🍆Learn to Grow Eggplant - 🏵️Peony Blooms - 30 Ways to Use Witch Hazel

Published: Sun, 03/29/26

Updated: Tue, 03/31/26

Greetings from chilly Buffalo, NY!

The adult kids and I decided to pack our bags and head on up to Buffalo to spend the weekend in their former stomping grounds. We caught a Sabers game, remembered to bring our winter jackets, and enjoyed the scent of Apple Jacks cereal on the air. (IYKYK)

It was a great visit, but we’re all ready to hit the road and head back home today.

One of the things I love about returning home after a weekend away this time of year is seeing what’s popped up in the garden while I’m gone. Sometimes, I feel as though my daily morning cup of coffee in the garden becomes the watched pot that will never boil.

But as soon as I’m gone for a few days, everything starts to grow!

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25 Brilliant Uses For Castile Soap

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