by Heather | Feb 3, 2009 | Blog, writing
Well, Tristi’s challenge is over and the results are in: my word count for January is 14,430. It’s not what I would have liked, but with other distractions, I’m happy enough. I actually finished my book, though I need to rework the last couple of...
by Heather | Jan 30, 2009 | Blog, gardening, plants
A little while ago Ali asked about growing aloe. Aloe is one of the more useful plants, used to sooth burns as well as itches from stings of either insects or plants such as poison ivy. The gel inside the leaves has also been used to treat rashes, as well as in some...
by Heather | Jan 28, 2009 | Blog, writing
Yeah, I’ve heard some people say how much they hate drafting their books, but they love editing. I’m precisely the opposite. Yeah, I love my book so much more after doing a big edit, but in while the edit is underway I can’t help but hate it. I...
by Heather | Jan 24, 2009 | Blog, chickens, randomness
Tristi Pinkston tagged me on her blog. Apparently you’re suppose to post the 6th photo in your 6th folder. Since my laptop was recently resurrected, I don’t have many pictures on here yet, but this is what I came up with. He’s one of my frizzled...
by Heather | Jan 23, 2009 | Blog, gardening, plants
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve had several readers ask questions so I’m going to take today to answer them. First, Cindy asked where to get lucky bamboo, and Kim asked about training these plants into fun shapes. I know I’ve seen Lucky Bamboo at Walmart, along...
by Heather | Jan 19, 2009 | Blog, gardening, plants
Another of my favorite indoor plants is the elephant ear, which is also known as taro. This plant is a perennial in zones 8 or warmer with the use of mulch to protect it from the cold, but is often planted in colder areas in the spring to provide great green spots in...
by Heather | Jan 18, 2009 | Blog, randomness, writing
Well, the month is half over and my writing goals are coming along nicely enough. I got my manuscript out to all my readers (which they promptly told me they loved except that I need to do a major rewrite–and no, Danyelle, it wasn’t just you). I still have...
by Heather | Jan 16, 2009 | Blog, gardening, plants
My friend Danyelle and I were talking the other day and she mentioned that she inherited an indoor tree from a neighbor and wasn’t sure what it was, or how to care for it. Though she was thrilled that it had survived for an entire year without dying, it...
by Heather | Jan 12, 2009 | Blog, gardening, plants
Another of my favorite house plants is the spider plant. I actually have two of these: one is a variegated leaf-variety, and one is a solid green color. Like the philodendron, this popular house plant is extremely hardy, prefers to be out of direct sunlight, and is...
by Heather | Jan 9, 2009 | Blog, gardening, plants
Continuing with discussions about house plants: my first plant as a new high school graduate was a start off of my grandmother’s philodendron. I remember telling my mom that I needed something nearly indestructible, something I could forget to water once in a...
