Vegetable Gardening: Planting and Pruning Tomatoes
Depending on where you live, you might be thinking about planting tomatoes about now. Or maybe you already have them in the ground. Either way, here are some tips for getting the best fruit...
View ArticleSuper healthy snack recipe: Kale Chips
Everyone knows that kale is good for you. Everyone also knows that the taste of kale takes a bit of getting used to! So here is a super healthy, super easy, healthy recipe for a yummy snack: kale...
View ArticleMake Your Own Campfire Starter Using Belly Button Lint (and Clothes Dryer...
I love re-using stuff that would otherwise go to waste and be thrown out. This is a really easy way to divert waste from our landfills: Laundry Lint Campfire Starters (really the belly button fluff...
View ArticleKale and Sausage Pasta
I promised back in my Kale Chip post, that I would do another Kale recipe and here it is. Super easy, again – and SUPER tasty. My family all love this Kale and Sausage pasta. This recipe is so tasty...
View ArticleStop Jewelry From Tarnishing For Free
Did you know you can prevent jewelery (and other silver items) from tarnishing by storing them with silica packets? I love it when I can share a tip that is absolutely free. And I can tell you all...
View ArticleHow to deal with a Fruit Fly invasion
We have fruit. We have fruit flies. Those two phrases used to not have a particularly close relationship to each other, but in the past few weeks they seem to be inextricably entwined. So how do you...
View ArticleGo Solar and Save Money!
This post is sponsored by Complete Solar Solution. It’s about going solar and why you might look into photovoltaic (PV) panels for your abode. Most of my posts are about small ways we can care for the...
View ArticleSimple and Healthy Recipe: Kale Salad
Did you ever stop to think about what kale looks like growing out of the ground? Well, here is it folks. (Shhh. It’s not quite what I imagined either. Where is the low growing thing that looks...
View ArticleReduce, Reuse, Recycle: in that order
We have all heard the phrase “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”. But have you ever stopped to think where those terms come from and how they came to be? Did anyone ever tell you that there is a very particular...
View ArticleBaby Steps: Recycled or Reusable Paper Towels
Somehow paper towels seem to be a hot button topic for a lot of my friends. Some seem amazed at how you can make a roll last for 6 months and others seem horrified at the thought of giving them up....
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