My weekend was not too spendy, and still fun.

On Friday night, after the workshop, I went out with some of the attendees for a Happy Hour. I bought a Sangria for $12 -- ample appetizers were provided, and they were my supper.

I ended up paying $3.50 in parking that day.

On Saturday I went garage saling with a friend. I spent $12.75 and bought a serving bowl to match my pattern, a winter hat, photo paper, knight action figures for the toy box, 2 children's books, a children's puzzle, and a ruffly top for my granddaughter. I'll be sending a box of all my found treasures to her today.

My grocery shopping was $30. I bought: toilet paper, 2 cans of tomato sauce, a can of garbanzo beans, a can of diced tomatoes, a zucchini, couscous, almond milk, yogurt, sourdough bread, mayonnaise and granola bars.

Just realized, looking at the receipt, that I was charged for a cucumber instead of a zucchini. I wonder if that made a difference in price? I think maybe it was cheaper.

Guess these young cashiers don't know the difference between a cucumber and a zucchini!

I spent $6 on laundry, and this morning, I filled up the gas tank for $49. (High prices today)

I made and shared the Moroccan chicken stew which Hamchan posted. My son liked it, my DIL didn't, and I was in the middle. My grandsons weren't even willing to try it. I certainly liked the calorie level, though! Between that, and hot & sour cabbage soup for lunch, I had a very lo-cal day.

I drove today, since I was low on gas, and I like to fill up in my work town. So I also grabbed two packages to mail -- also much more easily done in my work town. Unfortunately, I forgot that I'm working at a golf outing tomorrow, so will probably have to drive again. I should have waited!

I forgot to mention the fun part of my weekend -- attending my grandson's baseball game, and then his violin recital. It was a big day for him, and he got overtired and fidgety at the recital when it got long (he was one of the first to perform). But he apologized so sweetly to his teacher. The recital is fun for me, because it's so interesting to see the level of skill rise as the ages go up. One teenage boy was really quite amazing!