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DIY Cinnamon Ornaments Makes for Perfect (and long lasting) Holiday Fun Ahhhh … the nose knows; especially when it comes to the holidays. There are certain, unmistakable late December scents and aromas that just scream Christmas! Top of the list for lots of folks — Cinnamon. Cinnamon has been around for thousands of years. In […]
Dry Winter Skin is NO fun! Although it isn’t “official,” most of us have already felt winter’s chill! This cold, windy and dry season can lead to dry, cracked and rough skin. The reason is simple. Extreme differences in indoor and outdoor temperature, as well as the cold’s direct contact with skin, dehydrates our skin […]
Green Diva Mizar in the Garden: Save the Figs! As many of you may already know, whenever possible, I “grow” everything in my front yard. This year I had zucchini and 2-potted fig trees. Actually I’ve had the fig trees for nearly 4-years. Every spring, I lug the pots out of the garage, out into […]
Beachcombers Delight I really don’t like being a “party-pooper” – definitely NOT my style! However, I really do not like using shells in decorating around the house. From the tiniest shell protecting your friendly Hermit Crab or the largest conch or mollusk shell, I like them better when they are decorating the shore line. But […]
Why “buy” a vase when you can make a DIY Shabby Chic container from any old can! The word “waste” is simply NOT a part of my vocabulary! So as I think ahead to the upcoming holidays, I’m already looking at the “stuff” I couldn’t bring myself to throw away, just knowing there would be […]
DIY Halloween: Re-Purposing before Re-Cycling for a Spooky-Doo Halloween I love, love, love Halloween … the scarier the better! Not gruesome scary where there is a lot of blood and gore but the fun scary. For instance, I never carved a pumpkin into a jack-o-lantern unless it had a scary face. When my children were […]
Dead-Heading … bet you thought I was talking about Jerry Garcia! Nope, not this time. This time I’m preparing for next spring. As I’m “truckin” my way north of the border, heading for Toronto once again. As usual I’m always looking, hunting and scavenging. The splendor of summer — that is flowers busting in full color […]
Littering Stinks Somewhere, tucked in a box down in my basement is a picture of me dressed as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Litter Critter. I was the right height and weight to wear this full sized costume as the mascot for the state’s anti-litter campaign. Yes … it was hot, Yes … it was heavy, […]
Put ‘em Up: Preserving your Harvest Because my mom loves her zucchini, she returned from Italy last spring with seeds for these AMAZING trumpet squash. She sowed those seeds and I then planted them in my garden. To say the least, those plants were prolific! I had to create a temporary pergola over my garden […]
The Ubiquitous Book Cover Tutorial It’s been a long time since my children experienced the sights, sounds and smells of the first day of school. It’s been even longer since I entered a classroom with rows of desks, a blackboard and a big ol’ black and white, analog clock over the door ticking away the […]
