In the garden it is time to plant cilantro, parsley, dill, mint, lavender and rosemary. Start your leeks and garlic so they will be ready early spring. If you want some blooms going for the holidays you’ll need to choose Crocus, alliums, ranunculus bulbs. Put your tulip bulbs in the refrigerator and on January...
Living The Sweet Life: Dear my Forever Best Friend…. We all have friends. Some of them are always there whilst others tend to shrink into the backgrounds of our lives when things are going a bit rough. We all know who “those” friends are. It’s not often that you run across people that...
Dear Auntie: I am teaching a young girls group and we are working through basic etiquette. They have enjoyed learning how to properly set a table and basic manners on the phone. I wanted to add more tips for them socially and was wondering if you had any advice or tips that I could...
If you love collards…now that we have had some cold weather its time to throw a few seeds into some tossed...
Ask Auntie A February 2018 Q. My daughter has always paid attention to her looks and I suppose that is hopefully because of my teaching her to bath daily and make sure she has on some clean underwear! Lately though as she has entered her teen years she has become...
I think one of the very best compliments that I have ever received was from my clients and my spouse regarding my home and it’s design. Firstly, when he was asked about our space and how if he could do it differently he stated without hesitation that “our home reflects who we are and...
Wintertime is a fabulous time to make butters to moisturize your body, some healthy food since we all know what we are going to be eating here shortly is a bunch of sweets, and some bath goodies that you can make ahead and give as gifts. The gel can be modified from a beautiful...
Whether you are a Game of Thrones fan or not….. “winter is coming!” I always love the fall and spend time preparing for the colder months even if in our part of the country there seems to be less and less days spent battling much cold! This is the time to gather herbs and...
During the summer months I try to eat cooler and lighter and serve things that can be made ahead snd pulled out of the refrigerator to be eaten poolside! My avocado cream soup is just one of many recipes that my crew asks for during the summer. It’s light and cold and brightens...
Springtime is upon us and although we have had a rather warm winter we had best get ourselves geared up for a HOT summer! I love springtime because it is when I get everything in my life in it’s best form. The mind-body-balance that I planned for back in January has by the spring...
Many of us struggle with various forms of food allergies and sometimes we do not even know we have them until our bodies have taken all they can take. Over the past few years I have struggled with food allergies. The possibility of having food allergies should have come as no surprise with my...
If you love collards…now that we have had some cold weather its time to throw a few seeds into some tossed up soil and they should take and sprout. I have tried to plant them sooner but they like the cold! It’s time to go to the local shelter and see if anyone needs...
1 Purchase a family pass to The Museum of Fine Art and create a family calendar for the whole year planned with a monthly visit to tour the traveling artist featured and talk a few classes to enrich the whole family. 2 It’s time to remulch and refurbish the beds in the yard… at...
It’s time to plant the winter kale and collards in the garden. They will do well now planted and watered in with compost. Soon you’ll have plenty of hearty greens for salads and for winter cooking. Collect canned goods and cereal and drop off at the local food bank. Many children will be hungry...
Spend time going through your attic and make give away boxes to take to GoodWill. Many of us got flooded from the ground inward but others got roof’s torn up from tornados and rain. Now that it’s a little cooler it’s a good time to go through all that’s in the attic and give...
It’s Autumn! There’s so much to do to get ready for friends and family and all the gatherings going up so soon! Make a tablescape to wow them all using pumpkins, fall leaves drape ribbons and candles. I love making the house “autumn” so that the transition from now thru halloween and into Thanksgiving...
In the garden…. clip all your herbs and freeze them in ice cube trays, mix them with garlic and coarse salt into butter and freeze. This way you can enjoy using them in the winter months. Dip mint leaves into chocolate and then store in the refrigerator for stirring into peppermint tea or blending...
Back to school days are here and after trying and testing routines to make the crazy scheduled days go smooth I have found that if you will cut up veggies and fruits, boil eggs and sort cheeses and crackers into separate zip lock baggies you can grab and go in between home to school...
Invite over your best friend and make my faved Granny’s Orange and Pecan Chocolate cake and make one for your friend to take home! Order two books for the children to read during the summer months. Go to your library to see what they suggest, or Barnes and Noble’s suggested reading section or even...
1 Spend at least three hours a week tending to the garden that you have created. Take time to string the beans so that they are easy to pick and pull weeds and add fertilizer. This will ensure the most produce form from all the efforts in seeding and planting your food! ...
