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WILDLIFE HERBS AND PLANTS Plants that attract native wildlife such as butterflies, beneficial insects, toads, lizards, and bees are crucial for a natural garden and landscape. Diversity is the key to success. I’ve linked several articles to help you get started. * Echinacea * Wild Bergamot * Preparing for Habitats * Naturalizing Weeds and Natives STARTING…
There is a reason blood pressure is called the silent killer. It creeps up on you and can cause a heart attack or stroke with little or no warning. This means that a person needs to be alert at all times and conscious of keeping it low throughout the day. A great way to help…
Pregnancy Week 7 Even though you are not “showing” yet, the hormones of pregnancy are beginning to effect your body. Sore or tender breasts are common, especially in first time mothers, and some women will even grown a full cup size by this week. Hormones, increased blood flow, and buildup of fat tissue in the…
Creating your own garden stakes are hot this year! By using treasures found at garage sales and resale shops you can make your own for just pennies on the dollar. It’s a fabulous way to reuse old chipped plates and saucers and even tea cups. By staking them in your garden some can become an…
If you recently found out you’re pregnant, it’s time to find a creative way to share the news! Of course, you could just show your husband or family the pregnancy test, but where’s the fun in that? Here are some fun ways to share your new joy with others. 1. Decorate Something Give your husband…
I was looking for a pull-apart bread recipe on Pinterest. I wanted to make it as an appetizer to take to a friend’s house. Every recipe I found either used processed, packaged bread or it wasn’t really “pull-apart”. So I decided to tweak my favorite bread recipe and make my own pull-apart version. This is…
By Laura Weirich My family and I live in an apartment, and we cloth diaper. Yes, you can do both. So here are some of my tips about it. 1) Ask– If your unlucky enough not to have wash/dryer hook-ups in your snazzy apartment, then it’s common courtesy to ask if washing cloth diapers is…
There’s a lot of talk in the news media about Attachment Parenting lately, especially with celebrity-turned-PhD Mayim Bialik’s new book, Beyond the Sling, in which she describes her brand of parenting, which does include Attachment Parenting (AP). And there are a lot of questions being asked. As a local Resource Leader for Attachment Parenting International,…
Today I took a tour of our hospital’s new maternity ward. They’re calling it a “Birthing Center”, which is a very common occurrence around the country. The renovations are great, but overall they are not offering many more options than when I gave birth there years ago. The fact is, a hospital gives limitations to…
For the last five years our raised beds have been the summer and fall home for most of our heirloom tomatoes. It is time to rotate them this year. So as I have been asked so many questions about our growing methods, this year I find it easier while starting a new area to do…