It has been cold and wet in Portland this spring—perfect slug weather. Slugs mowed down my spinach seedlings, made lacework of my cauliflower leaves, and have nibbled on my radishes. They are a fact of life in the Northwest, but they are thankfully easy to control with Sluggo, an organic iron phosphate bait. You just have to remember to apply it! When slugs ingest Sluggo, it doesn’t poison them, instead it makes them loose their appetite and they die of starvation. It
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Happy June! I am in love with this month’s chicken themed desktop calendar from Anne Bryant. Jon and I have kept chickens for four years and I am pleased to say that our girls recently made the move to Portland from Seattle. It was quite the journey. Placing them into individual cardboard boxes and loading them into the car turned out to be the easiest part, because about half way to Portland I got pulled over. It was 10:15 at night and when the officer leaned into the car to collect my license and registration the girls decided to make their presence known. “Bwak. Bwa
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Many people assume that adding fantastic, eye-catching art to their walls is a decorating splurge. They associate art with abstract Picassos, museums, and most of all…astronomical prices. They fear filling a living space with art as intimidating and unattainable.
Yet the real truth is that decorating with art does not have to be a daunting proposition.
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Summer often leaves many great memories. From the warm of the sunshine to cheerful and relaxing moments where we can forget about everything in the world for a while. This guest house designed by TOTeMS Architecture is specially designed for that particular aim. To bring back great moments and memories while you stay in the house. The house is named Casey Key Guest House. The designer of the house chose a shape of a hammock as a main form of the house, since hammock is identical and always reminds us to summer, lounging, or even nap after lunch.
Comes in the modern design, the house is dominated by beautiful natural and calm colors like natural wood, beige, and white.
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I have long been a fan of the blog Pretty Pink Tulips. But it wasnt until Kravets Blogfest 2011 just last month that its author Elizabeth and I got to be friends. I am so happy Elizabeth has agreed to be a part of our All-American blog series and today she is bringing us a little Summer Cocktail Hour, American style! Ill drink to that, wont you?
Hi everyone! Im so thrilled to be guest blogging today for Tobi about something All-American! I
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