Essential Oils are a powerful tool in any home. You can use them all over the house for safe and natural cleaning. Apply them to cuts, bruises, scrapes, and burns to help soothe pain and speed healing. Message them onto your feet and muscles to help facilitate sleep, relaxation, and help soothe aches and pains. Or diffuse them using a humidifier to help purify the air of particles and toxins, kill odor, and make your house smell awesome! Positively Real Media Network (for like-minded ... continue reading...
My Garden Update, August 2013
That was my basket of vegetables that I harvested yesterday plus an additional four heads of cabbage. I was pretty happy; however, I'm not yet quite sure what to think about this gardening season. I wasn't able to sow or plant my spring vegetables in the ground early in the year like I usually do. I usually try to get most of my brassicas, peas, and onions into the ground by late April. Since we were in California during that time, I delayed my spring planting. Upon arrival to Iowa, we soon ... continue reading...
Simple Lives Thursday, #159
It's Simple Lives Thursday! My favorite day of the week where you share your tips and recipes for living a simple life. Whichever blog that you choose to link up your post, it will show up on all 4 sites! As a reminder, this blog hop is a way to share with many people your posts on what you are doing to live a simple life. Whether that's gardening, raising urban chickens, homeschooling, sewing, making your own deodorant, or cleaning supplies... we want to know about it! If you're into ... continue reading...
Mexi Zucchini Fritters + 20 More Nourishing Zucchini Recipes
You know it's zucchini madness season when your neighbors come knocking on your door gifting you bags of zucchini. What's kind of funny is that although my zucchini and yellow squash plants are just now starting to put on fruit, I have quite an abundance in my kitchen. My friends, neighbors, and farmers market vendors have been giving them away which has been a blessing. It almost makes me rethink growing them to save on space in my own garden beds. Nah, they're a beautiful plant to watch ... continue reading...
A Summer Skillet Meal: Red Peppers, Zucchini, and Eggs
August and into September are my favorite summer months as far as growing vegetables are concerned. This is because the nightshades (eggplants, tomatoes, and peppers) are growing in full force. Well, in most homes. Mine still have a way to go. Can you believe I have yet to share a gardening post with you this year? Don't worry friends, I've been gardening away and promise to share with you what I've been growing this week. Since my gardens aren't producing peppers, eggplants, and tomatoes ... continue reading...
