Doesn’t today’s title sound like the Nancy Drew books we used to read as kids? Haha! Well, when I discovered this plant, I felt a little bit like I was in one for a moment! If you have been around here at PH@H for a length of time, you might
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Hi! I’m Melissa and I’m a busy mom. I spend my time teaching the kids, cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, chasing a puppy, gardening, tending to the chickens, grocery shopping, and running the kids around to their various activities. Don’t get me wrong…this is exactly how I love it! But let’s
I love spring time!!!! It’s fresh and new. The rains have washed away the old and dirty, which is great for the outside, but what about the inside of the house? It’s a good thing I also love some good old fashioned spring cleaning! I get excited little butterflies in
Everybody needs some help sometimes, even chickens!! We all need each other, and they are no different. They need us to pay attention to them, their behaviors, their habits, and so on. There are some times when we as owners need to step in and amend what our chickens are
See that lettuce in the picture? I grew that! (Not the I am excited or anything.) When we plant a garden, we do so full of hopes and dreams of tiny green sprouting plants turning into a feast for our table. Well, at least, I do! I’m always so excited
When it’s winter, and outside our windows looks cold and dreary, I just itch to have a little bit of green in my life! (Ok, if the truth be told, I really want green plants, a nice warm cup of coffee, AND a fire in the fireplace.) I think plants
Some people say that the chore of “Cleaning the House” seems to be one of those “two-camp” things. There’s that one camp that LOVES cleaning and does it all the time, and then there’s that second camp that hates it and cleans only when absolutely necessary for safety. Which camp
Comfort food. It is literally named for what it does for us. Are there other things to turn to for comfort? Of course! In fact, there are many! But today, we will only be talking about this one. Isn’t it funny how the words “comfort food” are deciphered differently, depending
Joy of joys! The day your backyard chickens begin laying eggs is certainly a day to celebrate! And it is the first of many days that all start out like Easter; with an egg hunt. But read on to learn how to minimize the craziness, so you can get on
When I think about my backyard chickens, I think back to the very beginning. We got them when they were a mere two days old. We bought ours from a small, family run feed store that is local to us, but they are also available at larger stores like Tractor