Herbs

Today I want to share with you some of my favorite ideas for creating a whimsical garden. What’s a whimsical garden? Well, it’s a type …

One of the things that finally helped me kick my soda habit was learning to always keep a pitcher of iced tea of varying types …

Long grazing platters,  a luxuriously bountiful counter to the restriction of diet culture,  are one of the hottest food trends of recent years. In this …

  Perhaps one of the hardest parts of long-term travel is the care and feeding of my own body. What’s familiar and second-nature back home, …

  One of my favorite recent felt craft food projects is this felt spaghetti and meatballs play set that I made for my niece this …

This vintage birdcage makes a unique hanging basket featuring small shade-loving plants and a vintage bird figurine. One element of creating a whimsical garden is …

A spoonful of a product you probably already have in your cabinet can prevent the chemical process that causes crystallized honey- and the same ingredient …

One of the easiest ways to add style, beauty, and warmth to a space is with fresh flowers. In my 20’s, when I thought of flower …

  Hawk Hill’s gardens are home to many flowering plants, but by late summer in Missouri, there’s not much that hasn’t gone to seed, so …

I purchased a Foodsaver in 2011 after finally being convinced to buy it by a friend who said it was the only small appliance she …

My furniture shopping pet peeve is that the price tag rarely reflects quality- more often the price reflects the cost of shipping the piece from …

I love Ikea’s small, $3.99 potted Fejka plants for shelf fillers. Most of the time, the standard 4″ pot size is perfect for dropping into …

Hawk Hill’s fences are draped with heavily scented honeysuckle vines, humming-bird enticing trumpet vines, and deep emerald-toned Virginia Creeper. Unfortunately, these vines which so perfectly …