Repost: drflower
These are posts from another blog that are being repost for a simple reason of not reinventing the wheel, have them all in one place, and the ability to link back to the post.
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Pointing out a few twitter garden posts that are worthy!
Here are a few posts that I thought were important to point out in more than one place. (twitter) drflower post: You’ve just boiled some veggies on the stove & have a pot full of water left. Don’t pour it down the drain, use it to water plants! (cooled) drflower post: Nutrients from foods like pasta and veggies will serve your house plants well, giving them added vitamins instead of your drain. drflower post: I water my plants with leftover coffee sometimes (black) – and old green tea. both are acidic so little goes long way 🙂 twitter friend post: @drflower what does that do? That sounds harmful to plants…curious…
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Feeling that scratchy in your throat? What do you drink?
Wow! It’s been almost a decade ago when I traveled pretty regularly to the Netherlands for work. In my time there, I found that Irish pubs seemed to help cure the homesickness that comes with an extended stay abroad. With the jetlag and candle burning at both ends due to work, (teehee! …now I MAKE the candles and burn them at my leisure!) it was easy to develop a scratchy throat from being run down. The feature at the irish pub would of course include Irish whiskey by the name of Jameson. The cure was almost immediate! I began to order the drink just to study what they did to…
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Dishwasher, How would you pick a new one?
As I write this post, my hubby is working on the dishwasher that has been pulled out and sitting in the middle of the kitchen. At some point today, this appliance will either be fixed and back working or it will be ready for replacement. Either way, the idea of choosing an environmentally smart dishwasher is on our minds. Energy Star has a slick website that is aimed at helping in these kinds of decisions. http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=dishwash.pr_dishwashers There are two spreadsheets you can download at the right column of the site, Qualified Dishwashers and savings calculator. These are the first two files I looked at. The qualified dishwashers is a long…
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Martini Glasses, What color is your glass?
Martini Glasses came up while on the Indie Cafe with my peers. We talked about how we should blog about things that we like and we were encouraged to tell our story so to speak. I made a joke about martini glasses since one or two of us like to drink Martinis. Back before kids and hubby and I had time to go on dates, we went to an event called Martinis and IMAX with his parents. We had a lovely time roaming the fernbank science center as we sipped or martinis and passed the time before our scheduled Movie start. They had live music and free gifts and well…
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Could growing stevia help your Organic garden?
Though nontoxic, stevia (stevia rebaudiana) plants have been found to have insect-repelling tendencies. You didn’t know it would be a good companion plant! Their very sweetness, in fact, may be a kind of natural defense mechanism against aphids and other bugs that find it not to their taste. Perhaps that’s why crop-devouring grasshoppers have been reported to bypass stevia under cultivation. Growing this fabulous plant in your garden also suggests a statement of protest for the banning of this plant in the past by the FDA. I find it quite interesting that this past spring season this lovely plant was actually available at garden centers even in Georgia! Does this…
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Where have you been today? How are those Doggie bones?
Where have I been today? I’ve been working on these lovely Doggie bone type cookies that I blogged about last week. We didn’t have doggie bone cookies cutters so we just went with the Christmas ones! Even the pooch deserves festive bon bons! Our lil white fuzzy dogma taste tester was all about these goodies! She’s now even investigating play doe to see if it’s those yummy doggie cookies! Thanks again Left Over Queen , the recipe was absolutely fabulous! Happy Washing! ~Regina
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Here's ONE way to get folks to use soap! HA!
Well it seems a bit blurry but that’s Dr. Flower’s Lavender Clay Soap on each of those pictures! Work with me! Here’s a few more… My Mind’s Eye is ALWAYS about handmade Soap! and IF my kitties used handmade soap… My soap in the news and on billboards! These were all created with a cute program on the site, Photofunia. Thanks Alison for first playing with it! I might have taken a bit of a U-turn with it! Nothing like the dream of Product Shout outs!
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The health of red wine, is it hype?
We’ve all heard that red wine is the healthiest of alcohol drinks we can consume. How true is it? I’ve been doing a little bit of reading at the MayoClinic. It seems that alcohol, no matter which form has the following good effects on the body: Raises high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, the “good” cholesterol Inhibits the formation of blood clots Helps prevent artery damage caused by high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the “bad” cholesterol Now that’s NOT to say that drinking any alcohol doesn’t have other adverse effects that could out way these “good effects”. Otherwise, why would surgeon general post messages about pregnant women risks etc. Red…
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Stevia as sweetener, a threat?
Stevia Plant and Flower My Blog Tweet this morning: “Stevia may be linked to genetic mutations in lab animals.” In its natural form? My doubt provokes research http://tinyurl.com/6k82ha In this linked article, it was stated that “Stevia may be linked to genetic mutations in lab animals.” This statement provokes this blog post that has required a little bit of research. I’ve read for several years now that stevia failed the FDA as a safe sugar substitute and was then approved only as a dietary supplement. Herbie folks (those that follow and study herbs) all asked the question why? Most answered the question that it was really politics and money. We…
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Organic Lawn Care
We all want beautiful yards to help our homes look nice. How do we do that in a “green” manner? I am still in the midst of determining the best plan of action. I’ve used several yard services that are all too willing to spray insecticides, poisons, and fertilizers on the lawn. We all know those are bad things for our environment. Want to know why? Pesticides can cause health problems, such as birth defects, nerve damage, cancer, and other effects that might occur over a long period of time. These effects depend on how toxic the pesticide is and how much of it is consumed. When these lovelys are sprayed…