HOMEMADE NATURAL WEED KILLER
07/08/2024![Natural Weed Killer](https://www.itsmechristyb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/natural-weed-killer-1200x800.jpg)
I admit, I was skeptical that an all natural homemade weed killer would work. But I’m here tell you, I think it worked better and faster than any chemical-laden over-the-counter weed killers. I’ll be going the organic homemade route from here on out. I purchased a 1-gallon sprayer specifically for my homemade weed killer and labeled it with a Sharpie. For the weed killer I used: 1 gallon 30% Vinegar1 cup table salt1 tablespoon dish soap Using a funnel, I added one cup table salt into the gallon bottle of 30% vinegar and let it dissolve for 30 minutes. (Be sure to use 30% vinegar which is six times stronger than white vinegar used for cooking.) Once the salt had dissolved, I poured the vinegar mixture into the sprayer and added a squeeze of dish soap, about one tablespoon. I sprayed any weeds growing in the walking paths of...
What a fun 4th of July weekend. I’m sad to see it come to an end. It’s back to...
We went out of town for one week and I haven’t planned our weekly meals since. It’s time to...
4TH OF JULY HOME DECORATIONS | 2024
06/28/2024![4th of July Dining Room Table | 2024](https://www.itsmechristyb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/4th-July-dining-table-2024-1200x800.jpg)
Is there such thing as too many flags for the 4th of July? Hope not because I’ve got a lot. Let’s take a tour of the dining room all decked out in red, white and blue. I don’t have anything new from previous years. I just put things in different places each year to change it up. I also use everyday items like dishes and silverware as decor. Clipped greenery from the yard always makes a big impact. The bar cart has just a hint of red, white and blue with the drink stirrers. I used my milk glass vase collection for the flags and added in more clippings from the yard. I made these wooden stars years and years ago back when I had a craft booth. I accidentally broke off a stem from my air plant so I put it in some water in a small blue...
It started with the three white baskets in the middle. It has since taken me three years to finish...
I’m still adding little magical touches to the wildflower/sunflower/pumpkin patch. The newest addition is this solar lantern bird feeder...
DIRTY SHIRLEY | SUMMER COCKTAIL SERIES
06/21/2024![Dirty Shirley Summer Cocktail Series](https://www.itsmechristyb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dirty-shirley-summer-cocktail-series-1200x800.jpg)
Welcome to the first official weekend of summer. In honor of my personal favorite season of the year, I thought it would be fun to celebrate the weekends with a Friday happy hour featuring a different cocktail each week. This week we are trying the adult version of the childhood favorite, Shirley Temple. The Dirty Shirley is basically a cherry limeade for adults. I used THIS RECIPE with a few tweaks based on the ingredients I had on hand. Instead of lemon-lime soda, I used Cherry 7-Up Zero. I had no fresh limes so I used my favorite drink hack. THIS pure lime juice works well in a pinch when fresh limes are not an option. Cheers to the first weekend of summer! May we all stay cool and refreshed in the heat – preferably near a body of water when at all possible.
Random act of kindness are simple. I need to do it more. I challenge us all to make a...
Earlier this spring I had the bright idea that I wanted a wildflower/sunflower/pumpkin patch on part of our 5...
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