A very popular vine grown in cottage gardens is clematis. There is such a wide variety of clematis you can grow and enjoy. Did you know you can easily propagate clematis by layering? Read on and you can learn step by step! In a previous post, you learned how to Propagate Roses by Air Layering…
Discover the ultimate guide to crafting your own DIY toolbox caddy! Release your creativity as we walk you through the step-by-step. Keep reading so you can build this easy DIY Rustic Toolbox Caddy at home. See how I plant it in the video at the end of this post! What is a toolbox caddy? A…
More Tulips for You I don’t know about you but I never tire of seeing wonderful flowers blooming in abundance. I am bringing you more of the tulips of Ironstone. There is so much beauty to enjoy. When we went back this week many of the tulips were already starting to fade but there were…
Daffodils at Ironstone 2017 Yesterday was a gorgeous Spring day. No April is complete for me without taking a tour at Ironstone Wineries in Murphys, California. They plant up barrel after wine barrel of daffodil and tulip gorgeousness. They toss in some Hyacinths too, which makes a sweet smelling accent to all the visual beauty…
The weather around these parts has put me more than in the mood for Spring and all the glory that it offers. It actually got near 70 yesterday and we have wonderful sunshine. I spent part of yesterday afternoon in my greenhouse, oh what fun. I also photographed how I Spring prune my Clematis,…
Ten Minute House Cleaning Tips This is a continuation of last weeks post on Keeping Your House Clean Ten Minutes at a time. Last week I introduced how I came up with the timeline and what I do on Mondays, the 2 upstairs bedrooms. This week I checked both bedrooms and really they did not…
Fall at the Studio Cottage (aka She Shed) This week has been spent mostly in my studio cottage, one of my favoritest spots to be. You can read all about my Cottage and how we built it HERE. It has been one of the best investments we have made. I use it just about daily…
Simply Delicious Meatloaf. We love a good meatloaf. It is one of my husbands favorite meals and a great comfort food. The leftovers are even better and I love leftovers. I wanted to test out some new recipes for meatloaf, something different than our usual, so here goes my Simply Delicious Meatloaf recipe. I can confidently…