If you live in Tallahassee and want to go camping without spending half the day getting there, St. George Island State Park is hard to beat. It’s close enough for a weekend trip, but once you’re sitting at the campsite…
Every year I end up with the same problem: more herbs than I know what to do with. I grow herbs because I actually use them. Fresh rosemary gets tossed into roasted vegetables and sauces, basil goes into everything all…
Let me just say this upfront — we are not minivan people. Never have been, never will be. I joke that my Nissan Armada Platinum WAS my minivan. Did you know those things can tow as much as an F-150?…
The above are my new floors and I LOVE THEM!!! Let me start with a confession — I hate white tile. Every house we have ever owned has had white tile and I have spent the better part of my…
What We Wish We’d Known Before We Went My husband and I saved for years for this trip. When we got married we couldn’t afford Sandals — so for our anniversary we finally went all out. Eight days at Sandals…
I Don’t Even Like Donuts — And I’d Drive Two Hours for These I am reluctant to tell you about this one. But I must. Weber’s Little Donut Shop is quite simply the best donut shop in Florida. Actually make…
My boys turned a toilet brush into a drill-powered cleaning tool instead of doing chores the normal way—and somehow it actually works. I told my boys to clean the guest bathroom because we had people coming over. Simple enough, right?…
Free Kayak + a Wich Which Cup + a Heat Gun = Problem Solved Kayaks get holes — it happens. Especially here in Florida where oyster beds are absolutely brutal on the bottom of any boat. Our friends gave…
So here’s how it went down. We originally went to Lowe’s looking for a stand-up freezer. They had them on sale, and we figured it would be a practical buy since the garden was starting to explode and I HATE…
Surprisingly Fun: Our Great Wolf Lodge Experience with Tweens! Got conned into going to Great Wolf last month and I was actually surprised! I had visions of a giant chlorine-smelling kiddie pool chaos fest, but it wasn’t like that at…
I created this cast iron wall setup right in my kitchen using nothing more than some inexpensive fence boards, basic plumbing pipe, and a little creativity. I love my cast iron collection, but finding a good way to store it…
I needed a quick way to protect my seedlings while I was out of town, so I threw together this two-shelf mini greenhouse using leftover cedar boards and some plastic sheeting I had on hand. It’s nothing fancy, but it…
