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I’m so happy you are here! Welcome to our community of folks that strive to enjoy everyday life and create a home that is staycation-worthy! If you are like me, you find a staycation to be the best kind of vacation! Having a welcoming and comfortable place to spend your everyday life is what this blog is all about! Here you will find a little bit of everything home and garden (with some other stuff mixed in)! Welcome! 🙂
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My name is Carissa, the person behind Life on Lady Slipper Lane. This is Cara, the adorable chocolate lab! Cara and I love hanging out around the house and spending as much time as possible in the garden! Learn more about us below!
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Marigolds
When I was a little girl, my family would always plant marigolds in the flower garden. I had a cute little wheel burrow that I hauled the seeds and my garden shovels over in and it even had a little water tank! Marigolds are beautiful annuals that grow best in full sun. They grow fairly
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4 Tips For Outdoor Garden Landscaping If You Lack a Green Thumb
I absolutely love to garden… obviously 🙂 It did, however take me quite a while before I learned how to plant stuff that would make me feel like a gardener! You really don’t have to have a green thumb to have beautiful landscape gardens and pots. You just need the right place, plant, and some
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Vine Garden Layout
We added a vine garden this year! I am so happy because it’s always difficult to decide where to plant vines due to how much space they need! If planted too close to other plants, they can completely take over a garden. So, we now have a HUGE area for all of our vines! The
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1994 Hornet Camper Renovation: Interior Painting
Another camper renovation project: paint! It has always amazed my how much difference some new paint can make to change the look and feel of a space. Originally, there was a lot of paneling, MDF, and wallpaper. Because it’s a fairly old camper, the colors were faded and dirty looking in many areas of the
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Pioneer Cabin Vegetable Garden Layout
We have a couple of different gardens out in the country this year. One is located right by a cabin we refer to as “The Pioneer Cabin.” It was built from an existing building by Caleb, his grandpa, and dad. This area was a Native American summer site and part of a wagon trail in
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1994 Hornet Camper Renovation: Floors
A few years ago, we purchased a 1994 Hornet pull behind camper. The previous owner worked on the road and lived in the camper while working. Everything worked great, but the style left something to be desired. There was old blue, stained carpet in the bedroom and two different kinds of linoleum in the living
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