ramblings from an arkansas farm girl
Today we take a little break from Christmas prep and treat ourselves to a candy cane steam facial. I concocted this at-home steam facial last weekend and decided it was fabulous; now I’m sharing it with you.
During this busy time of the year, taking care of ourselves is a necessity. While we may not have the time or $$$ to go to a fancy spa, we can all spare a few minutes to pamper ourselves. If not, simply save this post and refer to it when you do have more time to relax.Continue Reading
Dear Sunday Letter friends,
This has been a sad couple of weeks. I try not to get political on social media, but for me, what’s going on in our country has moved beyond the political to the human. Between the pandemic and the tragedy of George Floyd’s death, I’ve been at a loss over what to say. Saying nothing seems wrong. Continuing on with my typical posts about what’s growing in my garden and cooking on my stove rings hollow and insignificant.
I hate how divided our country has become. I’ve begun to question whether or not we will come through this without losing bits of ourselves and many of our friends. While I don’t expect everyone to believe the same things, I have always believed that deep down we are more alike than different.
Lately, I’ve begun to question that as well.Continue Reading
Passalong plants are the BEST sort of plants to have in your garden! They add both charm and magic wherever they are planted.
I started thinking about this last week when my neighbor thinned out her bed of Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum odoratum) and gave us several plants. I’ve been wanting to grow Solomon’s Seal for years but had not gotten around to buying and planting it.
I’m not kidding when I say my husband and I saw it growing in the neighborhood that very morning, admired it, and talked about adding it to our shade garden.
Voila! Just like that, a bucketful showed up on our porch.Continue Reading
