Little kids want to do everything and get into everything, don’t they?

Sometimes what they want to do is great! You want to play in your room quietly absorbed in puzzles for half an hour? Please!

Sometimes what they want to do is a little less awesome. It’s messy. It’s noisy. It involves death-defying moves off the tallest furniture.

Three-year-old Dylan’s special talent is getting into things and dumping them all over the floor. If I’m lucky it’s his own toys. But it’s just as likely to be the bag from the vacuum cleaner, something out of the refrigerator, or the entire silverware drawer.

I just moved to a new house about a year ago. One of the first things I did was plant several native trees and herbs. One in particular that I’ve always wanted but couldn’t have at my last house because of space and light constraints was an Eastern Black Cherry (Prunus Serotina var. serotina).

When mature, this is a big, beautiful messy tree, loved by birds and wildlife. The fruit is edible – it’s what black cherry candy and soda are made of.

Connect Before You Correct is a catchy principle for reducing stress in your relationship with your child.

There are lots of reasons you may need to “correct” your child, and you want these important times to go as smoothly as possible.

Did you know that citrus trees are great houseplants?  

They are beautiful, elegant, the flowers smell great, and they are easy to grow!   

A big welcome to guest author Trish Woolbright! She is sharing with us her whole journey with raising rabbits. She’ll walk you through every part of the process, from the decision to start raising rabbits, to setting up a colony, to the slaughtering process, to delicious ways to bring the meat to your table. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us, Trish!