We Are Homeowners! Ronda Bowen, March 25, 2016 So, remember that big news I was keeping mum about? As of last week, we are homeowners. YAY! We decided to purchase our own home after some space and maintenance problems in the place we were renting. Kids have a lot of stuff, you know…and don’t get me started on… Continue Reading
House & Home Guest Post: The Top 5 Things You Should Replace Every 10 Years in Your House Ronda Bowen, March 10, 2016August 10, 2022 Today’s guest post comes from Andy, a home improvement and DIY blogger. Here are things you should replace every 10 years in your house. Your home requires regular maintenance, something that you should remember or you might end up spending thousands of dollars fixing a larger problem down the road…. Continue Reading
So Much to Share…Soon Ronda Bowen, March 8, 2016March 8, 2016 Chirp…Chirp…Chirp… Yep, that’s the sound crickets make, which I know have been hanging out around here lately. I promise you, good things are coming. I have a lot of pattern tests and wines to talk about. But I’m not going to do that just yet. You should also brace yourself,… Continue Reading
Causes & Community Chicago’s Peterson Garden Project Ronda Bowen, March 8, 2016December 11, 2021 What happens when you have a vacant lot in a city? Rather than leave the space empty, North Chicago is turning vacant lots into pop-up gardens. According to a Nation Swell article by Kathleen O’Brian, “North Chicago Vacant Lots Turn Into Pop-Up Gardens,” a local resident, Lamonda Joy, has taken… Continue Reading
Causes & Community Why are Tons of Oyster Shells Being Dumped Onto Louisiana’s Coast? Ronda Bowen, March 2, 2016December 11, 2021 On NationSwell a couple of years ago, they posed the question, “Why are Tons of Oyster Shells Being Dumped Onto Louisiana’s Coast?” Little did I know, oyster shells are being recycled in an attempt to restore the shoreline in Louisiana. According to the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, since the program’s… Continue Reading
Dress a Girl Around the World Ronda Bowen, March 1, 2016December 11, 2021 The Dress a Girl Around the World program is sponsored by the organization Hope 4 Women International. The program has provided over 300,000 dresses for girls around the world. Participants sew a dress out of cotton fabric for a young girl to wear. Often, these are the only new dresses that some of… Continue Reading
Causes & Community What Is Poverty? Ronda Bowen, February 28, 2016December 11, 2021 Getting involved with organizations that wish to strike out poverty is a noble mission. In order to understand why so many people are concerned with the plight of those living in poverty, it’s important to first answer the question, “What is poverty? The World Bank defines poverty this way: “Poverty is hunger…. Continue Reading
Girls’ Club Apron by Muffin Head Patterns Ronda Bowen, February 2, 2016 Disclosure: I received a free copy of the Girls’ Club Apron in exchange for sewing it up as a tester and providing honest feedback about the tutorial and the fit. Perhaps you’ve heard of Muffin Head Patterns. If you’re a fan of the baseball uniforms worn in A League of… Continue Reading
Moving Through Grief Ronda Bowen, February 1, 2016 So, my older brother died. That seems like a really tactless way to put it. I could say “he passed” or “he’s no longer with us,” but that seems euphemistic and to avoid looking at what happened in the face. I have tried several times to write this post, and… Continue Reading
Wining Around the Web January 10, 2016 Ronda Bowen, January 10, 2016 Pour a glass of wine and kick back. Here are some of the goings-on around the Internet’s blogosphere you may have missed this past week that you should catch up on. News from the Wine World 1 Wine Dude put together The Most Interesting Wines of 2015. I’m intrigued by some… Continue Reading