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Becky Williams
Everything you need to know about caring for tulips

Everything you need to know about caring for tulips

A clean vase and cool water is all tulips need. Tulips are heavy drinkers...they’re always thirsty. Check water daily and top it up, replacing it if it becomes murky. If straight tulips is the look you like, stand tulips in tall glass containers or cut the stems short and arrange them in a shorter vase/jar. They’ll stay upright for a while. If you love the relaxed look, group them in a container that will allow the flowers to drape themselves artfully bending and stretching over the edge as their stems lengthen.  I love how tulips change and bend and elongate the longer you...

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Becky Williams
The chicks have arrived!

The chicks have arrived!

We picked up our first batch of these adorable little fluff balls on Thursday. We pick them up when they are just a few hours old. I’m always on the ready chick pick up day….waiting for the call that they are ready for pick up. I feel like it’s urgent to get them  right away but, fascinatingly, newly hatched chicks can live without food or water for at least 24 hours. One of the last things the chick does inside the egg is absorb the remaining yolk sac, which provides nourishment the first few days after hatching.  They are without...

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Cookies for Breakfast?

Cookies for Breakfast?

I don’t know about you but when things get busy, the first thing to drop off the list is eating healthy. So be proactive and make a batch of these hearty cookies! They are healthy AND satisfying. In fact, they are so filling they’d count as a meal. They are great for breakfast, or for a boost on a hike or as a healthy road trip snack. I was handed one of these cookies many years ago, when I worked corporate, it was very early one morning as I boarded a shuttle bus to the airport. These cookies were a...

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Becky Williams
Starting seeds without plastic

Starting seeds without plastic

It’s the season to get your grow on! Starting seeds is a very rewarding experience starting with a a seemingly benign seed, watching it germinate and transform into a seedling, then growing into a productive plant. We’re just 8 weeks away from our last frost date so now is a good time to think about starting seeds. There are so many different ways to start seeds, you don’t need an elaborate set up or all the fancy seed starting kits. Bend the "rules" a little with these out of the box environmentally friendly ways to start seeds...  Egg CartonsEgg Cartons...

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