Nov 16 2022
You could be forgiven for thinking the November is a time when the garden starts to shut down for winter and nothing much is going on. Look more carefully and you might be surprised. November is often thought of as the start of the gardening year, the month when traditionally trees and shrubs are planted. …
Oct 25 2022
Halloween party food can be really fun to make, it’s the time of the year when you can make your food look unappetizing and people will still want to eat it. Children love the thrill of eating what they think is dismembered body parts and ordinary food that has been dyed fun colors. If you …
Oct 24 2022
Fall has arrived and pumpkins have arrived with it but today, I’m not really looking at the pumpkins. Instead, I am looking at the cute little bags of gourds that are lining the produce section of your local grocery store. Usually, these little treats are found in a bag of about 12 gourds. They are …
Oct 18 2022
People often say, “Halloween, it’s just about the candy,” and although I often agree with them on some level, I don’t really think it is a bad thing. To me, Halloween is one of the truly whimsical holidays around. There is no deep meaning, although there is a history, and children and adults alike, can …
Oct 16 2022
This is my go-to recipe for Halloween festivities and it’s always a big hit! It’s great because the recipe is easy and the treats are light and tasty. This is also a great Halloween project to do with the kids, because they can get creative with the shapes and decorations. In our house our favorite …
Oct 13 2022
I love this recipe because it only requires three oils which you can find in the grocery store, making it an easy recipe to satisfy a quick soap making fix! Ingredients: 8 oz. olive oil 8 oz. coconut oil, 76 deg. 9 oz. vegetable shortening like Crisco 9.5 oz. water 3.6 oz. lye 1 oz. Pumpkin Patch …
Oct 02 2022
I have found over the years that Halloween, when it comes to decorations, has become almost as decorated as Christmas. Each year, whole neighborhoods suddenly become creepy villages that hint of dark vampires, witches and zombies trembling in the dark, waiting for the ghoulish night of Halloween to descend upon us. It can be rather …
Sep 30 2022
If you want large bulbs bursting with flavor, plant your garlic in the fall. You will have to wait until the next summer to harvest, but it is worth the wait. Garlic belongs to the onion genus species and is closely related to chives, leek, onions, and shallots. It is cold-hardy, which makes fall-planting favorable …
Sep 22 2022
For the Chipmunk in My Yard I think he knows I’m alive, having come downThe three steps of the back porchAnd given me a good once over. All afternoonHe’s been moving back and forth,Gathering odd bits of walnut shells and twigs,While all about him the great fields tumbleTo the blades of the thresher. He’s luckyTo …
Oct 17 2021
As Rudyard Kipling once said, “Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade.” A lot of gardeners see fall as a time to start putting their gardens to rest. However, autumn is the perfect time for assessing, designing, and improving your gardens. Consider your landscaping. fall is also a great time to perform grounds …