As I walk through my garden and enjoy all the beauty of the flowers, bees, and butterflies, I’m already thinking about next year’s flower garden. What can I do better? How can I improve on what I’m growing? And how can I get flowers earlier in the growing season? A few years ago, I began to experiment and grow hardy annuals. The more flowers I planted, the more excited IRead More →
Flower bouquets for the rest of us. Simple steps that anyone can follow to create a pretty bouquet in no time. I enjoy growing flowers and creating bouquets for myself and to give away. When I first started creating bouquets, my fledgling efforts looked like “child’s play”. Basically, I just stuck flowers in the vase with no thought of how to place them. As I continued to grow flowers, IRead More →
I start my day with coffee…every day! Not only is coffee a staple in our home but I enjoy anything coffee related as well…coffee ice cream, mocha brownies, kalua with cream. My love of coffee has led me to collect coffee-themed containers as well. Over the years I have amassed quite a collection of vintage coffee pots. To me, they’re a reminder that although the method of delivery has changed,Read More →
Spring has passed and it’s time to start thinking of summer. Each season it’s fun to decorate your porch with touches that remind you of the upcoming season. Make these patriotic crafts to decorate your summer porch. One of my favorite ways to decorate my garden porch in summer is with patriotic colors. Red, white, and blue just screams summer. And while the summer of Covid will not look likeRead More →
Do you follow daily routines in your home? Maybe you have a morning routine such as Hal Elrod’s Miracle Morning. Or maybe you follow an evening routine such as Crystal Paine’s Make Over Your Evening. Following a regular routine will set you up for a successful day. (Some links are affiliate links. If you click a link and purchase I can make a commission at no extra cost to you.Read More →
As I look around my yard and garden, there are flowers growing in numerous pots and containers. Most have a consistent look to them…terracotta is one of my favorite style containers. I also have a lot of vintage containers in my garden. Usually, when I need a new container I can head to the local garden center or hit the yard sales and thrift stores. But this year, that’s notRead More →
You’ve spent days and weeks getting your flowers, herbs and vegetables planted for the season. Now you sit back and wait for those lovely plants to grow. And then you notice something else growing in your garden. Not just one or two but dozens and dozens of them. Weeds are sprouting everywhere. Give them a little water and they grow, well like weeds. Fast and out of control. Weeds areRead More →
I grabbed my garden gloves and headed out to the garden. Only to be stopped in my tracks. All around me were noises. Loud noises. Lawnmowers, high-pitched blowers and even music blared around me. I paused for a moment to check the day of the week. It was Wednesday. You expect these kinds of noises on a Saturday afternoon, but not on a Wednesday evening. This is what happens whenRead More →
We’re all feeling the pinch of close quarters these days. With family members working and schooling from home, we have less time to ourselves. As much as we love each other, taking a break from the togetherness, stress, and worry can help each of us to stay sane. One way to do this is to head out to the garden to work on spring garden chores. Even if the weatherRead More →
Recently, I went looking for a pair of clippers in my shed and stumbled over a pile of items I’d left laying on the floor. When I looked around I realized that over the winter months I had done it again…left little piles of things here and there. During the active garden months, I try to keep the shed neat and organized. But over the winter, it’s just easier toRead More →