The Benefits of Growing Parsley in Your Kitchen Garden
Photo by Swanksalot Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) basically falls into one of two categories; Italian (flat) or French (curly). While they're both hardy biennials, meaning they flower and go to seed every other year, like many herbs and vegetables, they're usually grown as annuals. The general feeling among gardeners is that the French curly parsley is planted for decorating culinary dishes, while the strong-flavored, Italian flat parsley (P. crispum var. neapolitanum) is grown for flavor, although the curly ...
Help! My Perfect Mother-in-Law is Driving Me Nuts!
"I wanted my boyfriend to wear the shirt I gave him last Christmas but his mom insists on him wearing the polo that she bought for him" "I came home one afternoon and found my mother-in-law on her knees, furiously scrubbing the bathroom floor. I just finished cleaning it up earlier that day." "My husband's not feeling well and I wanted to bring him to the doctor for a check-up. His mom says there's no need for ...
Novel Destinations: Ethiopia - A Powerful Read!!!
Oh. My. Gosh. "Cutting for Stones," by Abraham Verghese, is one of those books that will stay with me for a very long time. When I finished it, I felt like I had parted ways with friends. First of all, what comes to mind when you hear the word, "Ethiopia?" Skinny, black skeletons with distended stomachs? This book shows a different view of the country, during the decades between 1950 and present. The setting is a ...
Pregnancy Massage: Health Benefits for the Mind and the Body
Prenatal massage can relieve many problems associated with pregnancy: back pain, swelling in the legs, sleeping problems. Massage can also help you to relax, relieve worries or anxieties about pregnancy or childbirth, and balance fluctuating emotions. Some Benefits of Prenatal Massage Massage therapy relaxes muscles, relieves joint pain and improves circulation. As long as some precautions are taken, massage can relieve the back pain so many women suffer from during pregnancy, especially as your bump gets bigger ...
Easy Peasy Easel Valentine Cards
Save time and money and make these Easel cards this Valentine's Day. Easel cards are a little different from the norm and are really easy to make. Use this project as inspiration for our own creations. There are enough images for three layouts, plus an extra page of images so you can mix and match them to fashion your own cards. Craft Supplies Valentine Card Download Card Paper Scissors Polystyrene food tray Glue Download Easel Valentine Card Template and Card Images How to Make ...
The Benefits of Growing Parsley in Your Kitchen Garden
Photo by Swanksalot Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) basically falls into one of two categories; Italian (flat) or French (curly). While they’re both hardy biennials, meaning they flower and go to seed every other year, like many herbs and vegetables, they’re usually grown as annuals. The general feeling among gardeners is that the French curly parsley is [...]
Help! My “Perfect” Mother-in-Law is Driving Me Nuts!
“I wanted my boyfriend to wear the shirt I gave him last Christmas but his mom insists on him wearing the polo that she bought for him” “I came home one afternoon and found my mother-in-law on her knees, furiously scrubbing the bathroom floor. I just finished cleaning it up earlier that day.” “My [...]
Vinyl Siding Problems and Do-it-Yourself Solutions
You ordered the new vinyl siding, the installer did the work, and now it looks wonderful. But once the contractor leaves, that vinyl siding is in your hands. What happens if something goes wrong? It is important to fix vinyl siding problems quickly to prevent further damage. But that’s hard to do when you don’t [...]
Basic Ingredients in Homemade Beauty Products
Making bath and beauty treatments from scratch is a great way to save money and cut back on potentially harmful chemicals found in some store-bought products. There are many recipes and variations for making “DIY” bath and beauty products- everything from homemade deodorant, shampoo, conditioners, facial masks and scrubs or even cleansers. But almost all [...]
Birthday Celebrations – Three Generations
Our family had it’s first post-Christmas gathering to celebrate the January birthdays. Yes, we are one of those families. The kind of family that only needs one good reason to get together before we gather from all corners of the state. And yesterday we had three. This January marked not only my nephew Timothy’s second [...]
Novel Destinations: Ethiopia – A Powerful Read!!!
Oh. My. Gosh. “Cutting for Stones,” by Abraham Verghese, is one of those books that will stay with me for a very long time. When I finished it, I felt like I had parted ways with friends. First of all, what comes to mind when you hear the word, “Ethiopia?” Skinny, black skeletons with distended [...]
Kissing Cooking Goodbye? Exploring a Raw Foods Diet
This week’s #homechat is on Raw Foods, so I’ve been digging into what that means to different people and what it might looks like in my family. So many foods are more beneficial to our bodies when they are raw, so it is in our best interest to explore them at the very least. [...]
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