Category Archives: gardening

More Color Here

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Lynda

It is so busy here with all of the gardening and crafting and writing, but I just had to take some pictures and show you some of the color here at Happy Acres. Here are a two of my irises … Continue reading →

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Lemon Balm Lavender Bugs Off Spray

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Lynda

I seem to always get bitten in the garden. The Plantain Anti-Itch Balm seems to be working on those. Hubby even reported he used it on his tick bites and it has helped heal them. Well, in a perfect world, … Continue reading →

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Plantain Anti-Itch Balm

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Lynda

Now that I have that wonderful plantain infused oil, it’s time to make some anti-itch balm. I’ve put 4 ounces of plantain infused oil into my double boiler. To that oil I added approximately 1 ounce of beeswax. After the … Continue reading →

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Infusing herbs

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Lynda

In order to make some anti-itch balm for my itchy skin from poison ivy (yes, I got it again but not real bad) and insect bites, I thought I’d try using plantain, a weed herb that grows in our yard. … Continue reading →

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Blackberry Fruit Leather

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Lynda

Last year I tried my best to use up our blackberries. We froze a lot of them and put them in smoothies. I also made jello, syrup (which I’ve already made two batches this spring from last year’s harvest), popsicles, … Continue reading →

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Close Call

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Lynda

Well, the rain continues and so do the tornado warnings and watches and flash flood warnings. Tuesday night I went to bed early, but Dave stayed up to make sure the storm was going to miss us. He heard a … Continue reading →

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Rainy Monday

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Lynda

Well, today is another rainy day. It’s about time to build an ark! We’ve been lucky with no tornadoes in our neighborhood but just across the river they were hit. Looks like the main storms are past but more rain … Continue reading →

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All Things Must End

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Lynda

Last night was the fifth and final session of my Journal To The Self® class. This was the first time I’ve taught this basic introduction to journal writing class in many years. What a wonderful group of women and a … Continue reading →

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Happy Acres Colors

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Lynda

Everything is really popping here. I took several pictures in the past week and before I’ve had time to post, everything has changed. Last year I posted an iris count. Not sure I’ll do that this year, but will show … Continue reading →

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Cherry Syrup and Soda

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Lynda

Last summer I made a batch of Blackberry syrup. My recipe is HERE. Hubby really loves it so I decided this year I’d make it earlier so he could enjoy it before summer even begins. So when I made it … Continue reading →

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