Join Mavis Butterfield for vegetable gardening and canning tips, easy recipes, and saving money strategies (Rug hooking, too!). Simple living at its best!
While in D.C. The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird and I went to the National Museum of the American Indian. The museum is part of the Smithsonian Institution and details every part of the Native American experience. The National Museum of the American Indian was our favorite non-garden museum of our whole trip. The Read More >>
Alright. So let’s talk about colonial houses. I want one. Not only do I want to live in a colonial type house, I want the big fat vegetable garden to go along with it. The HH likes the flat fronted style houses {anyone know what the proper name is?} while I like the tiny {by Read More >>
Over the weekend I had the opportunity to go to the San Francisco San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers and check out their butterfly garden. It. Was.Amazing. It almost makes me want to move to the tropics and build my own butterfly house. I don’t know the names of the butterflies we saw, but isn’t nature amazing? Read More >>
After a winter and spring of rain and cold, I can’t wait to get outdoors, and what better way than a hike? I am lucky to have tons of options for awesome day hikes in Washington—and even luckier that the The Girl and Monkey Boy are willing to go with me. If you plan on Read More >>
Nothing says summer like a day at the beach: the waves, the salty air, the threat of birds crapping on your head. Before you hit the sand, here’s my top 10 must-haves to make sure a day at the beach is nothing but R&R. Sunscreen. I know, duh, but not including it would be crazy Read More >>
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