What volunteer seedlings teach about cool season planting One of the best ways to learn what you can plant BEFORE […]
Designing My Space Efficient Raised Garden Beds
I had three main considerations when designing my new garden beds: They needed to give me as much growing area […]
Hidden Hinges Secret Key Cubby
If you have ever been intrigued by hidden wall safes, such as can be hidden behind a portrait, you will […]
The Scary Part About Growing Your Own Mushrooms
Are mushroom plants from another planet? Mushrooms have always seemed other-worldly to me. So it was with mixed feelings that […]
My Favorite Gardening Books Ever as of the Year 2021 AD
Here are my all-time favorite gardening books, in no particular order. I am going to put a brief description of […]
My Favorite Best Ever Sewing Tools and Supplies
Here are the sewing tools and supplies that I find myself using all the time and/or appreciating more and more. […]
Can You Plant Directly in Horse Manure ?
Why use horse manure Sometimes your options are limited. Like when dealing with a very complicated, multi-step moving/building project. That […]
Lockdown Day 20: Introduction to Making Your Own Goat Milk Soap
guest post by Stephanie Shepler Harren Different Kinds of Soaps In general there are four different kinds of soaps that […]
Lockdown Day 19: The Problem with Scientific Data (or Bats, Broccoli, and Hospital Stats)
The trouble with evaluating data Remember the phrase two wrongs don’t make a right? This holds true when try to […]
Lockdown Day 16: Online Pinochle Card Game
My husband grew up playing pinochle. He taught the kids from a young age, but I am not a game […]