My Husband and I built this to be my herb garden over 15 years ago. This year I have decided it is time for it to go away and be replaced by a more productive food garden. It’s pretty well rotted through, the fence limits access, the soil drains too well (even with years of [...]
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May Day
May 4, 2012
One of our favorite holiday traditions with friends and family is to get together and create May Day baskets with flowers and greenery from our yards. The kids LOVE to deliver these to neighbors door steps, ring the bell and run! An easy and fun way to deliver a little hope of spring.
Going Gluten Free
April 26, 2012
My kids love going to the Doctor, mostly because Dr. Mary is really sweet and fun. We usually get there about once a year, but I realized it had been two years since our last checkup. On this visit I had a list for my youngest son which included: Dr. Mary suggested we try gluten [...]
Workplace system for the Paper Piler
March 2, 2012
I saw this idea on Design Sponge, pinned it on my Pinterest Home board , and now I have done it!
Workplace Systems for the Slightly Crazy
March 1, 2012
Yes, I’m refering to myself with the term “slightly” crazy. Every now and then I come to the point where I just can’t stand something: an object, room, person, etc. and I have to change it instantly (the person can take a bit more time ). I have been so tired of our current calendar [...]
For the Bee’s and me . . .
February 29, 2012
I just found this video The Bee Keeper on Design Sponge, it is one of a series from Made by Hand. The episode is about Megan Paska, a Brooklyn-based, backyard farmer, rooftop beekeeper, honey producer and writer. Grace at Design Sponge wrote “If for no other reason, this film will stay with me because of the line, “This [...]
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Welcome to my blog about creating a manual for a sustainable DIY lifestyle. I will share ideas in art, design, family traditions, house-holding, travels and upcycled style. My goal is to learn about a sustainable lifestyle as I go. Thanks for stopping by and I hope together we can "create a habit of seeing deeply into the beauty of everyday things".
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