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Apple Crisp, Cross between a cookie and a pie
Apple season is here and you can never have too many recipes on ways to enjoy them. It is the week before Thanksgiving and the weather has taken a downhill spiral seemingly overnight. So what is there...
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Applesauce Raisin Muffins, Cold Weather Goodness
Cold weather weekend mornings are perfect for homemade goodness at breakfast or mid-day snacking. Better yet if these muffins started with homemade applesauce!This recipe was probably cut from a Taste...
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Almond Sugar Cookies..Addition to the Sweet Treat Tradition of the Holiday...
The trick to holiday baking is to get it done early enough to ease the stressful time crunch of the "to do" list before Christmas Eve. But the downside around this house is that between event...
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May Not be Going Straight but Forward Enough
As I approached this morning like every other morning, I had to share a humorous observation and perhaps offer our married children a way to handle many an aggravation between the sexes.Take this...
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SPF Protection....Any Time
Just because it is the middle of winter doesn't mean you don't need sun protection on days you know you'll be outside for an extended period of time. Creams made with added protection against the sun's...
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Shea Butter or Coconut Oil...Both Awesome Moisturizers and Why
Life is so full of choices, sometimes having to make decisions just seems to complicate things. When a customer reads through the listing descriptions for the shop's facial creams, there is talk about...
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Salve Garden...Some Wild, Some Weeds, All Welcome
The middle of winter is a time we really miss our time in the garden. Herbs satisfy all our senses at once as we touch, smell, nibble, watch and if we listen hard enough maybe even hear what they have...
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Bugs and Butterflies...Where Do They Go For The Winter
There is a cute saying we quote to children, "snug as a bug in a rug". That is very true when it comes to the survival of our backyard bugs and butterflies during the harsh, cold winter months.Most of...
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Tea Garden...It's What the Doctor Ordered
Themed herb gardens can be a lot of fun and many of these plants are not only suitable for a tea garden, but are also right at home in a kitchen theme, cosmetic theme or medicinal theme.Most of us have...
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The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie
If you like your chocolate chip cookies soft yet chewy than this recipe just may replace your old favorite. The recipe came from The Ladies Corner and they even let us in on the secret behind these...
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Annual Flowers for Container Gardening
By the time spring rolls around, many of us are more than ready to jump full swing into the planting season. Just don't be overly anxious and not pay attention to the end frost dates for your zone....
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Air Plant Success...Even With Cats
Love the idea of plants around the home or office but don't want to deal with taking proper care of them or tired of trying to keep your cat from chewing on the leaves or making a mess of the...
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A Man's World of Body Care
Men and women often feel they need their own personal, body care products and the paths of those products shall not cross. Actually that is a marketing ploy and clutters up your cabinets. Many personal...
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Summer Nights and No Fireflies...What's Happening to Them?
Summer is a time for picnics and outdoor parties that often extend into the evening hours. Watching the children running around having a ball with glow sticks got me sadly contemplating on what was...
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Passion for Patchouli
PatchouliA first introduction to Patchouli (Pogostemon Cablin or Pogostemon Patchouli) is often met with a description of it having a definite earthy scent to it. So just what does that mean, that it...
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Jewelweed...Can Native Species Be Labeled An Invasive Plant?
Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) is actually a wild native Impatiens to North America. Also called Touch-Me-Not or Orange Balsam, this wildflower is a fun plant and often one of the first people...
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Tobacco Flower, Heirloom Nicotiana Alata, Jasmine in the Air
By the end of the summer season when many of our annuals are petering out, the stately tobacco flower will be just coming into its own! A majestic plant named for the 16th century French diplomat Jean...
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Tithonia, Mexican Sunflower...A Butterfly Garden Must Have
Just as the yellows of sunflower season begin to fade, late summer unfolds the bold orange of Tithonia or Mexican Sunflower (rotundifolia). Beautiful and plentiful orange 3" wide daisy-like flowers on...
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CRANBERRY PUMPKIN COOKIES, ENERGY BOOST BITES
This little cookie nugget is the perfect grab and go morning meal for those who say they just don't have time for breakfast. Loaded with hearty ingredients that will hold you over without the empty...
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Holiday Quick Breads, Entertaining, Gifts
Home baked goods are always welcome on any party table or in a gift basket. Recipients of such thoughtful offerings just know a little touch of love is sprinkled into every batch.Pumpkins, apples,...
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