way? I'm not a big couponing type of person, but I was just wondering if I should do it to help our family finance. I'm debating if I should or not... Do you use coupons??Studio Yuko Jones https://www.blogger.com/profile/04839090621639281035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-53834226756199970062014-02-25T05:44:58.470-08:002014-02-25T05:44:58.470-08:00When my friend and I were unemployed one memorable...When my friend and I were unemployed one memorable winter 12 years ago, we began certain rituals that we keep doing to this day. Since public transportation is basically nonexistent in suburban Connecticut and walking anywhere is pretty much out of the question where we live due to distance, we would check museums for free/reduced admission days, carpool to them and spend many hours admiring exhibits. We would pack a picnic lunch and 'tailgate' in the car with the heater on! Since we're both homebodies, we splurge on adult education classes (usually $10/session, sometimes a little more due to cost of supplies) and learn how to refinish furniture, make cheese, and design gardens. Preservation land trusts are popular here so we go on guided walks (sometimes we are asked to make small donations to the causes) and admire old houses, beautiful gardens, stretches of woods and fields. Plenty of time to catch up on our lives and learn soemthing new.<br /><br />I presonally like the house with the orange door - can I be your neighbor?<br />WendyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-12915032925295643932014-02-24T23:54:45.042-08:002014-02-24T23:54:45.042-08:00I love that photo! Looking at it, I can see you al...I love that photo! Looking at it, I can see you all as you must have been 40 years ago, real American teens - if you could have had the same line-up in 1974, I bet it would be no trouble to identify you all ;) ;) ;) Reminds me a lot of that time!!Little Miss Know-it-allhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05907830951304386874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-88096545124326123892014-02-24T17:47:31.308-08:002014-02-24T17:47:31.308-08:00In our group of friends we do rotating dinner part...In our group of friends we do rotating dinner parties every six weeks or so and everyone brings one dish so it costs the host next to nothing. And everyone brings their own wine, other times, it's coffee or walks. Love my friends too, and it's important to get together regularly!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-46963620362139740432014-02-24T17:31:13.548-08:002014-02-24T17:31:13.548-08:00so much fun!!!!! and your garden is looking so p...so much fun!!!!! and your garden is looking so pretty too<br /><br />xoxo kelleyKelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222598997403329166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-60825817907581194622014-02-24T16:06:48.483-08:002014-02-24T16:06:48.483-08:00How gorgeous!!!! I love every photo here! I like t...How gorgeous!!!! I love every photo here! I like to go for walks with my girlfriends or have them round for lunch or afternoon tea.<br /><br />Nothing better than time with girlfriends!Faux Fuchsiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317677066408030053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-2896640499488828622014-02-24T15:26:27.038-08:002014-02-24T15:26:27.038-08:00If one lives near a college or university, keep an...If one lives near a college or university, keep an eye on their events online. I've been to some good ones that were reasonably priced.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847481653550841384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-1350548240878045662014-02-24T14:33:59.235-08:002014-02-24T14:33:59.235-08:00Looks like you had such a great time Janet! How n...Looks like you had such a great time Janet! How nice to have a group of friends like that...while I do have 4 close friends that I get together with on a regular basis, none of them are in the same circle so it's always just two of us going to dinner, shopping, etc.<br /><br />My ex and I used to stay in Palm Springs a lot when we were dating and first married. I remember riding bikes through some neighborhoods with homes similar in the pics you posted here. I'm drooling over those ginger jars and that succulent/shell fountain. I'm kind of a shell maniac.<br /><br />I'm trying to cut back on going out too. I owed a friend of mine a bday dinner and normally I would take her out. But I decided to save myself $50 or $60 bucks and invited her over one night last week when my husband had a work<br />meeting to attend. It worked out great, she hadn't been over to our house in quite awhile and she enjoyed the meal more than if we had gone out.<br /><br />Linda<br />xoLRS4AMANDAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312878555775487787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-38477256947299003572014-02-24T14:21:06.474-08:002014-02-24T14:21:06.474-08:00Loved that movie too...we checked it out from the ...Loved that movie too...we checked it out from the library last weekend. Total cost=$0 :)<br /><br />LindaLRS4AMANDAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312878555775487787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-90644305135114745002014-02-24T13:53:46.325-08:002014-02-24T13:53:46.325-08:00We do dinner parties. Someone brings the wine, som...We do dinner parties. Someone brings the wine, someone brings the dessert and I just plan an affordable but filling meal. My favorite form of entertainment! <br />Have a great week Janet!Eleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195209947252107326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-29472099982208697992014-02-24T12:40:24.020-08:002014-02-24T12:40:24.020-08:00Hi Janet! How do you watch your movies? Netflix?...Hi Janet! How do you watch your movies? Netflix? Redbox? Tv? Movie theatre? How do you watch any series you love that aren't on normal TV? Would love to know how you do that part of your life on a budget. Thanks! JenniferJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03636412282839955871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-14215031103310031422014-02-24T12:22:18.488-08:002014-02-24T12:22:18.488-08:00We love to walk, too! There are plenty of places w...We love to walk, too! There are plenty of places where you can go by public transportation. We bring our snacks in the backbag. I spend a lot of time at home, on the weekends I have to step outside.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17842556959891396007noreply@blogger.com