Mug of pomegranate fizz with lime slice

Re-hydrate with Easy, Lower-Sugar, Classic Summer Drinks

Here are some of our family favorites that will quench your thirst.  An added bonus: they are easy to make, and they have a lot less sugar than store-bought choices.

Complete Your Exercise in 40 Minutes with the Jog Walk, No Gym Required

I’m the person who would rather curl up with a book (and some cookies), than get on the treadmill.  My doctors have told me that exercise is my medicine, and I need it every day.

pomegranite arials and chopped apples add color and antioxidents

Protein and Produce after 2 p.m. : the MIND Diet and Easy Dinner Menus

It is possible to be happy eating only protein and produce after 2 p.m. It just takes some planning.

Blue pulmonaria, rhubarb and forsythia fill the garden with texture and color

Making Every Garden Border a Potager: Six on Saturday 5-19-18

I’ve got basil growing in the front, along with rose bushes.  Why not? Basil looks good all season long.

5 Easy Gardening Tips You’ll Love, Because They Really Work

I wasn’t going to risk our health, or contribute to the planet’s declining health, by resorting to weed treatments.  

A bowl of vibrant, green, sugar snap peas is tasty.

Stringy Peas? How to Cook Sugar Snap Peas Like a Pro

Are you wondering why sugar snap peas are labeled “stringless,” when it seems like all you get is strings after cooking them?

It’s not the peas. It’s you. (Sorry!)

a lined up display of yellow, white, and multi-colored daffodils

Daffodils of All Shapes and Sizes for Season-long Bloom

Daffodils were my favorite flowers when I was a little girl. I couldn’t imagine anything…

A double daffodil bloom in light and dark yellow.

The May Garden: Six on Saturday 5-5-18

The cold spring set bloom time back a bit, so we are just enjoying the last of the daffodils and forsythia.

The Bullies Among Us: We’ve Lost Respect for Everyone

Why are we so ready to challenge anyone who volunteers to share their experience?