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Sun Faces for Your Garden
Brighten up your Garden with One of these Sun Faces One of my neighbors has a great collection of sun faces on the wall of their sun room. You can see it featured in the main photo of this collage. The sun is often portrayed with a face. The roundness and brightness of it just […]
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DIY Candy Corn Autumn Glass Decoration
This is the time of the year that my candy dishes are full of candy corn. Nothing seems to say fall like a dish full of the sweet orange, yellow and white treats. I decided to use the left over Halloween candy on a decoration that would take me closer to Thanksgiving. This candy corn […]
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Roasting Fresh Tomatoes
Roasting Fresh tomatoes gives a great taste to any marinara sauce recipe. This is the time of the year when tomatoes are in abundance if you have a garden or visit your local farmer’s market. Don’t waste the left over tomatoes from your garden. I love sweet tomatoes straight off the vine in salads and […]
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Collection of the Best Cheat Sheets.
This collection of cheat sheets give you a handy way to find the info you want quickly. Sometimes, I just wish there was an easy way to have all the great information that you find online handy in one place, don’t you? Cheat sheets are the way to go. These helpful graphics and charts make […]
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Interesting Paths and walk ways
My Favorite Stone and Natural Pathways. Garden paths add so much to your back yard space. They take you from place to place in the garden, and if used properly can also add a bit of mystery to your outdoor space. There are so many materials to use for your garden paths. Some are very […]
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Garden Faces – Who’s Looking at You?
These Garden Faces Add a Touch of Whimsy to any Garden Setting. Garden faces take normal outdoor settings to a new level with their whimsical appeal. Helen Keller once said: “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” This quote somehow seems to fit into this collection of garden faces. Garden […]
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The Best Orange Flowers for your Garden
With Halloween almost here, my mind looks for the color orange. Orange is such a rich color. People tend to think of orange as a fall color because of Halloween and pumpkins, but there are many orange flowers that bloom in the summer and add sizzle and dramatic flair to your garden beds. Both annuals […]
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How to ripen Green Tomatoes Indoors
I recently had to figure a way to save my crop quickly so I decided to ripen green tomatoes indoors. If you have been reading my blog, you will know that I had a run in with the squirrels in my garden. It was totally heartbreaking for me to see the damage they did to […]
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Decadent Lasagne Sandwich Recipe
Take Lunch to a New Level with this Lasagne Sandwich Recipe. Looking for something special to serve for a lunch for your friends? Try this decadent lasagne sandwich recipe. Lasagne is one of my favorite meals. I love the layers of goodness the seem to combine so well together. But lasagne takes quite a long […]
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The Importance of Bird Houses – Bird House Benefits
The birds that visit your backyard are a part of the whole ecosystem. The Importance of bird houses can’t be understated if you want to attract birds to your yard. Having a home for your feathered friends adds some interest to your yard and makes sure the birds will keep visiting. There are also many […]
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6 Easy Houseplants to Grow
I used to mainly grow indoor plants. Most of my time, now, is spent with my perennials and vegetable garden, but I still have a love for houseplants that can be grown indoors. They bring nature into your home and can be used to decorate, and even clean the air in your home. These easy […]
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Cozy Courtyards – For when Space is at a Minimum
10 Fabulous Cozy Courtyard Spaces. I have a good sized yard now so I can pretty much do what I want with my garden beds. But there have been times in the past when I had just a strip of space between me and my neighbor, or a tiny back yard that could only hold […]
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Grilled Top Steak with Lime Marinade
At our house, we grill year round outside. So I am always trying new ways to grill steak. This recipe for grilled top round steak is easy to do. It does need marinating for at least 6 hours but you could do this over night in the fridge and then just throw on the BBQ […]
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Phalaenopsis Orchids – Exotic Perfection
Imagine a beauty of a plant that you could water by just adding three ice cubes once a week. Does that seem impossible? It really is, if you purchase a phalaenopsis orchid (commonly known as a Moth Orchid.) Did you know that there is a National Day devoted to orchids? It’s celebrated on April 16 […]
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Home made Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel
Printable recipe – Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel. One of my favorite treats whenever I go to the local fair at the fair grounds is a cinnamon sugar pretzel. The sweet taste and soft texture of it is so much fun to eat. This recipe reproduces that feeling for me. It’s delicious and light and just the […]
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Classic Tequila Margarita Recipe with Lime
One of my favorite cocktail recipes is a Classic tequila margarita. It is one that I choose just about every time that I go out. One would think it would be the same from restaurant to restaurant but this is definitely not the case. I once got one in a Chinese restaurant in Australia and they […]
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Make your Own Potato Chips
Printable recipe – Make Your Own Potato Chips. We all love snack foods but they are just full of chemicals most of the time. My favorite is potato chips. There are many recipes out there for home made potato chips but many of them fail when I try to duplicate them. This one comes out […]
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DIY Homemade Window Cleaner
There is nothing like the look of freshly washed windows, especially when there are no smudges on them. The light just seems to shine in more brightly when the windows are really clean. Many homemade products do just as good a job as those the retail products that you buy in stores. Things like disinfectant […]
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How to Water Dry Hydrangea Flowers
Did you know that it is very easy to water dry hydrangea flowers? We all know how wonderful the blooms are as cut flowers but drying them makes them even more long-lasting! One of my favorite garden flowers is the hydrangea. My bushes are lovely this year and also very surprising. My soil has turned […]
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Best Breakfast Recipes – Treat Your Taste Buds Delicious Morning
Here are some of my favorites breakfast ideas from some very talented bloggers. Breakfast is the start of the day. No matter whether you want something that you can grab and take with you, or a recipe that will fuel you for the day, there is a recipe below to tempt you. The recipes range […]
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Treat Your Taste Buds to My Favorite Dessert Recipes
Mmm, mmm, dessert! My favorite part of the meal. I thought it would be fun to put together a round up of some of my favorite dessert recipes. The recipes range through all types of desserts. Whether it is a simple berry, whip cream and ice cream dessert like this one, or something more elaborate, […]
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Best Home Decor Ideas – Decorate your Home in Style
My home is small so I have limitations as to what I can do in it for decorating idea. But this does not stop me from drooling over ambitious home decor projects. One of my favorite TV shows is Home and Garden TV. I love watching those creative people redo tired rooms into renovations that […]
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Growing Potatoes in a Trash Bag
This project for growing potatoes is a simple and yet very effective vegetable garden hack. Just combine everything into a large trash bag. The potatoes will grow in the bag itself, saving the space for other veggies and works really well. I’m a meat and potatoes kind of girl. No meal seems quite complete with […]
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Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes – Slimmed Down
Printable recipe – Lightened Down Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes This recipe for creamy garlic mashed potatoes is a slimmed down version of the original recipe. Light sour cream and skim milk are the secrets to keeping the fat in check but not losing any of the flavor. The potatoes are cooked with garlic cloves in […]
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Creative Uses for Your Potato Masher
What else can I do with My Potato Masher? We all know that making mashed potatoes needs the use of a common kitchen item – the Potato masher. (affiliate link) The term “potato masher” seems to imply that this kitchen tool has only one function. In fact, a potato masher can be used for a […]
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Planting Tip for Big Pots – Use Packing Peanuts
Packing Peanuts = Light pots and Less soil I love the look of large planters. They bring nature onto patios and decks. Many stores carry very large designs that are just gorgeous. But large planters can be cumbersome and heavy to move around because of their size. They also use a lot of soil which […]