Whether you call it Seasonal Affective Disorder or just the winter blues, I have been pretty down in the dumps lately. I’m not a fan of winter but I do like the fact that the cold kills bugs and allows perennials to rest. However the shorter days, lack of sunlight, and cabin fever all have… Read More My Garden In Winter – An Attempt To Lift My Spirits
A while back my sister had the opportunity to go through an old barn and take any items she wanted. She collected a few things and offered some to me. Of the items I took was an old rusted iron trough. I have no idea what it was supposed to be but I thought it… Read More Make a Wish and Watch it Grow!
I love lavender and that is why I make 3 different lavender soaps. The scent of lavender is one of the most popular and recognized fragrances in the world. It comes from Lavandula Angustifolia, an evergreen woody shrub that is native to the western Mediterranean, primarily the mountains in northern Spain. Today it is grown all over the… Read More Lavender – Medicine and More
When I moved into my new home I was anxious to start designing my yard. I worked with the landscape when planning the location of my gardens. One of the features the previous owners left behind was a large tree stump. As I pondered what to do with it I got the idea to make… Read More Meet Stumpy
Here in Rolling Meadows, Illinois we just got over a 3 day snow storm, at least I hope it is over. It started on New Year’s Eve and after all was said and done we ended up with over a foot of snow. Here are the 10 things I liked best about it. #10 My… Read More 10 Things I Liked About The 2013-14 Snow Storm