GIVEAWAY from my Reddi-wip Backyard BBQ Party! You can WIN this great summer extravaganza GIVEAWAY from Reddi-wip: 1. Reddi-wip Coupons 2. Reddi-wip Recipe Cards 3. Green Picnic Basket 4. Harry and David Fruit of the Season Membership 5. Wire Fruit Bowl 6. Gardening Seeds 7. Beautiful Gardening Kit 8. Junior Herb Garden Kit All of my guests left with a [...]

We can talk all we want about pH levels in soil. We can fertilize ’til the cows come home. W can set up elaborate watering systems or just use old watering cans. We can plan.  We can prepare.  We can plot. But Mother Nature has the last word. Always… As evidenced this year by our Hydrangeas. Barry and I love [...]

When this Grandma talks about a Hoedown, she brings a shovel! After my recent incredible Flower Haul at Lowe’s, the flowers were begging to dance in my soil… and Audrey’s 4 boys were more than happy to oblige with help. (Boys. Dirt. Digging. Oh, de-doo-dah-day!)   There’s nothing quite like a summer day, a Grand Square (William, Alexander, Benjamin & [...]

Last year I embarked on a project I called 57 in 52… attempting to complete 57 wonderful things in my 57th year in 52 weeks. I did it! I sky-dived, ran a half marathon, entered a baking contest, completed a Half Ironman, zip-lined, took pole dancing lessons, wrote a children’s book, winter surfed in New England, pogo-sticked in spike heels, [...]

I’m a HUGE lover of boots in the winter. Actually, boots are pretty much all I wear from October till March (no joke). Everything else is put on reserve and hidden away until the weather gets warmer. When it comes to finding some ULTRA comfy boots, I have the perfect shoe-destination: Sperry Top-Sider. I have been wearing my Sperry’s for [...]

I’m not a dirty girl. Well, I do have a totally dirty mind… but I love CLEAN things. I love clean cars. Clean counters. Clean bathrooms. And especially while cooking or gardening, I love a clean environment, and I clean as I go. So yesterday provided a bit of a challenge for me… a Grandma Challenge. Barry and I have [...]