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…
Happy Friday, everyone! I hope the week has treated you well and the coming weekend is divine! Diving right in… Plant something: Believe it or not, I have not planted a single seed since last week. We hit a bit of a cold snap…rain, snow, grey grossness…for a few days and…
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…
I’ve had a few requests for a post on how to build a top bar hive. Instead of re-inventing the wheel, I though it might be best to simply give you the link to the source. So, courtesy of Tool Lady, here’s the link… Free Top Bar Hive Plans Of…
Hello everyone! I’d like to introduce, for the first time ever in this space, my Partner Kim (AKA Tool Lady)!!! She is going to explain how she built me what is quite possibly the best garden gift ever…a potting table!!! Full disclosure: there are a few pictures missing from this…