USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
The USDA has updated its hardiness zone map. Simply type in your zipcode to see if your area has changed. Mine went from a 5a to a 5b. Interesting…
Discovering BTS Book Sale
Click on the Buy Now button to purchase my paperback, Discovering BTS, for the low price of $17.00. Normal price via Amazon.com is $22.95. Discount price is good through my birthday, April 21st, 2024…
Rose Valley Winery
The other day, my husband and two of our besties, met at the Rose Valley Winery in West Branch, Michigan. What a lovely place to visit. As you will see from the photographs, it boasts an inviting atmosphere, with comfortable sofas situated around a gaming table…
Michigan Property Taxes 2024
A model house with one dollar bills.
Most Michigan homeowners will soon face bigger property tax bills now that a back-to-back 5% hike is set to hit taxable home values in 2024. And yes, you can blame higher inflation for three years of out-of-the ordinary jumps in …
Happy Birthday Suga
I created this short video in 2021 in honor of Suga’s birthday. Hope you are doing well in the service of South Korea. 생일 축하해요 화이팅
Going natural
Many years ago, I began ridding the house of “chemical” products and eventually replacing them with “natural” ones. Over time and after trial and error, I found my favorites and am listing them below. But my criteria? They had to work efficiently, and still be cost effective.