What do you do when you have TONS of fresh broccoli, homemade broth, home grown pasture chicken, and fresh goat’s milk? Make some heart warming broccoli soup of course. I’m not gonna make you scroll through lots of text to get to recipe, I’m gonna cut to the chase and give it to you right
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Creating a straw bale garden has several advantages, especially if you are limited for time, space and on a budget. You can use the bales where there is limited space and they are cheaper to buy than establishing a raised bed. Where I live, it’s very hard to find straw, so I used old, weathered
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The bug pressure in Southeast Texas is HUGE. I don’t quite think people understand just how bad it can get to you actually have to grow here. It’s a multilevel approach to help alleviate some of that pressure on the plants. I companion plant. I cultivate healthy soil. And, I
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Big emotions are hard. A couple of weekends ago I had taken the girls to ride the horses I leased for them. Keegan, my youngest, had just gotten back from a week long trip to Disney with the band the day before. I am sure that you can imagine how a teenage girl working on
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Not getting the results you want? A coaching client of mine came the other day wanting to set a goal of getting doctor’s appointment scheduled. This might seem like a simple thing, but for her she wasn’t getting it done because she was creating discouragement for herself. Here’s what would happen. She would call an
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I may be biased by I think the #1 hibiscus for Southeast Texas is Roselle. Now, I am no hibiscus oficialito, but I do love the plant not only for its medical properties but for its beauty. My youngest daughter is named after the Rose of Sharon which she thinks is pretty cool. Texas has
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I was talking to a fellow business owner the other day and I asked her what her biggest struggle was. This is what she said: “Mental drainage is real. There’s so much to do. When I’m sitting with my morning coffee I’m thinking about all the things and immediately get overwhelmed. Then I just feel
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I know that you are itching to get out in the garden and get the plants going, but it’s still a bit chilly and there are some things that you need to do before you get those plants in the ground. Here are 10 Pre-Spring gardening tasks that will help take the edge off the
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Pumpkin Pie Playdoh 5 1/2 cups flour 2 cups of salt 8 teaspoons of cream of tartar 3/4 cup oil 1 small container of Pumpkin Pie Spice 4 cups of water food coloring In a large saucepan dump in the flour. Add salt. Add cream of tarter and pumpkin spice and stir. Add oil. Add water
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Starting your gardening adventure doesn’t have to be hard, but it’s important that you chose vegetables that are easy to grow so that you don’t get discouraged as some plant death is enviable when it comes to gardening. You want to give yourself the best chance to be successful as you get started on your
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