Wordless Wednesday – Feathered Ferns

Super Simple 5 Minute No Sew Infinity Scarf

I love the look of infinity scarves and recently came across a way to make a no sew scarf in less than 5 minutes from an old t-shirt. As no sew implies, this method requires no sewing and only the skill needed to use some scissors, so really anyone can make this scarf. Continue Reading…

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The (mostly) Weed Free Garden

I want to be honest for a second, we are fairly lazy gardeners. It doesn’t help that the garden is down the hill and that we’re not fans of weeding. We usually leave the weeds until they are to the point of almost overtaking everything! Despite letting it get totally overrun with weeds we still…

Building the Greenhouse – Part 2

So it’s been quite a while since we started building our green house. Even though it took us several weekends it really doesn’t take that long it’s just that life got in the way, a good friend had a baby and I got a killer cold all at the same time but I’m happy to…

First CSA Pickup of 2010. aka Strawberries! Strawberries! Strawberries!

We had our first pickup at our CSA on Tuesday. For those of you that don’t know CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. You can visit Local Harvest for more information on CSAs and to locate one near you. Over the last 7 years we have been part of 3 different CSAs. This is its…

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…

Long Walk, Toad Talk

In our area there is an annual toad migration from their homes in parks and residential areas to their breeding ground in a nearby reservoir. During their mating migration these toads need to cross some busy roads and sometimes just don’t make it. An effort was started by local citizens to literally help the toads…

Foraging for Wild Edibles

About a year and a half ago we moved into our new house, a 70’s contemporary on 1.25 acres. We have lots of trees, a large rocky hill and even a yard. This past year we realized that we also have wild edibles. Last summer we enjoyed the wild wine berries that were growing and…

My Adventure with Creating a Safe Reusable Sandwich/Snack Bag

I just recently got my sewing machine all set up in my bedroom. This is actually quite a process so once it’s set up I like to do as much as possible with it before I put it away. To follow up on my reusable lunch bags I decided to create a reusable sandwich/snack bag….