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Month: April 2020

Don’t throw it away:-)

Don’t throw it away:-)

I never felt good about throwing egg shells away, it always felt there were other options. Other then the cute candle or garden I thought this was a great option, it appeared in my mailbox yesterday. ( I bought a book about edible plants in the yard and beyond, very interesting, not sure how brave I am but that just shows how much of a city girl I really am. These mails are from the author) and then I thought:…

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rain rain go away….. or not..

rain rain go away….. or not..

with all this rain and in our case snow! i thought it would be fun to post something about collecting rain water for gardening . Luckily I stumbled apon some posts that in some states it is illegal to so so because of some first come first go law from centuries ago which states that the water initially “belonged to someone else”…. So before you decide to do anything, make sure you are allowed ( in MI we are) https://worldpopulationreview.com/states/states-where-it-is-illegal-to-collect-rainwater/…

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of Bees and Butterflies

of Bees and Butterflies

One of my favorite presents to give to kids (and adults actually) is a butterfly seed kit, and I have done that in the past on several occasions. now that the weather is getting better, maybe we can start thinking about our garden and start planning a butterfly and or bee garden to help nature along a bit. for those who really do not like mowing int he first place, would this not be fantastic? I might actually try this…

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