Ramblings of a Revolutionary

What's small, brown, kinda round, and should be growing something green in your casa? A Sweet Potato! Sweet potatoes can be placed in a glass of water, and will grow beautiful purple and green leaves on a winding vine, all year long!   How awesome is that... and why haven't you tried it yet?! Growing a sweet potato vine takes very little effort and is a great project for anyone (especially kids).  What you will need to grow a sweet potato vine: - Sweet Potato of your choice -Glass Container ( I prefer clear, it's fun to watch the roots grow) - Toothpicks Start by selecting a sweet potato from your local grocery store or farmer's market.  It doesn't really matter what size, shape, or type you pick, but do keep in mind that if it has little roots hanging off, it will root faster. :) Once you've selected the sweet potato of your choice, choose a glass container, and grab three or four toothpicks. See where you need to place the toothpicks ...

  What exactly does being "Mom," mean?  I mean really.   Before I had kids, I knew I wanted more than a few of them. I had this preconceived idea of what being a mom would be like.    Ring Around the Rosie , dressing them in awesomely cute outfits, (complete with accessories) spending days at the park.  Smelling the top of their sweet little heads and taking in the scent that is them.  I thought about what it would be like to teach them things and watch them learn. I wanted to be better than a good mom.  I wanted to be the best.  I knew that I would protect them and love them and likely hover over them at times. I knew the lullabies I would sing to them before they were ever conceived; and I knew we would dance... we would do lots of dancing.  And so we have. But that's not really what being "Mom" is...or how the journey goes every day.   So, what is being Mom really like?  For me, it's something like thi...

  My passion for gardening started with me making a random trip to Home Depot and just so happening to spy some quaint (I love this word!) ceramic pots, that were on sale for $1.50.  Had I not ventured into Home Depot on that sunny Spring day,  I likely would have never started this hobby that has brought me undoubtable joy!  In the months since scoring my little chalkboard pots, my entire home has transformed. Once empty spaces are now filled with beautiful greenery.  There's not hardly anywhere you look in my house, that you won't see green life. :)   The plants that I garden indoors are low maintenance and pleasing to look at, but beyond that, they each come with their own beauty and purpose.  From my experience, most herbs grow best  in a light potting mix.  I tried using my own compost once, ( pig poo and topsoil)  but some of the herbs didn't do well....so I switched to Miracl...