If you know me at all, you know I’m a sucker when it comes to…
Home and Garden
Someone once told me that building is my natural line of work. It must be…
Abundance can be yours … with perservance. When my husband Tim and I moved back…
Some of Meredith’s favorite finds: vintage teacups and a red chair. Every once in a…
When I was a child, my life’s mission was to somehow escape the weekly housecleaning…
Winter. Such a beautiful, horrible time of year. Here in Southeast Iowa we may not…
As we enter the darkest time of the year, many holidays celebrate the rebirth of the…
The first garlic I saw growing in a garden was at an Iowa City Community…
The phase of the moon affects planting. (photo: planetsforkids.org) The following are general guidelines for…
Traditional cultures have always planted by the moon. Since the earliest civilizations, farmers have meticulously…
Alek Lisefski had a persistent dream: he wanted to build his own house. Though born…
Mature trees in Terrell Mill Park mark the shape of the Island, a picnic spot…
This upside down circus-poster fragment was revealed in a room upstairs. In 2004, Mary Helen…
Mary Helen shovels plaster in the tear-out of the upstairs bedrooms. In 2004, Mary Helen…
Some plants can go in the ground in fall for harvesting in spring. For the…