We have been swimming in strawberries lately as our transplanted patch is growing amazingly well. It’s hard to get out there and pick with a baby on my hip, and she never seems to nap when I need to get all the things done. I know this is only a season, (one I have been…
Ecclesiastes 11:6 “Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let your hands not be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well.” Sow your seed in the morning, then again at night….we were able to practice this fun scripture first hand…
Are you familiar with scope creep? It’s something I am all too familiar with. I am learning to embrace it. If I had everything laid out ahead of time with the details, timelines, and financials, I doubt many of the projects that I undertake around here would ever even have gotten started. A couple of…
It’s almost time to plant the garden! Can you smell it in the air? If you used the fertilizer we did, you would definitely be smelling us springing into this garden season. Get yourself garden ready with my recommendations for the top garden tools. Find the printable list in the free resource library. It’s time…
After we planted our fall garden I soon realized why we usually skip this second garden round. It was truly a season of survival. We were so busy once school started up that we were really out of garden tending mode. Even in this year of quarantine, the busy schedule took over. I like to…
What is an Osage Orange tree? We have a somewhat random product for sale! It’s Osage Orange trees! Read on to discover some of the mysteries of this unique tree. So exactly what is this tree like? Well I had to do a little research on the matter, as it turns out this tree is…
Adding Personal Touches to Family Celebrations One of the reasons I like having a Cricut cutting machine is the ability to make personalized decorations for celebrations & gifts at a moments notice, because often times I only have a moment to prepare. One might argue that I can plan ahead to have more than a…
This weekend we celebrated the start of less sweaty hiking and muscadine picking season. It’s been so hot in the Upstate of SC, but with this weekend’s promising cooler weather forecast, we headed to the mountains with our little family. We were debating on driving to the mountains or the beach, but hiking in the…
Shout out for Local Businesses! So now more than ever it’s important to support your local businesses. Amidst so much uncertainty with what the future brings, let’s band together to help our community out. I had two great experiences with some local businesses this week and I just wanted to give them a huge shout…
The fall season is here! Well it’s almost fall. The early start to school in the south makes it feel like fall, but the 90-degree weather not so much. Growing up in Michigan Labor Day always signaled the end of summer and start of school. It’s hard to get used to the August start of…