Spring has sprung! Are you ready to tackle your yard? If you're like most of the midwest you're probably waiting until it's less of a mud pit. <yuck> But it's never too soon to start planning! I actually installed this flagstone path last year, but I am just getting around … [Read more...] about How to Install a DIY Flagstone Garden Path in Just One Day!
Outdoor & Garden
10 Insanely Fun Backyard Games to Make Your Summer Slay
Nothing says ~~SUMMER!!~~ like a day or evening with good friends, good food and fun backyard games! My husband and I love getting together with friends and neighbors for a super competitive friendly game of bean bags and a few beers while the grill heats up. Since we live … [Read more...] about 10 Insanely Fun Backyard Games to Make Your Summer Slay
6 Amazing Uses for Ginger + How To Grow It Year Round Indoors!
I'll be honest, I had no idea ginger had so many uses until very recently when I was talking to my daughter and she mentioned it as an anti-nausea option. I had little use for it unless I was making the best pork tenderloin ever- Honey Ginger Pork Tenderloin. Beyond … [Read more...] about 6 Amazing Uses for Ginger + How To Grow It Year Round Indoors!
The 12 Best Herbs to Grow in Your Kitchen Garden + How to Make Herb-Infused Olive Oils
I'm not sure what it is about summer, but I feel like I get a lot more creative with my cooking because fresh herbs are so plentiful! I always plant a small kitchen garden- sometimes it is in containers, sometimes it is in a garden plot. It really depends on where we are living … [Read more...] about The 12 Best Herbs to Grow in Your Kitchen Garden + How to Make Herb-Infused Olive Oils
Plant These 4 Plants Now and Have a Mosquito Free Yard All Summer!
Nobody likes a pest, and mosquitoes are the worst! Seriously, what purpose do they serve? We live on a lake, and where there is water, there are mosquitoes. We are outside allllllll day long when the sun is shining and into the evening, too, which is when mosquitoes also … [Read more...] about Plant These 4 Plants Now and Have a Mosquito Free Yard All Summer!
16 Gorgeous Fall Porch Decorating Ideas for Your Home
Welcome friends and family with these inviting Fall porches- many of which are decorated to transition from Halloween to Fall, which makes decorating so much easier. This gorgeous porch is overflowing with mums, heirloom pumpkins and giant gourds- an easy {and inexpensive} … [Read more...] about 16 Gorgeous Fall Porch Decorating Ideas for Your Home