The Buy Of The Week Planting roses has not always been on my agenda. It’s funny the progression my gardening philosophy has gone through. It used to be “I’ll only grow it if I can eat it.” Then it was “Other than my veggies and herbs, anything I plant has to take care of itself… Read More
A Good Reason to Send a Card After I posted the DIY Botanical Envelope tutorial earlier in the week, I decided to whip up some pretty, flowery cards. I was inspired by these wonderful watercolor graphics from Angiemakes.com. She graciously offered some of her graphics for free, so I had to make something with them!… Read More
An At-Home Conservation Project For The World The Great Backyard Bird Count is a project of Cornell Lab of Ornithology and The National Audubon Society, in which everyday people, wherever on earth they are, count the numbers and species of birds they observe. This annual event takes place each February over a four day period.… Read More
The Lost Art of Letter Writing We recently starting homeschooling our 7 year old son. As our son started to really get into his copywork and dictation lessons, he asked one day why we didn’t write letters. Good question. I send text messages and emails daily, but when was the last time I wrote a… Read More
It’s Planting Time! Planting season has begun and I’m thinking about strawberries. I just finished planting a new strawberry bed where winter lettuce and mizuna had been growing. Thought it might be a good time to share our experience with this perennial favorite. Save Money I planted bare root strawberries. Bare root plants are the same… Read More