Looking Glass Falls

Looking Glass Falls

Erick and I recently took a weekend trip to Asheville to celebrate our anniversary.  Our first stop was a gorgeous waterfall called Looking Glass Falls. It had been a nice sunny day, but as we got closer to the general area, it became gray and then as we got into the...
Broccoli Asparagus Quiche

Broccoli Asparagus Quiche

This broccoli asparagus quiche is a great basic quiche recipe that can be adjusted to use whatever veggies, meat or cheeses you have on hand. My son actually begs me to make this quiche and it’s a great way to sneak in some broccoli first thing in the morning....
Peony Season

Peony Season

For the second year in a row, we went to Pharsalia’s peony workshop. (See last year’s visit.) You learn about growing them, cutting them and arranging them.  For me, it is such a fun day and Erick is a good sport to come along. Pharsalia is the most...
Clean with Spearmint

Clean with Spearmint

I began switching out cleaning products several years ago, and my first foray into this was buying less toxic products from cleaner companies like Seventh Generation. Some of those products are good and some not really much better, so eventually I started making own....