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
Now that it’s spring people will be coming outdoors and walking in the parks and forest preserves. They will be admiring the wonderful sights of nature and wanting to interact with the ducks, geese and seagulls, among other things. They will bring their children to teach them about nature and they will bring bags of… Read More Don’t Feed The Birds!
Ahh Lemongrass. Let’s start with the bright scent of lemon. So “summery” and “sunshiny” it just warms you up with memories of the hot sun on your skin and a refreshing glass of lemonade quenching your thirst. What could be better than this? My Lemongrass Soap because besides the Lemongrass essential oil, I add… Read More Soap Introductions – Lemongrass
With an abundance of squash, eggplant, and colored bell peppers coming out of my garden I decided to make grilled veggie sandwiches. I sliced up some eggplant, yellow squash, zucchini, orange peppers and red onions. I placed the slices in a large bowl and added some green beans I also grabbed from the garden. I… Read More Grilled Veggie Sandwich with Herb Mayo
On Sunday I wasn’t feeling so good. I was kind of depressed and tired and didn’t want to deal with anything. The week before was very stressful for me and I just wanted to recover by not doing anything. I was sitting at my computer mindlessly playing some game on Facebook when I heard my… Read More Nature Therapy – Sunday In Pictures