Today is the two year anniversary of the beginning of our major home remodeling project. In 2015, we remodeled our main floor which is the living room, dining room, kitchen, and sun room. It was a big undertaking. It all started with our 13-year old dog having an accident on the very old, very gross […]
By late July, most people are over their gardening frenzy for the year. According to a friend of my husband who manages a local greenhouse, most plants are purchased before Mother’s Day. The peak being Mother’s Day itself, then it slowly tapers off until the July 4th holiday. After that, people are pretty set until […]
July in the mid-west is hot. Not just hot, but humid. (Say it with a long drawn out “h” because that is how it feels.) So humid. Here in the middle of Illinois not many people live without air-conditioning. Why am I torturing my family with this medieval atmosphere? My husband and I actually like […]
In our small city, the way we recycle has evolved through the years. It used to be a paid curb-side pick-up, once a week, in small 10-gallon tubs, and certain items had to be separated: glass, plastic, metal, and paper. The tubs for the program were free, or borrowed rather, but each household had to […]
My husband is forever the reluctant environmentalist. I wanted to put rain barrels in for years. For every hair-brained idea I come up with, Jake thinks that for all of the effort to be crunchy granola, it will be a hassle and cost more money. He may be right about the hassle, but not the […]