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5 Easy Steps To Make Your Home “Guest Ready”
We have all been there… cousin Jean is in the area and “wants to stop by.” Personally, I love it when people feel that they can just stop over at any time. I actually made it a goal early on in my adult life to always have the house “guest ready.” Here is my guide
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LED Grow Light Setup for Seed Starting
As promised in an earlier post, today I will share with you my new LED grow light setup for seed starting and seedlings! This is new to me this year, so I am unable to promise if it is “the best.” I can promise that so far it is working better than when I had
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Apple Pie Pancakes
I’m a night shifter, so sometimes breakfast for supper is a must! I was really feeling pancakes the other night so my husband decided to put his own spin on a classic. In no way is this recipe complex, but it turned out awesome so I wanted to share it with you! Enjoy! Apple Pie
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Propagating Ivy From Cuttings
Ivy is a very common and popular houseplant. One really neat thing about it is that you can propagate and have baby ivy from your existing plants using cuttings! This post is going to show you how to do just that! First of all, it is important to have a healthy “parent.” If your houseplant
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Too Many Tomatoes
My spring fever officially began a few weeks ago now. We have had sub-zero temperatures for way too long! It is finally starting to warm up, so I have officially started planning my gardens for the summer. Last year was the first year that I attempted starting plants from seeds inside the house. We had
