Plant your garden: there’s no wrong way!
One of the reasons I love to write about gardening is because most of the time, there is really no “wrong” way to do things. When you plant a garden, you can use a myriad of different methods and still end up with a stellar result. Let’s take a look at the different ways you…
Rhubarb muffins will cure your rainy day blues
While Spring can be all sunshine and flowers and brand new life, at least where I’m from, it still includes a healthy dose of rain. These rhubarb muffins have cured my rainy day blues many a time and I know they’ll do the same for you. I’ll…
Lilacs: all the beautiful secrets
Lilacs always remind me of Anne of Green Gables. With a heady perfume, delicate blossoms and perfectly pastel colors, they’re just pure romance. One of the major selling points of our property was the handful of ancient lilac trees lining the driveway and alongside the…
Rhubarb Baked Oatmeal, but make it Sourdough!?
A few years ago my sister-in-law brought a baked oatmeal dish to a girl’s weekend. In the past, I would have turned my nose up at such a thing! Wasn’t a big fan of oatmeal. But that weekend was absolutely freezing, and I was desperate…
Dealing with pesky weeds in the garden
Weeds. They’re everywhere. We all face them. Noxious weeds, invasive weeds, weeds that choke out beneficial plants and weeds that must be pulled. Ever notice that positive words are hardly ever used alongside the term “weeds?” Today we’re going to dive into all things weeds.…
Baking an ethereal Spring cake with edible cherry blossoms
There’s something about Spring that makes me want to lighten everything up. I’m currently repainting all the trim in my house a nice bright shade of white, swapping out my dark, heavy winter clothing and even lightening things up in the kitchen. I made this…
