Did you know that in the 12th century the first Christmas trees were hung upside from ceilings as a symbol of Christianity? The first decorated tree was in 1510 in Latvia and the 16th century Martin Luther decorated a tree with candles for children to see how the...
It is December and it is going to 75 degrees today in Atlanta. Goodness! There are butterflies in my backyard and the birds are in their nests. You would think it is spring instead of Christmas time. My gaillardia are still flowering, my tea olive is sharing its...
Today I am thankful for the bees in my backyard. Without them I would not have beeswax and honey for my products nor would I have the majority of my ingredients as they pollinate everything. Please visit my backyard on...
A rose is a rose until… invasion of worms devastates the leaves and blooms. There are now checking out my zinnias. I am not sure what to do about these little varmints, every year they destroy more roses. For some reason they don’t seem to like my white...
Yesterday I happened to get home while it was still light out and just look at the lovely finds in my backyad in a fewmintues time. I just love these little red bugs that are smaller than my fingernail. Have I have no idea what they are.
