I'VE ADDED A LITTLE DECOR AND LANDSCAPING AROUND THE GARDEN SHED ONCE TOY SHED WITH THINGS FROM AROUND THE HOUSE. IT'S A SIMPLE WAY TO GIVE IT A LITTLE PERSONALITY AND I LOVE HAVING ANOTHER SURFACE TO DECORATE!Yes, I'm finally done adding a little farmhouse decor to the outside of my garden shed that was once my sons toy shed (you can read about that here). I'm not quite sure it's exactly the way I'd like it, but it works for now. I didn't want to purchase anything to hang on the ... continue reading...
Fall Porch From Nature
IM TAKING ADVANTAGE OF MY TREE TRIMMINGS AND NATURE BY DOING A LITTLE EARLY FALL DECORATING ON THE FRONT PORCH WITH CRABAPPLES!I had no intentions of starting my fall decorating yet, not because I'm not read for a change but because I've been so busy I haven't had time to even think about it. I quickly got in the mood after doing a little tree trimming on our crabapple tree. That darn tree has been a nuisance on more than one occasion with it's low hanging branches. I've about killed ... continue reading...
Landscaping With Rocks
HOW TO ADD LARGE LANDSCAPING ROCKS TO BOARDER PLANTS. IT HELPS KEEP THE MUCLCH IN PLACE AND ADDS DEFINITION TO THE AREA!Sometimes I just look around and I swear I make more work for myself, and this is one of those projects. I've been happy with how our landscaping looks but for some reason I got the crazy notion that adding rocks around this bed would make a world of difference.Guess what it did! It's also functional, it give the mulch a resting spot so that it can't wash out into ... continue reading...
Day Trip Amish Country Shipshewana Indiana
A FEW SIGHTS FROM MY DAY TRIP TO AMISH COUNTRY SHIPSHEWANA INDIANA. THE TOWN IS ALWAYS DECORATED BEAUTIFULLY FOR EVERY SEASON!My Bestie and Myself set out for our summer day trip to Shipshewana intending on going to the flea market. Our plans changed when we arrived and realized we were there on the wrong day. Not a car in the parking lot and not a vendor in the flea market. We busted up laughing and decided to hit a few downtown places we've never been.Just to give you a little ... continue reading...
How to Blanch and Freeze Sweet Corn
HOW TO BLANCH AND FREEZE SWEET CORN THE EASY WAY AND SEE HOW MANY QUARTS YOU GET FROM A BUSHEL OF CORN!I said I wasn't going to freeze any corn this year, but somehow hubby talked me into it. I'm to that point in my life where it's just easier to go to the store and buy a bag of frozen corn, until we happened across this corn. Every week I stop at the farmers market before I go to work. Corn sounded good so I picked up 6 ears from Bronson Farms booth. I'm always hesitant to ... continue reading...
Tiny House Log Cabin Tour
IT'S TINY HOUSE TOUR TIME! COME ALONG AND SHARE THE JOURNEY OF TOURING A FEW TINY HOMES - LOG CABIN STYLE!I thought you'd enjoy taking a tour around a tiny house, log cabin style with me today. Me and my Bestie found the most darling log cabin tiny houses while in Shipshewana IN and of course just couldn't pass up snooping around a little.My bestie lives in an apartment right now but after touring these darling places I tried talking her into buying the biggest model and ... continue reading...