× » »Sharing is caring!In these uncertain times, planting a spring garden is more important than ever. Having access to nutritious and delicious vegetables is desirable for all of us, and the best way to have them is to grow your own.Leo and I have been keeping ourselves busy over the past few weeks by working in our vegetable garden. The very act of cleaning out the beds, pulling weeds, and preparing the soil has been very therapeutic.Among the first things we planted were spinach and onions. Because we started with spinach transplants rather than seed, we have been able to harvest the...…× » »Sharing is caring!In these uncertain times, planting a spring garden is more important than ever. Having access to nutritious and delicious vegetables is desirable for all of us, and the best way to have them is to grow your own.Leo and I have been keeping ourselves busy over the past few weeks by working in our vegetable garden. The very act of cleaning out the beds, pulling weeds, and preparing the soil has been very therapeutic.Among the first things we planted were spinach and onions. Because we started with spinach transplants rather than seed, we have been able to harvest the...WW…

× » »Sharing is caring!Today I'm sharing a very tasty pulled pork with root beer bbq sauce recipe that came from a blogger friends' new cookbook. Plus, I'm giving away one copy of the cookbook to a lucky reader!Y'all! I have found the tastiest recipe for pulled pork sandwiches! It is so darn good that I made this on Monday and Leo and I have been eating it all week! He didn't mind eating the pulled pork sandwiches for several days because they are that good!This recipe made enough that I even froze some!This recipe came from my blogging friend Valerie's new cookbook shown below.Valerie...…× » »Sharing is caring!Today I'm sharing a very tasty pulled pork with root beer bbq sauce recipe that came from a blogger friends' new cookbook. Plus, I'm giving away one copy of the cookbook to a lucky reader!Y'all! I have found the tastiest recipe for pulled pork sandwiches! It is so darn good that I made this on Monday and Leo and I have been eating it all week! He didn't mind eating the pulled pork sandwiches for several days because they are that good!This recipe made enough that I even froze some!This recipe came from my blogging friend Valerie's new cookbook shown below.Valerie...WW…

× » »Sharing is caring!I was thinking that the house looked a little bare after taking down the Christmas decorations, so I decided to make some easy fabric hearts to add some color and to get ready for Valentine's Day.I tried to go with a winter theme by leaving out some of my decorated and painted pine cones, but it's awfully hard to get that winter feel when the temperatures have been almost 80 degrees for the past few days!And since I was craving some color, I made a bunch of these easy to make fabric hearts!These hearts are easy to make because you don't need a sewing machine! Don't...…× » »Sharing is caring!I was thinking that the house looked a little bare after taking down the Christmas decorations, so I decided to make some easy fabric hearts to add some color and to get ready for Valentine's Day.I tried to go with a winter theme by leaving out some of my decorated and painted pine cones, but it's awfully hard to get that winter feel when the temperatures have been almost 80 degrees for the past few days!And since I was craving some color, I made a bunch of these easy to make fabric hearts!These hearts are easy to make because you don't need a sewing machine! Don't...WW…

× » »Sharing is caring!Today I'm teaming up with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture to bring you important information about invasive pests.I'm spreading the word about the USDA-APHIS's Hungry Pests program. What exactly is a "Hungry Pest?" Sometimes I could call Leo one because he's always hungry and pesters me to cook him something! Hehe! No, seriously, a "Hungry Pest" is an invasive, foreign pest that has entered our country and has caused billions of US dollars in damages to agricultural crops, trees, and plants.If you just...…× » »Sharing is caring!Today I'm teaming up with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture to bring you important information about invasive pests.I'm spreading the word about the USDA-APHIS's Hungry Pests program. What exactly is a "Hungry Pest?" Sometimes I could call Leo one because he's always hungry and pesters me to cook him something! Hehe! No, seriously, a "Hungry Pest" is an invasive, foreign pest that has entered our country and has caused billions of US dollars in damages to agricultural crops, trees, and plants.If you just...WW…

× » »Sharing is caring!One of the nice things about living in the southeastern region of the United States is that we can grow an assortment of vegetables year round. As you can see, I've cleaned out the raised beds that were planted with our spring garden vegetables.So now it's time to get ready for the fall.Trying to grow new things is always fun. Back in the spring, Jane found some seeds for white pumpkins in Johnny's Selected Seeds catalog. So I figured what the heck. Let's see if we can grow these white pumpkins. If we're successful, I'm sure Jane will find plenty of decorating...…× » »Sharing is caring!One of the nice things about living in the southeastern region of the United States is that we can grow an assortment of vegetables year round. As you can see, I've cleaned out the raised beds that were planted with our spring garden vegetables.So now it's time to get ready for the fall.Trying to grow new things is always fun. Back in the spring, Jane found some seeds for white pumpkins in Johnny's Selected Seeds catalog. So I figured what the heck. Let's see if we can grow these white pumpkins. If we're successful, I'm sure Jane will find plenty of decorating...WW…