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I have been reading Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler. My husband and I are planning a family. My cousin, a mom herself, sent me this book along with a voodoo doll. We’re hoping one of them works! Back to the book, it basically gives detailed methods of tracking your own fertility to [...]

Hesperaloe parviflora aka Red Yucca The gray/green foliage and the tall red/coral (though there are some with yellow) flowers are a really nice contrast. Best Feature:  tall, arching thin stalks of flowers in late summer to early fall, low maintenance, low water From :  Texas and Mexico Preferable Places : Sunset Zones 2b, 3, 7-16, [...]

My husband surprised me with an itouch for Christmas. And I was surprised. We set a small limit for gifts, since I currently have no job, but he put some money aside to get me a great gift. So sweet. And it is very cool. Music is something I love and I previously had a [...]

You might call me a dusting expert. Our parrot can cover a 5 foot radius with white dander and feathers in under an hour, it’s pretty amazing since he’s not very big. I became a sort of step-mom to him when I married my husband (which he was not happy about, the bird I mean). [...]

It poured here today which is not common. It made me wish I had a rain barrel but we unfortunately do not even have gutters. That’s pretty common here due to the lack of rain. If we did, all of the water from the gutter downspouts could be collected in large containers and reused. You [...]

My friend recently told me about a book she thought I would like, In Defense of Food. She told me a little about it and I plan on reading it- it’s on my Amazon wish list now. One thing that really stood out in her description was to the author’s recommendation to only eat food [...]

Grevillea ‘Cranberra Gem’ (also listed as just Grevillea ‘Cranberra’  or Grevillea rosmarinifolia ‘Cranberra Gem’) This is an evergreen shrub with really interesting red flowers. Best Feature:  bright red flowers in winter and spring, low maintenance, drought tolerant From :  Australia Preferable Places : Sunset Zones 8,9,12-24;  USDA Zones 8-10 Looks :  6-8 feet tall and [...]

Wine is good but organic wine is even better. My husband and I were in France last year and drank a bit of wine while we were there. People told me about the “no headache” phenomenon before we took the trip. It seemed to hold true for me. But there is some debate over this. [...]

Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ aka Stonecrop (I’ve also seen this called Sedum telephium ‘Autumn Joy’) These perennial succulents provide great, bright color from late summer through the fall and interesting texture. There are a few variations in color from pink to red to orange. They need little maintenance and water. Best Feature:  bright flowers in late [...]

This is a very logical, not to mention green, choice for trash bags. I’m suprised they are not more available. I did find a few that are reasonably priced. The three that are listed here are both biodegradable and compostable. Ace Hardware sells 3 gallon Bag to Nature bags. They may be available at your [...]