Having four distinct seasons is one thing that I love about life in Virginia. I prefer warm weather but fall is here, so I may as well enjoy it. Each season brings something different to my flower beds. These fall blooming Crocus were given to me by my grandmother. They send up pretty green foliage…
Not the kind in the sky, not the Katy Perry kind, the Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ botanical kind!It’s fireworks season in my yard! Beautiful Goldenrod is exploding with its arching yellow blooms in several of my beds. This is a great plant for my yard as it is deer resistant. It’s a bit invasive but easy to…
When I was a child, I remember my mom and grandmother making felt floral napkin rings as party favors. I never forgot them and always wondered how they were made. This spring in Southern Lady Magazine, there was a feature on these cute napkin rings that I so fondly remembered, but no instructions. Following the…
Today I get to run for 15 minutes. Four months ago when I was healthy, I wouldn’t have even bothered putting on my running shoes for a 15 minute run. I’ve never been one to take being healthy for granted as I am unfortunately injury prone. Every time I go for a run, I am…
I first noticed Beautyberry on a drive home from the beach one September weekend about ten years ago. I saw a bush in a North Carolina yard with a purple berry that I’d never seen. When I got home, I researched and discovered that it was a Beautyberry, Callicarpa americana. Beautyberry grows in my area…
I’m guest posting today at The CSI Project for Orange Week with a post on how to make a school pride pillowcase skirt. I’d love it if you’d visit the CSI Project to read my post and maybe even give me a little comment love.
A fall table runner is a first step in changing out seasonal décor from summer to autumn. I crafted this runner from a drop cloth and some fall fabric that I inherited from my mother-in-law’s stash. With the addition of a bowl gifted to me from a friend’s mother and some volunteer gourds harvested in my…
This Roasted Tomato Sauce is the best recipe that I’ve tried in a long time. It’s easy and tastes incredible. I found it in the September 2011 issue of Country Living. Roasted Tomato Sauce Slow roasting of tomatoes, onions, and peppers yields a to-die-for in flavor sauce. How to Make Roasted Tomato Sauce Printable Recipe…
I’ve been looking for new pots for my front porch for the past two summers and couldn’t find any that were just right. I had two perfect pots from Harper’s Statuary and Water Gardens in Harrisonburg that my mom gave me long ago, but one broke two winters ago, forcing me to use two other concrete…
It’s no secret that Vermont is one of our favorite states. Our first trip there was an inn-to-inn bike trip for our honeymoon. We’ve gone back nearly every year since 1994, either for a summer trip or in the winter to ski. It broke my heart when I saw on TV some of the devastation…
Chocolate-Covered Katie’s recipe for Deep Dish Cookie Pie made healthy with garbanzo beans has been a big hit at our house this summer. I’ve made it numerous times for us to enjoy and to take to parties. Gooey PB&J Blondies from Katie’s blog also intrigued me, so I made them this past weekend. My first…
Kate of Centsational Girl is hosting a “Favorite Things in My Town” party. I love where I live and thought that it would be fun to share some of the things that I like about living in Lynchburg, Virginia. Lynchburg is a historic city chartered in 1786 along the banks of the James River. One…