I’d love to try beekeeping, but our house is very close to multiple neighbors and I’m a bit leery of having a bee hive in my backyard. However, each year I’ve tried to make my yard as bee friendly as I can. The bees are fun (dog #1 loves them – it entertains him for…
Shortly before going to Atlanta, my spearmint was dying in the center of the pot. I found it odd that the heat would affect it like that, as in past summers the heat never fazed it. While I was gone, my favorite boy toy moved the herbs to stain the deck and discovered that the…
Yes, yes, I used that one!! And I use it every time I go to Starbucks and get an iced tea – “I would like a black, unsweetened, venti iced tea. Shaken, not stirred.” They laugh at me, but the truth is that they actually make their tea by shaking it in a martini shaker. And…
I love, love, love mint. That’s one of the best things about growing herbs is having mint in my tea every day. I dry it to use over the winter, but it’s not as good as fresh from the planter right before making my tea. I even have two types of mint – spearmint and…
