Summer Vacation in Your Own City: Austin

Summer Vacation in Your Own City: Austin

This guest poster might not need an introduction, but I’m going to introduce her anyway. Courtney is one of my best friends ever in the whole wide world. We lived together for five years starting when I was 19 or 20. I’m too old to remember exactly. She Gives It A... Read More

Give it a Whirl: Canning Tomatoes

We recently decided to split a CSA with our awesome neighbors who live down the street, so now every other Thursday, a box of organic vegetables is delivered to our doorstep from Johnson’s Backyard Garden, a farm in East Austin. I think we’ve made use of... Read More
Give It a Whirl: Front of the House Makeover

Give It a Whirl: Front of the House Makeover

Since we moved into our house several years ago, my husband and I have undertaken some large-scale landscaping projects with nice success; one area that has continued to be problematic, however, is the flower bed immediately in front of the house. While we’ve... Read More

Give It A Whirl: Mercury Glass Citronella Candles

Anyone who has been to my house knows that I love mercury glass. What started with one votive holder has turned into closer to twenty. Something about the finish is so appealing to me, and when a candle is lit inside of a piece of it, the glow it creates is so warm... Read More