Getting Corny – Corn Husk Dolls

[ad name=”Above Content”] At our CSA’s harvest festival over the weekend I was a volunteer and I was tasked with helping both children and disabled adults create corn husk dolls.  I had a blast.   These dolls are very simple to make and my friend and I assisted in the making of around 150 dolls….

The Vegetable Garden – Year Two

[ad name=”Amazon Patio Lawn and Garden”] Last year we fenced off a portion of our yard to put in a garden but only de-sodded half of it. We planted tomatoes, peppers, chard and kale and it produced amazingly well for being neglected and weedy. This year I’ve decided to get serious about our garden and…

Friday Links

Over at Have Cake, Will Travel these chickpea blondies caught my eye. They look like they might be perfect for a rainy weekend snack. I’ve been looking around to gather up some crafting ideas for us and the girls and found this garden wish flag project, via Maya*Made. It seems like a great way decorate…

I’m back

So things have been hectic lately and we took a vacation to Chicago early last month. It was a great time but we’ve been catching up ever since. Chicago is a wonderful city, so clean and friendly. We took public transit everywhere which was $2.00 for anything. From the airport to the city $2.00 a…

This weeks share and a great BBQ

We went to the farm on Friday, as usual. We got lots of great stuff; green peppers, eggplant, basil, potatoes, bunching onions, garlic, carrots, zucchini and of course cucumbers. There was not lettuce this week because of the extreme heat we’ve been having. The latest crop got scorched so we won’t get lettuce for about…