Tool Lady and I have a problem. We both love to purchase coffee and tea from the little coffee shop right across the street from us. We do it a lot, and while it’s wonderful to support local businesses and they’re super nice there and their drinks are amazing, at…
Tool Lady and I have a problem. We both love to purchase coffee and tea from the little coffee shop right across the street from us. We do it a lot, and while it’s wonderful to support local businesses and they’re super nice there and their drinks are amazing, at…
This has been another busy week for me and all I want to do is play in the dirt! Instead of, you know, working and getting close to finishing up my classes (research papers suck, by the way). I have to give myself “garden breaks” from time to time so…
I just realized that, a few months ago we put in new counter tops in our kitchen and I never posted about it!!! I’m sure you’ve seen glimpses of them in my posts, but here’s the official lowdown… Five years ago when we moved into our house, one of the…
Did you know you can use eggshells as a chicken and garden supplement? Absolutely! Now, up until a couple of years ago, I had no idea that eggshells were good for anything except waiting for me to crack them open 😉 Whether you keep chickens and have an abundance…
Yes, that is what is contained in our new raised beds in the backyard 🙂 It took two days of nearly back-breaking bed building and soil shuffling, but we are officially in business and I am now trying to figure out what all should go in those beds!!! We have…
Well, we’ve made our first ever batch of beef jerky and it is delicious!!! We pulled a 2.24 pound beef round steak from the chest freezer and let it thaw out about half way before beginning to cut it into about 1/4 inch slices (partially frozen meat is much easier to…
Last Christmas, my brother and sister-in-law made each of the siblings a Planter Chair! Such a great idea and wonderful gift! From the looks of it, all you have to do is take an old chair, cut a hole in the seat of it and attach a hanging basket to…