Bits of This & That #8
- themarigoldgc
- Dec 4, 2022
- 3 min read
Updated: Aug 26, 2024
Whew, it sure has been a week! Hubby flew home from work on Wednesday and came down with the flu Thursday, apparently it had been going around his camp. He then gave it to me, my first flu in over 3 years, and boy was I ever sick. This flu is a doozy, you all try to not get it! Stay healthy!
Here is a recipe for making your own disinfecting spray for flu season. I enjoyed the read the recipe and the article about how this spray got its name. You all know that I love a good backstory - that is a good part of why I grow heirlooms!
A recipe to make your own yummy apple cider vinegar and how to use it!
With a recession looming, prices going higher every day, here are 30 really good frugal tips from the depression era. So many good ideas here. Think it is past time to start baking my own bread again.
50 bread recipes! Save money and eat healthier, too. I love to bake bread, so many recipes here that I want to try.
Make this Rosemary Wreath. It is dead simple to make. You can change it out to a Sweet Bay wreath, if you prefer, or a mix of herbs to gift a cook.
Love this fabric wreath! I like that it goes with any time of year, not necessarily for the holidays.
Copper And Gold Mason Jars DIY - shabbyfufu.com Great decorating idea, these are so pretty!
Printable free gift tags. Lots of ideas for all your gifting!
These kitchen gadgets and things, I need them all. Love the kitchens, too. 'tis the season for holiday baking. - SFGirlByBay
Wow! This is the most powerful statement that I have read in a long time...
'But then she decided to refrain from using any pesticides, organic or otherwise, and to let all the insects in her garden duke it out. Over the next two years she watched her garden come alive. By withholding pesticides that can kill beneficial insects as well as pests, she gave the beneficials an opportunity to proliferate and bring balance to the flower farm'.
Read (or listen) to this podcast about organic food and flower growing here. It's a great one, has me itching to grow more flowers!
This article about grow bags is a good one. Grow bags would make a fantastic gift for gardeners, whether you buy them or make them. Bags or bins are great for making space in your garden beds, use them to grow potatoes, peppers, eggplants, or tomatoes. Are especially good for yards with sunshine only on the deck or on a berm, someplace hard to build a bed. So useful!
This pretty cottage garden... full of drought tolerant, easy care, pretty, casual perennials. My kind of flowers as they are easy care and do not require much for water or fussing, and they also happen to be in my colour scheme ; )
A nice article about heirloom veggies and this sort of explains why I grow no hybrids ; )
Pollinator friendly front yards. How to Grow a Pollinator-Friendly Front Garden Without Freaking Out Your Neighbors (empressofdirt.net)
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