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***UPDATED 5/31/24*** Did you know you can use household pantry items to help grow your garden and are great insect/animal repellants? Here are a few tips & tricks: BAKING SODA - S prinkle it on the surface of your soil to make your geraniums, coneflowers, daylilies, and clematis bloom like crazy. That’s because baking soda is alkaline, and those flowers thrive on alkaline soil. Also makes your tomatoes sweeter. Y ou can use it to prevent fungus because its alkalinity creates an environment hostile to fungal growth. Simply stir a teaspoon of baking soda into a liter of water and spray the leaves of your fungus-prone plants (these include tomatoes and lilacs). CREAM OF TARTAR -  makes a great ant repellant, s imply sprinkle a bit on the perimeter of the table or wherever you want to dust their trail. CAYENNE PEPPER - Repel  squirrels, these little buggers like to  dig flower bulbs. To deter them, sprinkle cayenne pepper around your bulb gardens. Reapply when yo...

***UPDATED 5/31/24*** It's National Ice Tea Month and I love iced tea. Typically if I'm going through the drive-thru at CFA or McDs, I get a sweet tea half cut, meaning the tea is way too sweet to order it full strength so I order a blend of sweet and unsweetened. Can you relate? I make iced tea on occasion with a tea maker and add simple syrup I've made. Normally it's just family-size tea bags with no other flavors. Sometimes, making flavored tea is on the agenda, like strawberry or mango flavors are delicious. Below are some thirst-quenching sweet tea recipes you'll have to try.  How to Make Southern Sweet Tea How to Make Sweet Tea INGREDIENTS 3 family-sized black tea bags ( or 12 individual tea bags), such as Lipton or Luzianne 1 Cup granulated sugar Ice Fresh mint leaves or lemon slices (optional) EQUIPMENT Small saucepan Long-handled spoon 1 Gal pitcher, or multiple smaller pitchers INSTRUCTIONS Boil the water. Bring 4 cups of the water to a boil in a small sau...

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Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military.  Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings, and participating in parades. Unofficially, it marks the beginning of the summer season. Cities and towns across the United States host Memorial Day parades each year, often incorporating military personnel and members of veterans’ organizations. Some of the largest parades take place in  Chicago ,  New York,  and  Washington, D.C. GY SGT Walter I. Arnold We would like to introduce you to our father GY SGT Walter I. Arnold. He was a U.S. Marine and a very proud one at that, " OORAH " .  He served for 19 years and in two wars, Korean and Vietnam. He was wounded in Korea and received a...

***UPDATED 4/29/23*** No Bake Cookies! I made these cookies a while ago and they were loved by everyone that likes those peanut butter cup candies!  Easy to do and most of you have the ingredients in your kitchen right now! Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter 2 cups granulated sugar 1/2 cup milk 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 2 teaspoons vanilla 3 – 3/12 cup quick-cooking oats I found this recipe online just now and wanted to share it with you, especially, the stay-at-home folks! Click here for instructions..... This No-Bake Cookie Recipe Will Become Your New Obsession 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 *************************************************************************** Would you like to help us do reviews? Here's a link to our  wishlist on  Amazon.com . We have items starting as low as $6.  *************************************************************************** No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Coconut Drop Cookies Ingredients...

Hey everyone! We have the privilege of having a guest blogger today. Kayla is Rhonda's business assistant and a very good one at that. She wanted to try her hand at writing a blog post with a baking review and we happily obliged. If you enjoyed this post, please leave a comment below. 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 Kayla’s Test Kitchen While scrolling Facebook, I came across a post from a bakery about lemondoodles. Now, maybe you’re like me and your first thought was what the heck is a lemondoodle and why do I think I need it? O r maybe you have encountered lemondoodles and you’re wondering why I live under a rock. Either way, it sparked an idea. I was dead set on making lemondoodles. When I ran the idea by Cathy, she suggested I write about my experience, so here we are. I did a quick search and found two recipes that sounded like good contenders for my little experiment. I printed them off and I was ready to go. Here’s something you should know about me: I...