What I Learned from Dog-Sitting for a Week

This past week, a kind neighbor asked if my children would like to dog-sit for a week while their family was on vacation.ย  We have talked about getting a dog sometime in the future and thought this would be a great test-run for us to 

Braiding the Daffodils

We had a beautiful ring of daffodils around our front tree this year. I can’t take credit for it. The previous owners put this in and it comes back year after year, thrilling my daughters with its blooms. After the blooming, however, the greenery starts 

Garden Status Report – Native Plants

This month I am out in the garden pulling weeds, planting, mulching, watering and trying to take a high level view on how my efforts are going so far. Almost two years ago, I gave an overview of the Virginia native plants I was trying 

Patio Furniture Update Tip: Wrought Iron Furniture Caps

Despite celebrating Easter and being on Spring Break, I am still making some progress on my unfinished yard and garden tasks. One of my leftover projects is to finish transforming the patio furniture skeletons in my yard into hammock-style pieces like I showed last year. 

Easter Highlights Plus Non-Sugar Alternative Easter Goodies

This week I am on spring break so my posting schedule will be a bit relaxed as we take a rare moment to stop and smell the roses and enjoy time with family. I hope you have the opportunity to do the same. We celebrated