Spring is almost here. Let's get busy! March Garden Chores: Dig runner bean and celery trenches and fill with manure, kitchen waste, and garden waste Spread compost/manure on garden beds Mulch fruit trees Feed fruit trees (organic blood, fish, bone, and seaweed mixture) Protect apricots, cherries, peaches, and nectarines from frost if they begin to blossom Use a winter wash on fruit trees to control insect pests and fungal diseases Plant bare root fruit trees and bushes Plant … [Read more...]
I’m Going to BlogHer12!
I actually bought my ticket for the BlogHer 2012 conference in New York City months ago but I never announced it here. It's not earth shattering news or anything. Then I figured that maybe I should make a little announcement just in case any readers or other bloggy friends were going so that we could arrange to meet in person. This is all part of my New Year's Resolution to have more fun. It was a total blast to go visit Detroit earlier this year and meet up with dozens of other bloggers. In New … [Read more...]
LillyBean Felt Market Fruit
For many years I have loved felt foods for pretend play. They make the perfect addition to any play kitchen or pretend picnic. Sure you can get cheap plastic faux foods but it just isn't the same. Because I knew they would not be very hard to sew myself I often decided to go with wood instead of felt... ya know, why pay for something you can make right? The problem is that I never made any... the time it would take to draft a pattern and test and tweak just seemed like too large an undertaking … [Read more...]
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