Insightful Nana

Month: September 2008

  • Make Chores For Kids Fun

    Making chores for kids fun can be a challenge sometimes… especially when the kids would rather be playing. Somehow if you can combine the kids’ chores with a little fun… it make it easier on everyone. The trees in my backyard needed trimming.  I hated to call in a commercial tree trimmer when most of…

  • Another Black Day On Wall Street

    Wall Street, Black Tuesday, Great Depression, Stock Market

  • Canning Dill Pickles – Grandma Ella’s Recipe

    Canning Dill pickles, using my Grandma Ella’s recipe, was just one of the many items I canned during the summer months, many years ago. I don’t do much canning anymore… due to time and expense. However, it’s September, the canning feeling is in the air and I was at Farmer Grant’s produce stand day- before-yesterday……

  • Lavender – The Romantic Herb

    Growing Lavender plants is easy. Lavender is best grown in well drained, dry soil. It does best in Zones 5-8 and can survive Zone 4 if planted in a protected area. French or Spanish lavender is the easiest to grow. English Lavender can be a bit touchy because it doesn’t tolerate hot humid heat.

  • The Beauty Of September

  • Anniversary Of World Trade Center Attack

    The attack on the World Trade Center seven years ago still burns bright in my mind. The event certainly changed the world… at least the thinking of the citizens of the United States. Like many citizens, I never thought this country would be attacked from a foreign invader. 911 was a wake up call for…

  • Making Lavender Sachet Gifts

    Making fragrant Lavender Sachet bags for gifts is easy. Don’t worry if your don’t grow your own lavender because there are several places where you can purchase lavender flower buds at a very reasonable price… along with the lavender oil, and sachet bags. It makes a lovely inexpensive gift. And… we’re going to give you…

  • Cell Phones & Text Messages Aren’t For Real

    Yesterday, my cell phone went South. I just purchased my phone two months ago… and it froze while I was calling a number. Yikes! I immediately ran to the Verizon Store for assistance. By the time I got there… the phone battery was dead. They thought it might be the fact that I needed to…

  • Potting Shed Secrets

    Secrets in a Potting Shed? You bet. Just check out the “magic” I found in my sister, Sheila’s potting shed. You can just imagine my surprise when I walked into her garden shed and found a bird nest mecca. These potting shed creations have been collected by Sheila for some time now. Her husband Dew,…

  • White Trash Cooking: Green Beans & New Red Potatoes Recipe

    Snap Beans, String Beans or just plain old Green beans… they’re all the same when it come to White Trash Cooking. My grandma called them Snap Beans. I guess ’cause the green beans make a little snap when you take off the ends or break the green bean in half. I don’t know why I…