Warm up cold nights with home-made food over a fire By Aldona BirdNewsroom@DominionPost.com It’s bonfire season — chilly nights (but not too cold) are just perfect for spending outside with friends around a fire. With a simple DIY you can take your bonfire to the ...
This summer both flew by and dragged on for me. When I think how quickly it passed, I think about all I didn’t manage to accomplish — mostly seeds I intended to plant, and garden beds to weed. When I think how slowly it went, I bring to mind many, many mosquito bites. Normally the ...
By ALDONA BIRDNewsroom@DominionPost.com With changing seasons comes time to change the wreath on your door, which in my case has been hanging there since the last DIY wreath instruction in this feature. As leaves begin to change and drop and grasses and flowers dry, a new palette ...
Dear Diary, Building is hard work. But it is also oh-so-satisfying. On that note, progress on building a sauna is coming along quite well. The “we” mentioned in the following references myself, occasionally my sister, my father, and my friend. We are further behind schedule than ...
By ALDONA BIRDNewsroom@DominionPost.com October is upon us, bringing pumpkin spice, pumpkin soup, pumpkin rolls, Halloween, and fall décor. It is time to look up recipes, plan a spooky night for the end of the month, and decorate your home in an autumn theme. Fall décor ...
While food preservation is a priority for me, my confidence in canning safely prohibits me from venturing too far into this particular method of putting up food for the winter. My caution about canning is that I might poison my family via botulism. If you aren’t familiar with botulism ...