Knowing you need a firewood rack and actually having one are two different things. Once I came to the realization of what was needed the search began for what I was wanting to actually have. As I am currently focusing on purchasing edging blocks for various beds in the garden I decided to take the […]
One of my favorite aspects of our home is the fire pit in the back yard. I have noticed a fair amount of people do not actually use their fire pits like a few of other extras home owners install. I did not want to be this way and so set about making it easier […]
Early this morning and again this evening I was reminded of the different bird calls I have been hearing over the past week. I believe birds are migrating south again. Beyond the easy to hear and see Canada goose, there have been smaller, solitary birds as well. Here is the issue I am having – […]
Keeping your recipes in an organized place will save you time when looking to make a meal. It does not have to be hard or time consuming.
Rarely am I accused of jumping on the bandwagon of the latest and greatest thing. Sometimes, yes. More often then not, though, I like to know something works before heading down that route and “why fix something that ain’t broken?”. When it comes to canning I also want to know it is safe to feed […]
Attracting pollinators to your garden may be something you need to investigate if you are not getting the results you were expecting.
This year is my first year back to gardening after taking a few years off. Coming to the conclusion we might be move in 2016 I planted a simple garden with the intent to leave it for my neighbor to pick as she liked. In 2017 we were in a rental house, getting settled, having […]
Contrary to what most of the rest of the country is experiencing, we have been short on rain here while being abundant in heat. This has been the main challenge with growing a garden this year. Once I realized May and June were not turning out to be as wet as I had anticipated, I […]
Our slow, empty summer schedule ended up being anything but slow and empty. I would say I had been lost among the corn and only now found my way out. However, this is not Small Town. They do not grow corn here. Wrong soil. Here it is more likely to be cotton. You can see […]
This post may contain affiliate links. I am sure my readers can do basic math and realized that this Day 7 review is being posted a few weeks past the actual Day 7. However, the pictures and results are from that time. I was excited to try the Back To The Roots windowsill grow kit […]