Enriching the Soil of Your Life
Perfect for summer or anytime of the year, my beans and rice meal is a super simple 2-step recipe. What makes it time-saving is that the 2 steps are both done in one Instant Pot. Less than 10 minutes hands-on time start to finish. The beans and Jasmine sticky rice will be perfect and ready at the same time.
It’s economical, clean-up is a breeze, and the kitchen stays cool….
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My story is a simple one. I had antibiotics for numerous ear infections as a toddler. Then tonsils out at 4. Hernia repair at 15. By age 19, I had hives or a mild respiratory reaction to every antibiotic I was given. Now, looking back it’s clear how I got to that place.
During my junior year in nursing school, I was hospitalized for 10 days for strep throat leading to acute glomerulonephritis and over 50% bilateral kidney damage. …
I have been fascinated with hummingbirds ever since I can remember. They would come to columbine flowers and honeysuckle in our backyard.
I came upon this sad image on Facebook yesterday. It read: “A grisly find on my front lawn this morning. Their protruding tongues look like a case of fungal infection from dirty feeders.
If you want to feed these flying jewels, please remember to change the nectar every 3-5 days (daily in hot weather) and wash feeder weekly (more in the heat). Use a solution of 1 part sugar to 4 parts water to feed them and stay away from red food dye and pre made box “nectar”. Rest gently little gems.” ~J.K. …
Getting a kid with ADHD to sleep at bedtime can be extremely challenging.
Their mind and body may still be racing. One of my kids, in particular can have a real problem going to sleep at bedtime. He tells me “sleep is boring, Mom!.” For kids with ADD, the transition times can be difficult and bedtime certainly falls into that category. I have tried many, many tactics over the years to make going to bed and staying in bed easier. Here are 8 ways I have found to really help getting kids with ADHD to sleep.…
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My husband called me from the woods to say he was reliving his childhood! He unexpectedly found over 5 pounds of gorgeous morels right at the edge of our woods! So, guess what we had for dinner?
Morel mushrooms are an amazing, rare delicacy and highly sought after. One of the reasons they’re so prized is because morels cannot be farmed like other mushrooms we purchase at the grocery store. These are handpicked in their natural habitat….
