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A somewhat-regularly updated website with home & gardening projects, personal musings,
lessons learned and food created...
all with a healthy dose of caffeine.

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How to Bring the Outdoors Inside

Cut wildflowers, picked cotton, a wicker basket and the rock you brought home from a beach trip are ways you can bring the outdoors inside.

Purposefully Enjoying Winter

In my childhood, I did not enjoy the long dark evenings and stormy grey clouds of winter. Recently though, I have been reflecting on how...

Pruning Trees and Shrubs in Central Texas

While other parts of the US prepare for the cooler days ahead, it's important for us to remember not to jump the gun when it comes to our...

Why fall is the perfect time to plant

We often think of spring as planting season - and it is, for good reason, but perhaps we don't realize that with the relief of cooler...

How to Make an Enjoyable Outdoor Space

Design magazines and Pinterest will tell you that in order to have an enjoyable outdoor space, you need to go big or go home: new...

Outside: Where I found inner peace

As summer turns to fall and many of us head back outside, I’m reminded why it's good for our bodies and minds. The benefits of being...

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