2021 Vol 2 – Summer

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Shedding light on your Outdoors

June 11, 2021

Outdoor Living Decisions Expanding our homes into the outdoors is one of the key motivators to most of our projects, but our often-hectic lives today limit us to just a few hours to enjoy our homes and backyards. We are drawn back indoors soon after the sun sets seeking light to wrap up our day. …

allensville summers

June 14, 2021

Do you remember the taste of summer? because it goes so fast. It tastes like a dirt path borrowed for the dusty journey on bikes and motorcycles and four wheelers around a tobacco field on the way to a community pool. sometimes during the day- other times at night- because we all knew the spot …

Cedar Forest Mill – Long Island, Va.

June 11, 2021

Eye catching millstones, powered by water wheels to mill grain and corn; big, circular saws at the community saw mill powered by diesel engines; community hog harvesting day, barn raising events. Were you lucky enough to be on the edge of time and able to experience these seemingly “old timey,” some say, “lost” ways? Unless …

Southern Garden Container Designs

June 8, 2021

Many of us have spent the last year trying to figure out what to do with all of the lemons of 2020. With a little passion and an idea that has been growing for years, Wendy Haymore Shields and I have made some pretty sweet lemonade! Although our combined passion for plants and container designs …

Beyond the Green Thumb – Green Brain/Green Back for Vegetable Gardening Success

June 5, 2021

Vegetable gardening can be one of the most rewarding endeavors; growing your own food is extremely satisfying. Vegetable gardening offers many benefits: Superior taste and nutrition Exercise and fresh air Wonderful way to introduce children to the wonders of nature Saving money Seasoned gardeners already know what is necessary for a successful vegetable garden, but, …

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