Well, it’s getting to be that time of year for us garden lovin’ types. Time for spring clean up. Spring clean up can be quite a chore for a woman doing it alone but there are tools available to make it a bit easier on us. Today I thought I’d share some of my very favorite Essential Garden Tools for Spring.
The Beeswax Workshop by Chris Dalziel is one of the more fun yet educational and helpful books I’ve read in a long while. It’s fun because it actually tells you how to make Pomade for your hair a la Oh, Brother Where Art Thou?
Sometimes quitting is a good thing. Something you need to do. But it makes me wonder, how many times I’ve given up on myself when I could have kept going.
Mud cloth is a handmade Malian cotton fabric traditionally dyed with fermented mud. It has an important place in traditional Malian culture and has, more recently, become a symbol of Malian cultural identity.
Then comes the mean season. It’s that season at the end of winter and the beginning of spring where Mother Nature is, well, just kind of mean.
This green Mediterranean herb is part of the Umbelliferae family along with carrots and celery. There are more than 30 varieties of the herb with the most popular being the stronger flavored “flat” leaf (Italian) and the milder “curly” leaf.
I’m ready to embrace by bohemian, gypsy, heart (and quite likely ancestry) and decorate accordingly.
An ordinary life can be extraordinary and magic can be found in the every day.
♥ Midlifer ♥ empty nester ♥ breast cancer survivor ♥ Gardener ♥ Yoga Instructor ♥ Artist ♥ Writer ♥ Earth Energy Master ♥ Reiki Practitioner