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Now that it is summer, my indoor plants have been growing like mad. Small succulents that I got from a neighbor are exploding out of their dishes. Two multi-decade plants are showing signs of being rootbound because they are growing so fast. This means I've been searching for awesome planters to ...
About five years ago, when I was making my daily slog in reverse traffic from Chicago to my office in the suburbs, an ad campaign on the highway caught my attention. It was for Columbus, Indiana. There were two or three billboards in a row that touted all the can't miss things to do in Columbus, ...
When my husband and I were looking to purchase our first home, we saw plenty of nice houses. What ultimately drove us to purchase our house though, was the yard. And while life in the suburbs has come with many adjustments, the biggest has been taking care of the yard. When you choose a large, ...
After over a year without an in person wine tasting, I was lucky enough to be invited to a Maremma Toscana tasting by the incredible professionals of IEEM. You'll remember that they also hosted the Simply Italian Great Wines event in 2019. I'll be honest: it had been about three months since I had ...
It's been a while! In January, I had "the virus" for allegedly the second time in five months. The first time around, a flu vaccine triggered a positive c-v-d test result, and the second time, mask wearing in the two public places I went to did nothing to keep me healthy. It wasn't until February ...
I'll be honest: when my mom asked me to join her on a trip to Naples, Florida, I wasn't all that keen to do so. It comes across a bit spoiled, but truly, I have always been a girl who loves the mountains and doesn't really care about beaches. In the winter, all I want to do is ice skate, ski, and ...
