Help! I Can’t Keep my Houseplants Alive!
Here’s how I finally broke the cycle of killing all of my houseplants, once and for all. And I’m...
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An Easier, Prettier, Method To Lighten Your Hair With Honey Everyday
The great thing about lightening your hair with honey is that your hair suffers no damage. The bad thing...
Low-Maintenance African Violet Kokedama
Are you as enamored as I am with Kokedama hanging gardens? The Japanese style of tying the rootballs of...
Order This Before The Cold Spell Comes
I know you’re freezing — you’re wearing several layers of sweaters, a turtleneck AND a scarf — and of...
The Year of The Ottoman
This has been the year of the ottoman. An ottoman extends the reach of my NEW sofa, nicely accommodating...
As Your Children Grow, Shortcuts Become More Important
One of the strangest phenomenon to plague mothers, I’ve discovered, is that as your children age, our free time...
Origami in Retrospect
He’s had a request to make some origami dresses for a “client.” As an added benefit, he’s going to...
One Little Piece of Advice: For Fall
I can remember the crunchy sweetness of the baker’s sugar against my teeth when I bit into a dark molasses cookie –...
Weeding and Watering Your Garden With Minimal Effort
Several years ago, I was entranced by the whole Key Hole Garden concept, used in Africa, and its importance...