by Cindyj | Nov 6, 2008 | Uncategorized
Part of being green and sustainable is recycling and reusing. This is being made easier with a variety of websites dedicated to the cause. At Earth 911 you can look up information for your city on what can be recycled and where. In fact, you can put in a specific item...
by Cindyj | Oct 13, 2008 | Uncategorized
We are expecting our first hard frost tonight and spent the weekend picking as much as we could from the garden; tomatoes, zucchini and cucumbers primarily. We had grilled vegetable sandwiches today and will continue to have grilled zucchini for some time. I was able...
by Cindyj | Jul 17, 2008 | Uncategorized
Colorado Cupboard is a unique gift shop in Longmont, Colorado where I sell some of my products. Located at 2001 North Main Street it is far enough north that it is convenient for travelers on highway 66 on their way to Rocky Mountain National Park. At the Colorado...
by Cindyj | Jul 1, 2008 | Uncategorized
I was very excited about reviewing Jeannie Ralston’s book “The Unlikely Lavender Queen” for no other reason than that it dealt with the subject of lavender. I soon found however, that this book is much more than Jeannie’s memoir of her lavender...
by Cindyj | Jun 7, 2008 | Uncategorized
Have you ever tried to dry chives for culinary use? Well I have and they taste alot like paper when they are dried. I guess they have to be freeze dried to preserve the flavor. What I do now is to cut the fresh chives with a scissors into small pieces and put those...