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{Carrots Love Tomatoes – One of my favorite gardening books!} Companion Planting Chart to Make Gardening Easier I don’t know about you, but I am a big fan of companion planting and I love having a companion planting chart to remind me what works well together. Companion planting operates on the basic premise that certain plants Read More >>
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I served Martha Stewart’s recipe for steamed broccoli with lime dressing the other day and The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird absolutely loved it. Can someone please tell me why the really simple recipes are always the best ones? Yumm a licious! Ingredients 1 pound broccoli florets 1 tablespoon lime juice 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil coarse salt Read More >>
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Have you ever tried kohlrabi? It’s kind of funky. I planted our kohlrabi seeds a few days ago and even though it’s one of the vegetables your only likely to find at a farmers market, you should give it a try. Especially if you have kids. Brief description: Kohlrabi is part of the cabbage family. It Read More >>
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It’s no big secret around here that I LOVE to travel. In fact if I could have any job in the world, I’d love to be a writer for National Geographic Traveler Magazine or play the role of Samantha Brown on the Travel Channel for a year. Sometimes I score super awesome last minute deals from Read More >>
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The Girl is pretty low-maintenance when it comes to homework. She pretty much takes care of business, which is a good thing, because the other day, I peered over her shoulder at her homework, and was like WHAT?! Am I getting dumber or is school getting harder? Now, I know it’s been a long, long Read More >>
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It’s been a while since I’ve giving you an update on my wood pallet garden, so I thought I’d share a few pictures and let you know how everything is growing so far. Yesterday I planted 16 strawberry crowns. Last year I grew strawberries in gutters, outside along the garden paths and also in a vertical pallet Read More >>
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How am I suppose to explain this to the Handsome Husband when he gets home? The gnomes were one thing, but this takes the cake if I do say so myself! Help! ~Mavis
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If you still have a ton of eggs sitting in your refrigerator from Easter this recipe for avocado egg salad is over the top delicious. I’ve been making this recipe for years and I still love it. Ingredients 6 eggs, hard-boiled and peeled 3 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 avocado, halved, Read More >>
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