A Cultivated Nest

My Fireplace Mantel (this month)

Well I've finally felt well enough to tackle a few things around the house. We moved some new bookcases into the living room a while ago but I haven't had the energy to actually arrange the books and make everything nice to look at (so I've edited them out :) ) I started with easy part of the wall -the center and that is the fireplace mantel. I got this fabulous wooden house months ago and ... Read More about My Fireplace Mantel (this month)

Basil, the garden & the fence

I'm starting to get emails asking if I'm o.k. so I thought I'd better post! Yes, I'm fine and I'll give a personal update at the end of this post (I still have a few emails to respond to - thank you for your concern!). I harvested some basil so I thought I'd share how I preserve what I don't dry. I freeze quite a bit of basil as the summer goes and then I use it as flavoring in soups ... Read More about Basil, the garden & the fence

Around Here…

The sunflowers I planted in my cutting garden bed are tightly closed but will open soon! I really love zinnias. They're so easy to grow from seed here and come in such beautiful colors. Get a package of seeds and try them if you've never grown them. You won't be sorry! Around here, we've watched been watching the progress of these birds. I saw them building the nest so we've been able ... Read More about Around Here…

Vegetable Garden Update & More

Some of you may have noticed that it's been a little quieter than usual here lately. Unfortunate, I injured my left thigh exercising (why does everything happen to my left leg?) which resulted in random sharp pains like someone was sticking a knife in my thigh. Not pleasant. Apparently I have some micro tears in my inner thigh and quadriceps muscle. I'm on a muscle relaxant which makes ... Read More about Vegetable Garden Update & More

My Polka Dot Curtains

I finally finished painting my living room Moonlight by Benjamin Moore (Yay one project I can check off)! I made a few changes to the window wall (cleaned the very dirty blinds for one thing) :) . Took my toile curtains down and washed them, but instead of putting them back I put up these cute red and white polka dot curtains I got at IKEA. $12.99 for two panels - which I think is a very good ... Read More about My Polka Dot Curtains

“We Had Everything But Money” – Off The Shelf

I always like seeing what people have on their bookshelves or book recommendations. So every now and then I share what I'm reading because I figure most of you are like me! Normally, I always have at least 4 or 5 books that I'm reading but I thought I'd tell you just about these two today since they are similar. We Had Everything But Money is a compilation of real life stories of people who ... Read More about “We Had Everything But Money” – Off The Shelf