new website

I have brand new website. 

If you're looking for me, go 

HERE

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finally... it's time to garden!

We're doing raised beds for the first time ever. The raised bed to the left has onions, carrots, spinach and lettuce.

I'm planting all of my herbs and flowers in the garden bed next to the house (not raised). So far, we have 2 kinds of basil, lemon grass, oregano, chives, catnip, two kinds of parsley, lemon balm, sunflowers, 2 kinds of sage, mint, lavender, rosemary, thyme and strawberries.

We still have two raised beds to fill with soil. So we'll be planting a lot more. I know I still want to plant cucumbers, radishes, turnips, beans and, of course, tomatoes! I also want to plant feverfew, which is a great headache preventative.

I'm so excited for this years harvest. Not only am I experimenting with the raised beds, I am using companion planting this year. I know I'm getting ahead of myself, but I can't wait to see what the first harvest looks like!

spring snow blizzard

5 days into spring and we're having a blizzard. It's very pretty, but I'm ready for warmer weather and gardening!

{diy} homemade laundry detergent recipe

1 bar soap (ZOTE, Fels-Naptha, Ivory)
1 cup of washing soda
1 cup of borax

You can use a hand grater for the bar soap, but I feel like I am tasting it when I do that, which is very unpleasant, so I started putting mine in a food processor that is now devoted to these kinds of projects. I usually make big batches so I don't have to make it it very often. I'm always surprised at how far one big batch lasts.

I can find ZOTE, Fels-Naptha and Ivory at the local grocery store. I like to use Ivory and either the ZOTE or the Fels-Naptha because the latter two are specifically intended for laundry use. There are other natural soaps out there, but these are the only ones I've used and can vouch for.

This laundry detergent is septic safe and works for HE washing machine. 

my new etsy shop is open for business!

www.etsy.com/shop/dawnselene