Entries for the 'lifestyle' Category

Theron Humphrey sits in his Toyota pickup in Georgia with his coonhound Maddie at his side. The two know this truck better than any other place on earth, since it’s where they spent long days and longer nights inside its cab, traveling the country on a project...

We’re busy getting things ready for spring. Spring cleaning, planting our gardens and our flower beds. But what about getting our skin ready? Winter took its toll, drying out our skin and leaving it scratchy and flaky...

If you’re searching for modern style with traditional roots, you’ve found your match in Greek Key. The pattern is generally defined as “a decorative border constructed from a continuous line...

You said you knew the first moment you held me in your arms…you had been waiting...

FLUFFY CAKES Who doesn’t love a moist, fluffy cake? The secret to keeping cakes light is lemon juice. Add a dash or two to the butter and sugar mixture and your cake will be as light as a feather...

SO LONG SLUGS In the evening, bury a wide mouth container (tuna cans work great) next to your plants so that the lip of the container is level with the soil surface. Fill the container a third of the way with beer. Slugs will slither in, but won’t slither out...

FLOWER POWER Flowers make us happy, but we’re sad when the die. Keep your bouquet of cut flowers bright and perky a bit longer by adding two tablespoons of white vinegar per quart of water...

I’ve been eyeing several upcycled DIY herb garden projects on Pinterest® for months. I finally settled on a vertical herb garden, using a recycled pallet as the base. This version is easy to build, easy to maintain, and it’s mobile so it can be moved if the weather turns ugly or the sun shines too brightly...

CHIVES: This wispy herb has been called the gentle onion. It has a slight onion flavor with hints of garlic and looks much like the tops of tiny green onions. To use chives, snip them into small pieces with kitchen or herb shears. They’ll lose their flavor when cooked, so add them later in the recipe or use as garnish over the top of a finished dish. Chives are especially delicious in dips and spreads.