Air plants are an easy houseplant to grow. With just a few simple tips for caring for them you'll soon fall in love with them and want to buy them by the truckload. Seriously, I've just recently gotten into the air plant craze (it's a THING, you know), but I LOVE the carefree nature of these...
Vintage Kitchen Goodness
I was able to get out to some sales last weekend, so I thought I'd show you what caught my eye. Did you know this was a nut grinder? I did not when I bought it, but the good people on Facebook identified it for me. I really bought it because a) it was vintage...
Farmhouse Garden Planter Ideas
Today is Farmhouse Friday and Farmhouse Garden Planters is the theme of the day! But before I get into farmhouse garden planters, I'm going to talk a little about chickens. There's a connection. Really there is. I've ALWAYS wanted to have chickens. It seems so idyllic and folksy to have a flock of chickens running around...
How To Force Flowering Branches Indoors
Forcing flowering branches to bloom is one of the easiest ways to bring spring inside! Includes easy instructions on how and when to cut your branches and tips on arranging them. This time of year I always try to bring a little bit of the outdoors inside. Especially when Mother Nature smacks me upside the...
Top 5 Things To Look For At Yard Sales This Year
Not that the weather here in Ohio has been cooperating, but yard sale season is starting to heat up and I've compiled my list of things we need to find at yard sales this summer that we can also use to decorate our houses. Because yard sales are a great place to find inexpensive (ridiculously inexpensive),...
Best Gardening Apps
The best gardening apps to help you plan a successful garden this summer. We use smart phones for everything else, so why not bring them into the garden. (Updated January 2021) Now, normally you don't think of gardening as hi-tech. And actually it is a GREAT way to unplug. But there's no reason a little technology...
Is There A Doctor In The House?
I'm always slow to go to the doctor. I don't feel I want to "bother" them with something minor, so unless I've broken something or feel like I'm dying, I tend to wait too long. And then I get to the doctor and they're all like why didn't you come in sooner? And I'm all...
Spring Decorating Farmhouse Style
It's Farmhouse Friday today on the blog and Farmhouse Friday just got a little bit more exciting! First of all, it's the Spring Home Decor edition of Farmhouse Friday, so we're all showing what we did to decorate for spring this year. And second of all, CountryLiving.com is hosting the party today. At the end...
5 Favorite Flowers For The Garden
I've got some exciting news for you today. Since it's that time of year when we all want to get our hands dirty and grow some stuff, I've joined a group of bloggers to bring you gardening inspiration twice a month. It's going to be called Tuesdays In The Garden and we'll bring you all...