

Fixing that Moody Broody
The weather's been so warm in the Midwest.... The Bearded Lady is content to sit on eggs all day long, or just sit in the wood shavings...


Arrangements to last all summer
It's so nice to be able to enjoy warm weather. Soaking up sunshine does my body good after a longish winter. My knockout roses are...


Rustic Strawberry & Rhubarb Pie
Mid-spring in the Midwest! The strawberries have taken over the front flowerbed and the rhubarb is 2 feet long! I had to take advantage...


Lettuce discuss sowing
It's spring y'all! The effects of the beautifully blooming goldenrod have turned us into mouth-breathers- no complaints here though! I...


Choconut Hearts
My sweetie doesn't eat traditional sweets. It's true, and sometimes it's really hard to be creative! You probably won't ever see him with...


Illinois Kitchen Reno
My family is known as being loud... and we sometimes use bad grammar. We're working on both. HA! I blame my husband. My kids and husband...


Guestroom facelift
Our family motto (when it comes to picking homes): Make America beautiful one house at a time. So we picked a place this time with a...


Bacon: fast and easy crumbles
Bacon. It needs no introduction. Here we like it every way we can get it. Bacon wrapped chicken, bacon deviled eggs, bacon and Brussel...


Boy bedroom: before & after
After our last move our boy was so excited to have room for ALL of his goods. The upstairs of our home is 16 x 50, with the stairwell and...