I could go into a great big story about all the money I’ve spent trying to avoid the grocery store cleaning aisle chemicals and even on the ineffective DIY concoctions but I won’t – this time....

It seems odd when the topic is so important to me, but in light of the global uprising of reducing our footprint on the planet, I think I need to just write what I know so far about the “Living...

Ants Can Make Your Hummingbird Feeder Disgusting and Make Hummingbirds Sick Keeping ants out of our hummingbird feeder has been a long-time wish of mine … until last month! Last month I was...

Did you think I’ve gone missing? Dragged off into the forest by a coyote maybe? Nah … it’s just winter at the cottage! This is the time of year when the snow blankets the ground and hushes the...

You know you’ve stumbled upon a good book when shortly after you begin reading you get testy with the person who comes in and tries to get you to do something else. I should probably open with a...

Good-bye Charming Chimney This weekend I was glad to arrive at the cottage in the dark: I wasn’t prepared to see the cottage without that charming chimney. It was one of the things that made me...