Category Archives: How To

Nipples up, Elbows down

I must admit that I’m sure feeling the pressure today. After Anne’s great Vlog announcing our RoC@ RETINOL CORREXTION® Deep Wrinkle Night Cream Giveaway, Robin’s gorgeous hippy picture and personal vulnerability, and Susan’s delicious recipe for beautiful skin, I can’t help … Continue reading

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Skincare talk makes me itch.

I told the Fun Girls recently that my inner Hippie… …was not interested in having this skincare conversation. I’m good that others are talking about it…I just don’t want to talk about it.  Not because I thinks it’s shallow or … Continue reading

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How To Make Blueberry Vodka

Infused vodkas are all the rage in drink recipes lately. When Susan was at my house recently, we attempted to make blueberry vodka. We used the recipe from My Man’s Belly, which also includes a recipe for a Blueberry Pie … Continue reading

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The Roses I grow in Central Oregon

I purposely made that photo ginormous.  Hope you don’t mind. I want to tell you about some hardy roses. Rugosa roses are super hardy and extremely thorny.   I planted Jens Munk in an area of the yard that doesn’t get … Continue reading

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What those idyllic backyard chicken photos DON’T reveal

Two words:   Smell  and Flies. I’m not excited that my yard is beginning to have a decidedly “barnyard” odor.   It’s not super strong.  But I smell it with my very sensitive schnoz.    I am hoping that this is as bad … Continue reading

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