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Pressure Canning Beef: I Did It and It’s Easy
261 shares Back in the day, I did a lot of pressure canning with my Mother. Typically with any chore I had to do at home, I hated it. But I was the…
Mealybug Infestation! 3 Best Ways To Get Rid Of Mealybugs?
Checking on my Hoya carnosa early one morning, I discovered a Mealybug Infestation! Maybe you can identify with the dread I felt in seeing those cotton fluffs on my plant! Even on the…
My 3 Worst Divas and Drama Queen Houseplants
Do you have a few plants that are Drama Queens? or Divas? I have a few of those and I am going to list the top three today. Maybe when I write this…
Pruning Sweet Autumn Clematis – When & Why?
This year I am pruning sweet autumn clematis right after it finishes blooming. Decision made. When do you prune yours? For myself, I have almost always pruned in late winter or early spring…
Lower Sodium Mississippi Pot Roast – Just As Easy and Good!
Mississippi Pot Roast is the most scrumptious dinner to cook for all us Meat Lovers at my house. We love meats so you can understand that a good beef roast is my go-to…
White Mold Growing On My Potting Soil?
So do I use it or lose it? A few weeks ago, I opened the door on my garden shed and found something looking like snow drifts on the surface of my potting…
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Unbelievable! We Canned!
My Mother would be so proud of us! If she were only still here to see us canning, myself and my daughter. I hardly believe it myself, but we really did it. We canned. Now before…
So Do Cicadas Bite? Depends On What You Call Bite!
Our Cicada invasion for 2021 is coming to an end here in Ohio as I write this, and I do want to address the question “Do Cicadas bite?” Bite perhaps wouldn’t be the correct word to…
Home Insurance – Whether You Own or Rent
All that fine print! A while back, I wrote an article about Automobile Insurance. And I wrote it because I worked in the insurance industry for many years, speaking to clients and policyholders daily. There is…
Are You Battling Gnats? Maybe There IS A Solution
When we love houseplants, we just plain love houseplants, no matter what troubles and heartaches they might involve. Depending on how many houseplants you may have, your problems could be small in comparison to another person…
Baby Succulents Farm-My Field of Dreams!
You all remember my blog post about an easy way to plant up your pots by using sedum sod tiles. If not, see it here. But those little trays seemed nice and useful, but I just…
10 Flower Meanings & What They Symbolize
Floriography – the Language of Flower Meanings Flowers have always had a symbolic meaning and we still connect some of those old ideas with flowers in the modern age. It goes back to very old times…
My Beach Sand Hypertufa – This Isn’t Supposed To Work?
First of all, you have to understand that I wanted a lasting remembrance of our trip to Florida. As Charles Dickens writes on the first page of “A Christmas Carol”…”This must be distinctly understood, or nothing…
Not-The-Same-Old Knorr Spinach Dip
Everyone loves the Knorr Spinach Dip which is a staple at most parties. With Christmas and New Year’s Parties coming up, you may need to take a dip. This one will be a change from the…