Have you ever wondered exactly what a “kitchen garden” is or how it differs from a regular vegetable garden? For starters, a kitchen garden or potager (pronounced puh-ta-zhay), is a special kind of edible garden with a rich history tracing back to old English and French culinary gardens. Much like…
My friends over at ZURU were kind enough to send my kids a preview of this adorable Itty Bitty Prettys tea set and the kids were all too thrilled to play with them! You can check out their unboxing video on facebook HERE. Let me just say, I am LOVING…
I have been making masks since the beginning of the pandemic, but I’ve lost track of all sense of time, so I am unsure of which point I made masks for a local nurse and her office, but a couple days ago, she contacted me and told me that she…
A lot has happened since I last blogged. I moved from NY to Michigan and was diagnosed with Elhers-Danlos Syndrome: Type 3. Our move allowed us to have more space, and more freedoms. Our kids went to a Montessori school for two years, but with the COVID-19 outbreak, all kids…
I adore monthly subscription boxes, because small surprises keep me going! MightyFix is a monthly box by MightyNest, and they send eco-friendly items each month. It only costs $10 each month, so it really is a nice cheap treat! This month, I received 5 Tidy Cloths in their color of…
Homeschooling gets a bad rap because many people believe that parents don’t have the resources at their disposal to meet all their children’s academic needs. This couldn’t be further from the truth. With the internet, education has moved to the next level. Here are five online alternatives that are changing…
There will likely be at least one time that you feel overwhelmed. It could be because your children try to mess up everything in the house or because you have worked long hours and aren’t prepared to face the rest of the day. Fortunately, there are a few home hacks…
It’s easy and inexpensive to get started with square-foot gardening. This is a fun and educational project for the whole family to enjoy (might also help your kids eat their vegetables, and make salad-making much easier). Square-foot gardening is a simple way to plan your garden and keep it organized.…
Have you shopped for a pressure washer recently? Today these power tools play an important role in cleaning everything from sidewalks and driveways to lawnmowers, automobiles, bicycles, decks, and home exteriors. Before you select a pressure washer for domestic use, you’ll want to consider a number of issues: safety, water…
Our environment isn’t feeling so good these days, there are issues with greenhouse gases, waste, water contamination, among other things. It can be a little discouraging to think about, to be quite honest. But if you’re committed to helping out our environment, we can start making a small difference by…