Like I said in a post last week, our garden is becoming the ultimate bloody mary bar, at least that is what it aspires to be. I really want to can home made bloody mary mix by the end of the summer as well as spicy pickles, beans and peppers as bloody garnishes. Our CSA box last week came fully stocked with Dragon Tongue Beans, garlic and an assortment of peppers. Obviously it's bean READ MORE Like I said in a post last week, our garden is becoming the ultimate bloody mary bar, at least that is what it aspires to be. I really want to can home made bloody mary mix by the end of the summer as well as spicy pickles, beans and peppers as bloody garnishes. Our CSA box last week came fully stocked with Dragon Tongue Beans, garlic and an assortment of peppers. Obviously it's bean READ MORE
Well it's cucumber time! That's the time of year when garden's all over the midwest produce tons and tons of cucumbers. Oh what to do with all those cucumbers? Here's one easy solution that I love; cucumber salad. This is a recipe that has been made by my mom and her mom, and her mom's mom (you get the picture). READ MORE in Eats
Holy moly! I don't know about you but it's hot here with highs pushing 100º all week. We've got the pool set up and sprinklers are ready. Obviously when it's this hot I need (and you do too) a delicious cocktail to cool down. I came up with this impromptu summer drink when I realized there was an abundance of Basil and Mint in the garden and a lack of gin drinks in my hand. What I discovered READ MORE
My Blue House Yeah! I'm so excited to share our new (old) blue house. I totally love it. It all turned out okay in the end but oh man was it a stressful process. From start to finish with rain delays it was just shy of 3 weeks, much, much longer than we thought it would. Anyway, I really, really seriously love how it turned out. The old asbestos 12" x 24" siding READ MORE
I just wanted to take a sec and share with you a few inexpensive party decorations that are easy and quick to do, and totally will improve your party vibes. For Cam's shower I needed to bring my pink game, so I was all about finding easy ways to have pink shades show up all around my garden. A super easy thing to do is go in your garage and grab an old clay pot or two, or three, or ten, and spray READ MORE
