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About Me:

Novice gardener at the ripe old age of 50.

Favorite area of home improvement:

Gardening and crafting.

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Sweet Potatoes

Our first harvest yielded 44 pounds!

Commented on Sep 07, 2012
Preheat oven to 425. Slice the potatoes thinly. Toss them in a tbsp or so of olive oil - I ...»
never measure. Sprinkle with kosher salt. Bake for 10 minutes. Turn them over with a spatula. Bake another 10 minutes or until they brown a bit. They are great spinkled with cinnamon and brown sugar and then baked or sprinkle cumin and chili powder or cayenne pepper on them. So versatile! Our potatoes are very sweet, btw. We're so happy with them!

Crafts

Crayon Wreath

Patty B on Sep 04, 2012

very cute .

Bring your fish above the water...enjoy

http://www.addasphere.com/gallery/main.html

I have this amazing detail in a few of my creations......

Commented on Sep 03, 2012
How cool is this! I can't wait to share this with my husband...wonder if we'll have one next ...»
spring!

DIY Bottle Tree

Yep, that's a 10 foot tall tree made out of different diameters of steel round rod complete with colored bottles my mom collected from friends and a few she purchased from the internet. ...»

Commented on Sep 03, 2012
I love how different this looks from the usual bottle trees - it's wonderful!

Sunflowers make make me smile!

Found it interesting that the flowers under the window didn't grow up past it, but the ones to the right did...! (Worked out well because my husband was concerned they would block the view from the bedroom! Also notice the hand-made adirondack chairs my dad made for us!

Commented on Sep 03, 2012
Love! They're beautiful!

Repurposing

An old bird cage sees new life

Commented on Jul 30, 2012
Thanks! We moved up here from Florida a few years ago and love the fact that we can finally ...»
have gardens and more plant choices.

New Pond

Commented on Jul 29, 2012
How lovely to live in the mountains. We're originally from very flat, coastal Florida. :o)

Furniture: I partied like it was 1999 at Brimfield - the Hometalk girls (similar to the Coors Light girls - minus the bikinis)!!

Check out our fabulous finds at America's biggest antique show! http://eclecticallyvintage.com/2012/07/fab-...

Liked on Jul 29, 2012

Gardening: I have flower beds that have been growing and getting out of control for 2 years. would like to get rid of or thin out

Any suggestions will help. Not enjoying it like I used to.

Commented on Jul 29, 2012
I've noticed that rock gardens are really coming into favor these days. Perhaps a rock garden ...»
with some low maintenance potted plants or garden art.

Cleaning & Organization: How can I get rid of dog smell?

We inherited our grandchildren's dog when they moved to Colorado, she's a sweet part Lab part something else dog... but she has ruined by front porch area. She digs big holes to lay in or ...»

Commented on Jul 29, 2012
We used oxyclean and lots of baking soda and scrubbed down our patio area and pool deck. It ...»
took care of it until the next really humid day. We repeated the process and over time, the smell subsided. I'll check back to see if someone has a better method.

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